Just hot-spotting a few great workshops you can still register for at TF8 if you're going to be there on Wednesday....not all GBD, but I think topics that GBDers would definitely benefit from:

WEDNESDAY:

10:45 a.m.-12:45: Rose Harden (CA) Core Integration in Dance - (If I was going to be there on Wednesday, I'd be there! - Rose has been an integral part of Ultra Gypsy for years, and this goes beyond just drills, but really incorporating dance and strength together)

5:30-7:30: Sashi (CA) Gothic Tribal Fusion Bellydance - (if you've been on this tribe, and you haven't taken a workshop with Sashi, what the hell is wrong with you?) (Sashi is also teaching a more advanced class on Thursday Decapitation, "Dismemberment & Entrails")

10:45a.m.-12:45: Princess Farhana (CA) Intermediate/Advanced Burlesque - (Princess Farhana is fabulous, frankly any workshop with her is a joy for the body and mind, and if you want to know about what burlesque is REALLY about and where the line is between BD and Burly, here you go!)

1:00-3:00: Shakra! (Wa., DC) Power Drills And Chills - (These ladies rocked the house at TF7, and I'm sure they rock the studio too!)
(Shakra! also has another workshop on Thursday..)

and while I'm at it...though she's not teaching on Wednesday, but Sunday - if you're not familiar with Anaar, you should be. Anaar and I have put together some amazing ritual pieces, often improv, over the years, and this woman can really give you grounded, solid instruction in the ritual arts. This is NOT new age fluff. This is the real thing, and can open up your dance experience and interpretation to a new level:

SUNDAY:

1:30-3:30: Anaar (CA) Dance and the New Expressionism

Go here to register: www.blacksheepbellydance.com/tf8...html

Registration (online and snail mail) will close May 1st...after that, it's your chances at the door!

Anyone else, feel free to add your recommendations and such :)