Rhythm is the Cure Workshop with Alessandra Belloni

In this workshop you will learn Southern Italian folk dances, drumming, and chants. (Lunch Provided.) In this workshop you will learn Southern Italian folk dances, drumming, and chants. These are therapeutic dances, accompanied by the beat of frame drums and tambourines. Alessandra teaches these unique dance movements along with drumming techniques that trace their roots from Southern Italy back to ancient Greece, with connections to Iran, Egypt and Andalusia, as well as to the traditions of the Gypsies who traveled from Rajasthan through North Africa, Morocco and Spain to Sicily and Calabria. Participants shall be requested to bring: • White or red clothing, no black • Dance shoes - alternatively may be barefoot • Tambourines or frame drums: bring your own or may be ordered from http://alessandrabelloni.com/store or https://remo.com/products/drums/ (to allow maximum time for processing, order ASAP). There will be a 30 minute break where beverages and sandwiches will be…