For workshop descriptions and schedule, see our Workshops page.
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ADRIENE RICE AND JULIA DEMAREST OF TROUPE HIPNOTICA™: Co-directors, Adriene Rice and Julia Demarest, bring over 18 years of belly dance experience each to their workshops. As a former member of FatChanceBellyDance®, Adriene Rice had the opportunity to appear in instructional videos and perform in a variety of venues from international festivals, to cafes and private parties. In addition to the eleven years dancing with Troupe Hipnotica, Julia Demarest has performed and studied all facets of belly dance to include American Cabaret, Tribal and Folkloric. Troupe Hipnotica™ workshops are infused with humor and hard work while leaving no detail unturned. Troupe Hipnotica is proud to host the sixth Cues & Tattoos festival. |
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As a DJ and promoter, he has collaborated and shared the stage with some of the Bay Area’s & world’s most innovative Musicians, DJs and dancers including DJ Sep, Dr. Israel, Maneesh the Twister, Cheb i Sabbah, Ultra Gypsy, Sharon Kihara, Ariellah, Dub Gabriel, Bassnectar, Freq Nasty, Nitin Sawhney, Unmata, Zoe Jakes, Lady Ra, Third Eye Tribe, DJ Layla, Karsh Kale, Janaka, State of Bengal, Dr Das, Frederique, Rachel Brice, Glitch Mob and others. Producer and resident of the bay area’s Global Gypsy night ELECTRIC VARDO, Amar regularly performs at SF’s hottest venues with Nonstop Bhangra, Surya Dub, Worldly, Opel, Dance Jam, Triple Power, & the Groove Garden plus other ongoing and special events & festivals in Europe, Canada and across the US. |
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Through their participation in dance festivals, collaborative productions with other artists, and benefit shows for community events, as well as private performances, FCBD® has established a strong professional reputation in and out of the Bay Area for performing as well. |
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DAVINA TRIBAL COLLECTIVE: |
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Devi has studied a variety of different dance styles including Classical & Folkloric Egyptian, Odissi, Flamenco and Ballet but has largely turned her focus to ATS® since the late nineties. Devi began her training with Carolena Nericcio in 1999 and was the first in the southern hemisphere to become a sister studio. Devi has also been invited to be part of major government funded projects such as "The Firebird", "Unmasked" and produced Ghawazi Caravan's unique production, "Intertwine". These projects gave Devi the opportunity to work with many of Australia's top dancers and musicians who are skilled in a variety of different dance and musical styles. This has all helped to develop Devi's unique and diverse approach to dance, all of which she passes onto her students. Devi is renowned throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia and Europe for her creative, thorough and approachable teaching style and her beautiful, commanding stage presence. Devi has co taught Carolena's General Skills certificate on several occasions with several of her own steps being accepted into the ATS® syllabus. Devi is also a classical pianist, teacher and composer and a mother of two. |
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HEATHER STANTS OF URBAN TRIBAL: Heather's diverse movement and arts background, including being a certified yoga instructor, feeds her creativity and her groundbreaking approach to choreography. Urban Tribal Dance Company is known for it's contemporary approach to belly dance, a pared down costume emphasizing body line over ornamentation, athleticism and the use of the dance form as a means of personal expression and interpretation. Their creativity has twice earned them the title of "Troupe of the Year" in Zaghareet! Magazine's Golden Belly Awards. In addition to teaching several weekly classes in San Diego since 1999, Heather Stants and Urban Tribal Dance Company tour extensively sharing their love of modern tribal fusion dance with dancers in the U.S. and abroad. Urban Tribal Dance Company can be seen in multiple dvd releases produced by The Bellydance Superstars and Hollywood Music. Read more about Heather and Urban Tribal on their site: |
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Kathy teaches workshops nationally and worldwide and is a frequently invited instructor at the world’s leading Tribal festivals. As an early member of FatChance, Kathy is in several of the FatChance BellyDance DVD series including ‘Cues & Transitions', 'The Gypsy Trail', and ‘The 20 Year Retrospective, Director’s Cut’. More info at: www.tribalmoonbellydance.com |
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In addition to her solo work, Lisa is a founding member of Standfire Collective, a troupe whose mission is to create a new and exciting improvisational dialogue with a killer zill edge. With Standfire Collective, Lisa displays her sassier side in their fun, high-energy performances. Lisa has found belly dance to be the perfect medium to elevate the art of being a woman with her pure dedication to the performance arts. Visit www.DancebyLisaHyde.com and get up to date information on when Lisa will be bringing her artistry to a stage near you. |
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Mira began her training in Middle Eastern dance as a young teen studying with some of the most respected and knowledgeable teachers of our time, such as Katarina Burda, Jamila Salimpour, and Suhaila Salimpour. As a founding member, choreographer, and solo performer of Aywah! Ethnic Dance Company for 10 years, she developed a solid foundation of contemporary, traditional, as well as ritualistic dance forms. Aywah!, under the direction of Katarina Burda, flourished to become one of the San Francisco Bay Area's most respected ethnic dance companies and significantly influenced today'sTribal Fusion scene. In 1998 Mira went abroad to live and study the native dances of Morocco. In 2007 she co-founded the Barbary Coast Shakedown, a collaboration of Middle Eastern dance professionals exploring theatrical dance performance. In spring 2006 she was a guest choreographer for Jill Parker and her company Ultra Gypsy. In 2004-2005 Mira toured nationally with renowned drummer Tobias Roberson and was the artistic director of the ECHOS Project; a collaboration of choreographers in the San Francisco Bay Area supporting the exploration of traditional and experimental music and dance fusion. Mira was a featured dancer at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire from1994-2002. She has performed on such infamous stages as the Fillmore in San Francisco, the Hollywood Bowl in LA, Humphrey's in San Diego, the Knitting Factory in NYC and night clubs and restaurants across the US. She has had the pleasure of working with incredible talent such as David Byrne, Rachel Brice, Jill Parker, Zoe Jakes, Elizabeth Strong, Heather Stants, Amy Sigil and many more. Mira Betz received her B.F.A. from the California College of Arts and Crafts. Her dance background includes training in Salsa, Modern, Jazz, and Flamenco. Mira continues to spread her experience, knowledge and love for dance through her captivating performance and engaging teaching style. |
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10 years later she relocated to acquire a Bachelor's Degree in Dance Ethnology from San Francisco State. While in the Bay Area she studied with Jill Parker, the creator of Tribal Fusion, Carolena Nericcio, the creator of American Tribal Style, and Suhaila Salimpour, daughter of the legendary Jamila Salimpour and creator of the equally legendary Salimpour Format. In addition to performing and teaching internationally, Rachel studies Viniyoga with Gary Kraftsow, and co-directs The Indigo Belly Dance Company with Miss Mardi Love and Zoe Jakes. 2007 marked The Indigo's first self-produced, full-length show Le Serpent Rouge, which sparked an old-timey revolution. Rachel lives in the Pacific Northwest. |
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