Join Internationally renowned  singer, dancer percussionist 'Alessandra Belloni for 2 special workshops Saturday, February 27th 6 -9pm & Sunday, March 15 3pm  at the Italian American Museum  155 Mulberry street near Grand St.  to celebrate the tradition of CARNEVALE FROM MONTEMARANO Join Alessandra in this beautiful  location with a powerful statue of the Black Madonna! Tammorriata from Rhythm Is The Cure Workshop, Tuscany Italy 2013 Tammorriata Dance is in honor of the Black Madonna & Sicilian Tarantella (choreography Alessandra Belloni). Recorded August 2013 by Maurizio Longobardi http://youtu.be/vIIEZNDsL94 TARANTELLA RHYTHMS - Pizzica & San Rocco- Group drumming from Rhythm Is The Cure Workshop, Tuscany Italy 2013 http://youtu.be/6QT_E-iJyC0   

Cost: $60.00 each or $100 for both dates. Please register in advance by emailing Abelloni@aol.com and italianamericanmuseum@gmail.com Experience the healing power of tarantella rhythms and dance with internationally renowned singer, percussionist, and teacher, Alessandra Belloni, featuring Southern Italian ritual dances used as music and dance therapy for centuries throughout the Mediterranean.   The purpose of this workshop is to introduce general audiences to a very rich tambourine and folk dance culture with an active current performance practice in Southern Italy and also to bring women back in touch with their lost drumming tradition. Participants will learn the unique style of tambourine playing and the ancient healing trance dance of the tarantella, used to cure the mythical bite of the tarantula. The workshop focuses on releasing blockages of energies, breaking the imaginary "spider web" of the subconscious.  Students shall begin each session with drumming followed by an hour and half  of dance. Students will learn the variations of the basic 6/8 rhythm of the Tarantella that originated as music and dance therapy to cure the mythical bite of the tarantula. Alessandra will also teach chants and songs of devotion to the Black Madonna and to the Sun (Jesce Sole).