{"id":4037,"date":"2022-12-30T02:49:02","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T02:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cairoshimmyquake.com\/home\/?page_id=4037"},"modified":"2026-02-26T18:42:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T18:42:49","slug":"jacques-workshops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cairoshimmyquake.com\/home\/jacques-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Jacque&#8217;s Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"4037\" class=\"elementor elementor-4037\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-084fd9c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"084fd9c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-21c39fa\" data-id=\"21c39fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2c4858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e2c4858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/cairoshimmyquake.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jacques2-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9179\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cairoshimmyquake.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jacques2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/cairoshimmyquake.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jacques2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/cairoshimmyquake.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jacques2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/cairoshimmyquake.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Jacques2.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ce6acde\" data-id=\"ce6acde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56dfa7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56dfa7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>SUN. JUNE 7th &#8211; 1:35 pm &#8211; 3:35 pm<\/b><\/span><\/p><p><em><strong>Lebanese Raqs Sharqi \u2013 Levant Style<\/strong><\/em><\/p><p>Explore the vibrant energy and refined elegance of Lebanese Raqs Sharqi with Jacques Al-Asmar of Lebanon. This workshop focuses on traditional Levantine musicality, characteristic accents, rhythmic patterns, and expressive movement drawn from Lebanon\u2019s rich Oriental dance heritage. Dancers will gain both technical insight and cultural context, making this class ideal for those seeking a deeper regional understanding of Raqs Sharqi.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-601197a elementor-button-success elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"601197a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/LW9RV7W792KPQ\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">PURCHASE NOW<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ecfe1e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ecfe1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de1054f\" data-id=\"de1054f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10b1ce8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10b1ce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>REMINDER:<\/strong> Workshop purchase does <strong>NOT<\/strong> include the Entry Fee into the festival. You must purchase entry <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #993300; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/cairoshimmyquake.com\/home\/information\/\">separately<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26eb3fb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26eb3fb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c540bb\" data-id=\"1c540bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2003383 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2003383\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>*Make sure you are purchasing the correct items\/workshops. All sales are final. No refunds. No Transfers are allowed.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>Workshops are subject to change without notice at the&nbsp;discretion of the&nbsp;Artist and Promoters.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">By making a purchase from this site, you agree to the purchase <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cairoshimmyquake.com\/home\/csq-sales-policy\/\">policy.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-84b7a3c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"84b7a3c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dde8b8e\" data-id=\"dde8b8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef973e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ef973e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><strong>Jacques Al-Asmar<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0was born in Accra, Ghana. He was raised in Beirut, Lebanon. For the past twenty-five years, he has lived in the United States. He has studied, performed and taught Internationally.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>His passion for dance was noticed at an early age. Influenced by the legendary Nadia Gamal, Jacques watched his own body move in the same genre as Nadia Gamal. However, his lack of formal training in dance and cultural barriers held him back from pursuing a much-loved art form.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Jacques\u2019 formal training came at a later stage of his career. Thanks to the Legendary Amina of the ASWAN DANCERS, who trained, educated and supported Jacques, He became a dance sensation overnight. Jacques is co-founder of the Arabian Knights band and producer of Salamat Sundays in San Francisco, California.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-13159e0 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"13159e0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c22c3c4\" data-id=\"c22c3c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1867ff9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1867ff9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/youtube.com\/@CairoShimmyQuake\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"56\" height=\"55\" src=\"https:\/\/cairoshimmyquake.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3168\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9292a69\" data-id=\"9292a69\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6e922d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6e922d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/cairo.shimmyquake\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"60\" height=\"53\" src=\"https:\/\/cairoshimmyquake.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/1.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3169\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b58f7f8\" data-id=\"b58f7f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd19951 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dd19951\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/csqbellydance\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"53\" height=\"53\" src=\"https:\/\/cairoshimmyquake.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/3.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-3170\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SUN. 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