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Contact: Megha Gavin FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Telephone: 205-956-3384
Email: devyani@bellsouth.net
LOCAL DANCERS CELEBRATE RETURN HOME AFTER DEVASTATING FLOOD
BIRMINGHAM, AL, Sept 21, 2009 – After floodwaters displaced them from their dance studio last May, Devyani Dance Company will celebrate the return to their newly repaired studio in Irondale by performing for the home crowd at the Eighteenth Annual Irondale Whistle Stop Festival on Saturday, September 26.
This world-renowned belly dance troupe will take the Main Stage of the Whistle Stop Festival at 10:30am this Saturday. Devyani enjoys a long history performing at the festival that celebrates the rich history of their city.
Heavy storms that hit the Birmingham area in May left tremendous flood damage at Devyani Dance Center, which is located at 2621 Crestwood Blvd in Irondale, forcing it to close temporarily. In the interim, classes were held at the Children’s Dance Foundation in Homewood.
Despite the challenges brought about by their damaged studio, Devyani continued to train regularly throughout the past year and performed in such places as Seattle, Phoenix, San Francisco, Chattanooga, Augusta, and Atlanta. Locally, the women were honored to perform alongside John Scalici and Juka Tribe at Bottletree in June. Out of the Darj, a Middle Eastern drumming group housed at Devyani Dance Center, made their debut the same evening.
In honor of the strength and determination that these women exhibited throughout this crisis, numerous dancers from about the southeast came out to share in the joy when the studio was officially re-opened on August 1. Dance numbers were performed by the likes of Notinee, Amberetta, and the drum solo queen herself, Aziza Nawal, who also taught a workshop earlier in the day.
About Devyani Dance Company: Located in Irondale, AL, Devyani Dance Center is home to the professional belly dance troupe, Devyani Dance Company. Megha Gavin, its founder and director, teaches the American Tribal Style (ATS) format of belly dance and enjoys the only official partnership with Carolena Nericcio of Fat Chance Belly Dance in San Francisco, who is the creator of ATS belly dance. Classes are offered at the studio throughout the year and Middle Eastern items such as textiles and jewelry are available for purchase. Devyani boasts weekly performances on Wednesdays at Silver Coin Indian Restaurant in Hoover.
Telephone: 205-956-3384
Email: devyani@bellsouth.net
LOCAL DANCERS CELEBRATE RETURN HOME AFTER DEVASTATING FLOOD
BIRMINGHAM, AL, Sept 21, 2009 – After floodwaters displaced them from their dance studio last May, Devyani Dance Company will celebrate the return to their newly repaired studio in Irondale by performing for the home crowd at the Eighteenth Annual Irondale Whistle Stop Festival on Saturday, September 26.
This world-renowned belly dance troupe will take the Main Stage of the Whistle Stop Festival at 10:30am this Saturday. Devyani enjoys a long history performing at the festival that celebrates the rich history of their city.
Heavy storms that hit the Birmingham area in May left tremendous flood damage at Devyani Dance Center, which is located at 2621 Crestwood Blvd in Irondale, forcing it to close temporarily. In the interim, classes were held at the Children’s Dance Foundation in Homewood.
Despite the challenges brought about by their damaged studio, Devyani continued to train regularly throughout the past year and performed in such places as Seattle, Phoenix, San Francisco, Chattanooga, Augusta, and Atlanta. Locally, the women were honored to perform alongside John Scalici and Juka Tribe at Bottletree in June. Out of the Darj, a Middle Eastern drumming group housed at Devyani Dance Center, made their debut the same evening.
In honor of the strength and determination that these women exhibited throughout this crisis, numerous dancers from about the southeast came out to share in the joy when the studio was officially re-opened on August 1. Dance numbers were performed by the likes of Notinee, Amberetta, and the drum solo queen herself, Aziza Nawal, who also taught a workshop earlier in the day.
About Devyani Dance Company: Located in Irondale, AL, Devyani Dance Center is home to the professional belly dance troupe, Devyani Dance Company. Megha Gavin, its founder and director, teaches the American Tribal Style (ATS) format of belly dance and enjoys the only official partnership with Carolena Nericcio of Fat Chance Belly Dance in San Francisco, who is the creator of ATS belly dance. Classes are offered at the studio throughout the year and Middle Eastern items such as textiles and jewelry are available for purchase. Devyani boasts weekly performances on Wednesdays at Silver Coin Indian Restaurant in Hoover.
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