!Ilya’s Studio Show and Halloween Party
Friday, October 30, 2009 6:30pm to 10:00pm
The Buffalo Irish Center 245 Abbott Road, Buffalo, NY. 14220
Tickets are $12.00 in advance only,
Call 875-9988 (cash bar)
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Tomorrow: Family Night at the Burchfield Penney: Funky Forms and Lines that go Zip
TOMORROW IS "Family Night at the Burchfield Penney: Funky Forms and Lines that go Zip"
Come check out Buffalo's Amazing New State of the Art, Art Center !
As part of the Funky forms and lines that go zip theme, Ilya and Hava will be doing henna in the classroom.
~This Thursday, July 23 ~ 4-7 pm~ Join US!
Come check out Buffalo's Amazing New State of the Art, Art Center !
As part of the Funky forms and lines that go zip theme, Ilya and Hava will be doing henna in the classroom.
~This Thursday, July 23 ~ 4-7 pm~ Join US!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
It's Henna Time Baby! Look for Us at these Events...
Interested in having some henna done?
LOOK for Us at these Events....
Summer Fest '09 August 2, 2009 Temple Beth Am 4660 Sheridan Drive, Williamsvile Multi- Cultural festival in honor of cantor Susan Wehle - We'll have a booth to do henna and our performance is at 2:20.
Lewiston Art festival August 8,9, 2009 We'll have a henna booth and perform on Sunday at 11:00 and 12:30.
Ladies Night Out- August 28, 2009 Adam's Mark Hotel Sponsored by Kiss98.5
Elmwood Avenue Festival of the Arts August 29 & 30 2009 - Henna booth, perfomance, and parade at 4:00 on Sunday.
Music is Art - Albright Knox Saturday September 12, 2009 Dance performance and Henna.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Picasa Web Albums - Sunday specialty Classes at Ilya's Bellydance Studio with Kalilah of Sword & Scarab, Rochester, NY - Sunday specialty Classes at Ilya's Bellydance Studio with Kalilah of Sword & Scarab, Rochester, NY
Thanks to all the lovely girls who joined us July 12- Sunday specialty Classes at Ilya's Bellydance Studio with Kalilah of Sword & Scarab, Rochester, NY - Sunday specialty Classes at Ilya's Bellydance Studio with Kalilah of Sword & Scarab, Rochester, NY
Sunday, July 5, 2009
New July 09 Classes at Ilya's Bellydance Studio, Buffalo NY
For those of you who are ready to dig in a little deeper and actually learn a dance ...............
in July 09 We'll add a Beginner level drum solo class at 11 am on Saturday starting July 18.
And for the requests for a daytime class we've added.............
a Friday at 10 am day class for July,
please call to reserve your spot,
Ilya 875-9988
For information on Beginner class please call Ilya
in July 09 We'll add a Beginner level drum solo class at 11 am on Saturday starting July 18.
And for the requests for a daytime class we've added.............
a Friday at 10 am day class for July,
please call to reserve your spot,
Ilya 875-9988
For information on Beginner class please call Ilya
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Summer's here! Updated class information as of 6/3/9
Want to get more involved at the studio?
The new summer schedule is now updated in the classes section of the studio website!
www.insideilyas.com
Henna season is here, any curiosity about henna? Jusk ask!
Look for more "Sunday Specialty class" events coming up in July!
Hope to see you in the studio soon!
:) Ilya
The new summer schedule is now updated in the classes section of the studio website!
www.insideilyas.com
Henna season is here, any curiosity about henna? Jusk ask!
Look for more "Sunday Specialty class" events coming up in July!
Hope to see you in the studio soon!
:) Ilya
Monday, June 1, 2009
This Saturday night: Join the Fun!
5th Annual Star Lights, Drink & Bites
Belly-Esque will be performing and doing henna at this event!
Add some twinkle to your Saturday night!Reacquaint yourself with the Buffalo Museum of Science's exhibits and galleries as you sip wine from local wineries, enjoy tasty snacks from some of the area's best restaurants and experience new-age entertainment. Make your way to the museum's rooftop for stargazing and spectacular city views (weather permitting).
Over 700 guests experienced Star Lights, Drinks & Bites in 2008 and tickets for 2009 are selling fast - be sure to register online before they sell out!
Star Lights, Drinks & Bites is perfect event for a casual night out or your first stop before heading downtown.............
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Thank you to Life"s Gifts Unfolded
I LOVE THIS PLACE! I taught bellydance and did henna at a womens' retreat on Sat. I met so many lovely women and had such an uplifting time! Thanks to Elaine and Pat for sharing that space with me! I look forward to having a foot detox and a complementary therapy soon:) Check out this place http://www.lifesgiftsunfolded.com/ it is full of great energy and learning.......
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Mention in the Buffalo News March 22, 2009
Belly up for some dancing at Ilya’s on Hertel Avenue.Shake it
What: Burlesque Fusion dance class Why: Bellydance is a mind, body and spirit workout. It improves your poise and raises your self-confidence. It is a great avenue to express your dramatic and artistic side. What else: It is never too late to be what you might have been. Info: 7:30 p. m. at Ilya’s Bellydance Studio, 1413 Hertel Ave. $10; 875-9988 or visit www.insideilyas.com .
New Beginner Session starting March 31 7:30-8:30
The New Beginner class will be starting on Tuesday, March 31 7:30 pm. If you are interested in coming to this class, please call Ilya to hold your spot. Class is filling up quickly. Thanks....
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
New Intro to Urban Tribal & Balancing Class with Hava
The lovely Hava will be starting a 6 week Intoduction to Urban Tribal style bellydance. Included by request will be, also an intro to balancing a prop. Starts today! It will be Tuesdays from 6:30 to 7:30. Call to register 875-9988
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Havin' a Ball at PEEPSHOW!
I have to say my favorite part was walking my friend on her leash! :)
But I wanted to extend a huge thank you to all of Ilya's, Hava's and Annakiya's dancers for putting on a spectacular performance. And to our special guest soloist,Fanny De Beau who always rocks the house down!
I received many compliments all evening and I hope you did too!
See you Tuesday for Mardi Gras!
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Ilya's at PEEPSHOW Saturday Night 10pm!
P E E P S H O W : A Secret Worth Keeping?
P E E P S H O W : A Secret Worth Keeping...
P E E P S H O W : A Secret Worth Keeping!
On Saturday, February 21, chase those winter blues away and come to PEEPSHOW: A Secret Worth Keeping, Squeaky Wheel’s largest art happening of the year!
Hosted by DNIPRO, Buffalo's legendary and beautiful Cultural Ukrainian Center on 562 Genesee Street, this art party and fundraiser features two floors of live music, dancing, cutting edge art installations, performances, a silent art auction with art from some of the best artists from this region, a video screening room, and last but not least, an AMAZING selection of beer!
This year’s PEEPSHOW includes installations from over thirty accomplished artists from New York City, Pittsburgh, Rochester, Baltimore, Columbus, Alfred and Buffalo, working in various forms of inter-disciplinary performance, large-scale art projections, sculpture, interactive 3-d video installation, media art and MORE!
The evening’s long list of entertainment will be kicked off by the music of The Skiffle Minstrels, an Artvoice award-winner as Buffalo’s Favorite Band. The other two musical acts feature Kendall, Buffalo’s sexiest “Big Gay Bear”/hip-hop extraodinaire with an often shocking and flamboyant sense of humor, and Bev-Beverly – a one-woman hip-notic electronic dance musician who will be performing with her own personal Hula Hoop Dancer, H^3.
Performances throughout the evening will include Ilya’s Belly Dance Troupe, who will also give a free onstage Belly Dancing Lesson for audience members, an exclusive Drag Show featuring Drag Queen’s from Club Marcella’s, and of course, a sexy and comical performance by Buffalo’s own burlesque troupe The Stripteasers!
At PEEPSHOW :: come see new media installation work from Alfred University Graduate students Jason Berganozzi & Colleen Keough, a large-scale Peepshow by Victoria Bradbury, and a live-monologue performance compiled from old romantic comedies performed by Kyle Butler :: participate in a secret-exchange involving typewriters and envelopes by Aimee Buyea, or interact with interactive media installations by Josephine Anstey & David Pape :: be wow-ed by a giant colorful projections of Lukia Costello’s “Analogue Flowers in a Digital Age” and mystical-sexy projections by Bernice Cross :: join the SECRET-SECRET COLLECTIVE and make your own “Post-Secret” style secret with Jax Deluca & Tristan Trump :: find out how you and your lover react during an installation by Jackie Farris :: enjoy a giant man-made prism rainbow by Jody Hanson :: watch as Frederick Wright Jones does a sculpture performance with clay and tar :: peer through hand-crafted stereoscope viewers by Richard Kegler :: watch Kerri Keiser screen potential online dates :: reminisce of Jennifer Steinkamp’s exhibition at the Albright-Knox as you step into a gigantic colorful ellipse powered by three-projectors on motors that outline and block the shape of your body in different colors by Amanda Long :: contemplate your beer selection to the playful solo marimba music of Mark Maynor :: discover the sense of touch through Tammy McGovern & Steven Ansell’s interactive media installation :: find yourself chuckling at the ingenious bathroom installation Flush 2k9 by Sherri Miller :: dance along to large-scale dueling projections by Rebekkah Palov :: peep through Mili Pradhan’s small-scale surveillance camera installation, discover the virtual world through a giant interactive media installation by Alan Price, grab a free brochure and comic book commenting on capitalism by Garret Vorreuter :: get a sexy Polaroid picture at Nunzia’s Boudoir Secrets Photo Boutique with Nancy Parisi :: be mesmerized by a sensual and chaotic installation by Scott Ries :: jump around in front of the stage and turn yourself into a fun-house image at Timothy Scaffidi’s interactive video installation :: take a journey through Gary Sczerbaniewicz’s long-tunnel that ends in a video surprise :: get excited by a hot-pink Neon Stocking sculpture by Christine Serchia, and not to mention, experience an exclusive screening chock full of videos and films from artists all over the world!
Proceeds from this fantastic and jam-packed event will benefit Squeaky Wheel, a non-profit art-organization that offers many media arts programs that are beneficial to people of all ages in the community!
Tickets ($12 pre-sale/$15 at the door) are available at Squeaky Wheel, Rust Belt Books, Talking Leaves, Positively Main Street, and also online at www.squeaky.org.
PEEPSHOW 09 is proudly co-sponsored by 88.7 WBFO public radio, Hurwitz and Fine, Hodgson Russ, The Experimental Television Center, Wnymedia.net, Buffalo Rising, and Buffalo Spree.
P E E P S H O W : A Secret Worth Keeping...
P E E P S H O W : A Secret Worth Keeping!
On Saturday, February 21, chase those winter blues away and come to PEEPSHOW: A Secret Worth Keeping, Squeaky Wheel’s largest art happening of the year!
Hosted by DNIPRO, Buffalo's legendary and beautiful Cultural Ukrainian Center on 562 Genesee Street, this art party and fundraiser features two floors of live music, dancing, cutting edge art installations, performances, a silent art auction with art from some of the best artists from this region, a video screening room, and last but not least, an AMAZING selection of beer!
This year’s PEEPSHOW includes installations from over thirty accomplished artists from New York City, Pittsburgh, Rochester, Baltimore, Columbus, Alfred and Buffalo, working in various forms of inter-disciplinary performance, large-scale art projections, sculpture, interactive 3-d video installation, media art and MORE!
The evening’s long list of entertainment will be kicked off by the music of The Skiffle Minstrels, an Artvoice award-winner as Buffalo’s Favorite Band. The other two musical acts feature Kendall, Buffalo’s sexiest “Big Gay Bear”/hip-hop extraodinaire with an often shocking and flamboyant sense of humor, and Bev-Beverly – a one-woman hip-notic electronic dance musician who will be performing with her own personal Hula Hoop Dancer, H^3.
Performances throughout the evening will include Ilya’s Belly Dance Troupe, who will also give a free onstage Belly Dancing Lesson for audience members, an exclusive Drag Show featuring Drag Queen’s from Club Marcella’s, and of course, a sexy and comical performance by Buffalo’s own burlesque troupe The Stripteasers!
At PEEPSHOW :: come see new media installation work from Alfred University Graduate students Jason Berganozzi & Colleen Keough, a large-scale Peepshow by Victoria Bradbury, and a live-monologue performance compiled from old romantic comedies performed by Kyle Butler :: participate in a secret-exchange involving typewriters and envelopes by Aimee Buyea, or interact with interactive media installations by Josephine Anstey & David Pape :: be wow-ed by a giant colorful projections of Lukia Costello’s “Analogue Flowers in a Digital Age” and mystical-sexy projections by Bernice Cross :: join the SECRET-SECRET COLLECTIVE and make your own “Post-Secret” style secret with Jax Deluca & Tristan Trump :: find out how you and your lover react during an installation by Jackie Farris :: enjoy a giant man-made prism rainbow by Jody Hanson :: watch as Frederick Wright Jones does a sculpture performance with clay and tar :: peer through hand-crafted stereoscope viewers by Richard Kegler :: watch Kerri Keiser screen potential online dates :: reminisce of Jennifer Steinkamp’s exhibition at the Albright-Knox as you step into a gigantic colorful ellipse powered by three-projectors on motors that outline and block the shape of your body in different colors by Amanda Long :: contemplate your beer selection to the playful solo marimba music of Mark Maynor :: discover the sense of touch through Tammy McGovern & Steven Ansell’s interactive media installation :: find yourself chuckling at the ingenious bathroom installation Flush 2k9 by Sherri Miller :: dance along to large-scale dueling projections by Rebekkah Palov :: peep through Mili Pradhan’s small-scale surveillance camera installation, discover the virtual world through a giant interactive media installation by Alan Price, grab a free brochure and comic book commenting on capitalism by Garret Vorreuter :: get a sexy Polaroid picture at Nunzia’s Boudoir Secrets Photo Boutique with Nancy Parisi :: be mesmerized by a sensual and chaotic installation by Scott Ries :: jump around in front of the stage and turn yourself into a fun-house image at Timothy Scaffidi’s interactive video installation :: take a journey through Gary Sczerbaniewicz’s long-tunnel that ends in a video surprise :: get excited by a hot-pink Neon Stocking sculpture by Christine Serchia, and not to mention, experience an exclusive screening chock full of videos and films from artists all over the world!
Proceeds from this fantastic and jam-packed event will benefit Squeaky Wheel, a non-profit art-organization that offers many media arts programs that are beneficial to people of all ages in the community!
Tickets ($12 pre-sale/$15 at the door) are available at Squeaky Wheel, Rust Belt Books, Talking Leaves, Positively Main Street, and also online at www.squeaky.org.
PEEPSHOW 09 is proudly co-sponsored by 88.7 WBFO public radio, Hurwitz and Fine, Hodgson Russ, The Experimental Television Center, Wnymedia.net, Buffalo Rising, and Buffalo Spree.
Monday, February 2, 2009
Studio Showcase at Taste of India this Sunday!
This show is dedicated to my beautiful and dedicated friend Hava!
Without her, this show would not be taking place. Thank you, friend, for sharing your bellydance enthusiasm with all of us at the studio. I love you and I am very proud of what we all create at Ilya's. Thank you for always being onboard, even when I am not:)
So....It's time to come together to showcase what we've been working on, in our time together in the studio! Join Us!
If you want more information or need to buy a ticket, please call Ilya at 716-875-9988
Friday, January 23, 2009
Cabaret Burlesque Workshop with Fanny De Beau
2 to 4 pm , Sunday March 1, 2009, $20 in advance
Come learn a choreography from Mz. Fanny De Beau.
Set to Christina Aguilera's " Nasty Naughty Boy!"
Bring a boa, this dance is also done with a chair:)
I think we will have enough, but please pre register!
Held at Ilya's 1413 Hertel Ave. upstairs
To register or reserve your spot call Ilya 875-9988
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
New January Bellydance Classes at Ilya's Bellydance Studio, Buffalo, NY
6:30- 7:30 Thurdays New Beginner Class forming with Ilya.
11am- 12pm Saturdays New 6 week beginner session January 24-February 28.
Call to reserve your spot in the class.
All the other classes are busy working on performance pieces for our February 8,
Student Showcase at Taste of India! We hope you'll join us for the fun !
11am- 12pm Saturdays New 6 week beginner session January 24-February 28.
Call to reserve your spot in the class.
All the other classes are busy working on performance pieces for our February 8,
Student Showcase at Taste of India! We hope you'll join us for the fun !
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