Cassandra

Video clips and photos of Cassandra can be found on her Pics & Vids page. Here's information on her regular classes. For details on Cassandra's performances, workshops, and seminars here and around the world, click on the events below.
 

Cassandra in Toronto (May)
Caravan Under the Stars (June)
Cassandra in Boulder (June)
Oasis Camp West Weekend (August)
Oasis Camp North (September)

Cassandra in Alaska (September-October)
Oasis Camp South (October)
Cassandra at Arab Dance Seminar in LV (November)
Jawaahir's Annual Concert at The Ritz (November)
Oasis Camp Morocco (February, 2014)

Keep up with Cassandra by visiting her on Facebook.

In October 2012, the StarTribune called Cassandra "her royal highness of Middle Eastern and belly dance"! Nice!

A long-time student said: What you teach is a gourmet feast full of history and served with glamour. You are more than a teacher to me, you are my inspiration, my idol.

Cassandra's radio program as part of KFAI's celebration of International Women’s Day, March 8:

Layalli & Mawwal: Female Improvised Vocal Poetry from the Arab World

Cassandra's two-hour-long radio program will air on KFAI as part of their celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2012, 3:00-5:00am (Wednesday night, really). Listeners have a unique opportunity to hear the high-art singers of the Arab world, both past and present as they perform the traditional vocal improvisation so critical to the  Arab artist. The program focuses only on the women vocalists. The singers presented (with commentary) include Feiruz (Lebanon); Asmahan (Egypt, but Druze); Warda Al Jazira (Egypt, but Algerian); Mayada al Hennawi (Egypt); Aisha Radwan (Morocco); Sheikha Remitti (Algeria); Sara Uthman (Saudi Arabia), Oum Kalthoum (Egypt).

Unfortunately, we have no recording of this program, but...

Here's Cassandra's program from 2011, Distant Voices, Forgotten Songs: Women Musicians of the Arab World. (It's a large mp3 file, so be patient!)

Cassandra is a board member of the Arab American Cultural Institute.

The Arab American Cultural Institute (AACI) serves as a bridge between American and Arab communities by providing opportunities to learn more about the Arab world and highlighting Arab and Arab-American cultural contributions. (Follow the Institute on Facebook.)

Have you reached a plateau in your dance development? Feeling frustrated? Need a little help with that difficult part of the music you love? Want to audition for a professional gig but don’t know what to do? Just don’t have enough time to put that performance CD together? Stymied by choreography? Preparing for a performance or contest and want an honest critical eye?

Cassandra is available to help you move toward a more exciting and powerful performance presentation; let her coach YOU towards your personal best. Her 36 years of experience in the Middle Eastern dance field is at your service!

Cassandra is available for:
   • Private lessons
   • Performance/choreography coaching
   • Costume consultation
   • Performance routine music compilation
   • Arabic music for dance education
   • Choreography (solo or group)

These are just a few topics that comprise her expertise…your ideas for your dance development are welcome and encouraged!

For group/troupe consultations, it’s preferable to consult at your rehearsal location. (2 hour minimum fee.)

Fee: $75.00/hour; $40.00 ½ hour
Payment can be arranged with Cassandra at time of scheduling. She will accept cash, check, or credit card.

Contact Cassandra:
   • cassandra@jawaahir.org
   • 612-872-6050
   • Cassandra Shore, 3010 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis MN 55406

"Two words describe her -- The Best! Cassandra's artistry, her presentations, her creativity, her precision, her passion, her technique, her authenticity, her dynamics -- she is simply the best of this generation's contemporary dancers. You owe it to yourself and to your art to take advantage of this opportunity to study with Cassandra. Regardless of your level or experience, you will benefit from a class with Cassandra. She is a supportive teacher: patient, challenging, but not intimidating. Watching her perform is a thrilling experience and one you will not soon forget."

--Jean Courter
Director, Oasis Dance Camp

"Like many Middle Eastern dance enthusiasts, I am an American woman with a modest income and diverse interests - long distance sea kayaking, piano jazz, wilderness backpacking, and Egyptian style nightclub dance. I have been attending Middle Eastern style dance classes, dance workshops, and dance camps for the past 24 years from Australia to Egypt, and no where have I seen a dance instructor as accomplished as Cassandra Shore in the art of teaching others how to interpret and move to the music. Cassandra meets the student where the student is at, and helps that person bring out as yet undiscovered talent with respectful guidance and a great sense of humor. Cassandra's fees are truly reasonable and competitive with those of any dance instructor in America. She is also the best in Middle Eastern Dance choreography, and one can literally see the music through her body's movements. In conclusion, I heartily recommend Cassandra to students of every skill level, as there is so much to be gained by having Cassandra in your midst."

--Eve Fieldhouse, M.A., CCC-SLP

Cassandra is a much sought after performer and workshop instructor
both internationally and in the United States.
For more information click the links above or
Email Cassandra