is the longest running residential Oriental dance retreat in North America. Beginning in 1985 and now offering retreats worldwide, Oasis is dedicated to educating dancers in the art of Oriental Dance and its related folkloric forms from throughout the Arab world. We create a uniquely fun and supportive environment, often tried but never duplicated!  Our creative staff is headed by internationally acclaimed dance artist, Cassandra Shore, artistic director of the Jawaahir Dance Company and resident instructor since Oasis’ inception. Special guest artists such as Amel Tafsout, Denise Enan, and Sahra Saeeda round out our retreats with their focused expertise in a kaleidoscope of folk and regional dance styles. We feature live drumming accompaniment for technique classes with the delightful and intuitive percussionist Nicole LeCorgne, who also teaches Arabic music and rhythms.