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the music :)

Jaylon — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:34:37 GMT

Well the obvious first.. im new here, my name is Jaylon ( pronounced like jaylyn but with no enunciation on the "lyn") and im from central california. I play the didjeridu but not traditionally... with a much more modern and percussive style. In addition, I am a huge fan of middle eastern music and culture and the combination of the two is what has led me here. I recently found out about the tribal dance world via "beats antique" and looking for their music on youtube. I had no idea that the there was already a group of people who were combining traditional middle eastern music styles with more modern stuff.... and certainly had no idea this had been going on for 10+ years... tardy to the party anyone?. lol. The music is the icing on the cake for me and I am very excited to attend the 2010 tribal fest and if possible, take part in the jam band 2. If anyone from the local area ( meaning the bay to central california) gets together prior to the event to play I would be very interested in attending and playing.

Here is a little video of me messing around with a new didge I got just prior to this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98ULNi22pCw this more of a feelout session for this partiucular didge, trying various things I can do on my other sticks on this one and seeing what its "likes and dislikes" were. here are a couple of very short clips of me playing at the golden gate park tunnel http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfUOjfqBfaU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9mqa7TZe4g (youll have to turn up the colume for those last two, they were recorded from far away)

Take care everyone!!

Jaylon

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PayPal Screw Up On The Site....

ChuckTheDJ — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 23:09:12 GMT

Okay,,, please do not send PayPal for class sign ups....

PayPal in all their screwed up wisdom, has started a rule for "musical events" that make it so they keep the money taken in from ticket sales until 30 days AFTER the event.

Now for big time promoters, this wouldn't be a problem, they have backing.

Kajira and I are a little Mom and Pop store,,,, we need that money to pay our teachers, rent the hall, security, programs, T's and the 1000's of other bills that we have pertaining to Tribal Fest.....

So we will have to re-do the site and may only be able to take checks and money orders for classes,,,,

Please hold on until we figure this out.

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Sold Out Classes at Tribal Fest 10

ChuckTheDJ — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:52:44 GMT

These classes are sold out..... You may ask here if someone wants to sell a class they bought, or make a post if you want a certain one.

Rachel Brice - 3 Day Intensive SOLD OUT
Heather Stants - Sat. 15th - Movement Creation SOLD OUT
Zoe Jakes - Wed 12th - Levels and Angles SOLD OUT
Kami Liddle - Thurs 13th - Powerful and Graceful SOLD OUT

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cab from Santa Rosa

Jhessail — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:27:56 GMT

I'm far from buying my plane tickets but I was curious how many of you fly into Santa Rosa airport. I can't really find any info on potential cab faire to sebastapol but it's only about 11 miles and was wondering if any of you had done so in the past and how much it was.

Plus if there are any of you, closer to May, that are flying in there perhaps we could share a cab.

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Kajira's Teacher Trianing At Tribal Fest.... 5 spaces left!

ChuckTheDJ — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:42:41 GMT

Don't miss out!!

* Level One TEACHER TRAINING and CERTIFICATION in the BlackSheep BellyDance Format! (also available are Equivalency Certifications) with KAJIRA DJOUMAHNA.*

DATES: May 7, 8 & 9, 2010 (2 days prior to Tribal Fest!)

Dear Tribal Fest Attendees,
Over the years I’ve had requests to hold a Teacher Training at Tribal Fest, but my duties as Co-Producer prevent that. So, while flying from Mexico to Austria to Germany to England, all the places in which I taught my Teacher Training Program since last May 2009 Tribal Fest until today (Nov. 2009), I’ve had my Tribal Fest people on my mind. The solution I came up with is simply to offer this right before Tribal Fest starts! That’s the best I can do, but think about it: for once I’m offering this Training in a place you’re coming to anyway! I hope this “double whammy” of Tribal Fest 10 and becoming a Certified Teacher will entice anyone who’s been unable to catch me throughout the U.S. and abroad.

* WHY IS THIS OPPORTUNITY VALUABLE?

* You’ve a sincere desire to teach at least one Level One Class in my KD/BSBD Format per week (which is the 1st step to becoming a member of BlackSheep BellyDance if that appeals to you)

* You have the need to understand the strong foundation of Synchronized Group Improvisation (SGI), the most important hallmark of ATS, in order to perform kick-ass Tribal Fusion solos or group work informed by this 3-day intensive study so you have a strong root-form base to draw from while designing your future fusions

* You’re already teaching your own (or someone else’s) format and would like to add new ideas into your existing class curriculum

* To learn other musically correct ways to break down steps and cymbals for your students, right away from their very first class!

* You’re an Oriental Dancer (or other) who wishes to learn what’s different between SGI, ATS, ITS and other styles in order to continue your education

* You’ve been teaching for years and wish to add more to your “wisdom bag”, including possible new ways to think about or incorporate into your established style

* You’ve been studying ATS or another similar form but have questions your instructor can’t answer

* You’re a curious dancer who wishes to understand how Synchronized Group Improvisation works

* You’re a long-time teacher with your first (or more) touch of “Teacher Burn-Out” and wish to “Recharge”

* You’ve never taught before but have heard and felt “the call” to this type of “service work” (which I feel it is – this form is definitely a healing modality) and you care enough to start teaching with a firm foundation that will not let you or your students down and will save you (and your students) from years of “new teacher” agonies.

* You and your troupe-mates enjoy each of your choreographies and solos, and are now looking for something else that’s fun and different for you and your audiences. There is no reason you troupe cannot put on an hour-long show as long as you have enough variety.

* The improvisational aspect of the form I’ve created can also take stress away while planning a show. For example, you won’t need to know where the audience is, where the band is, or even the stage entrance/s, as your group’s “front” and chorus can move at will, and works particularly well with audiences on both sides, 3 sides or even in the round!

* WHAT DOES IT ENTAIL?

* This intensive and comprehensive course will be held over a period of 3 days. Please allow up to 8 hours per day and in rare cases, longer. The classes will be held in the daytime, from approximately 11 a.m.-6 p.m. It is possible the last day could end a bit earlier, but don’t hold your breath. 

* As I teach more of these, I’ve realized just how difficult it is to “pin-point” the length of the Trainings. But I will say this: now that I have my entire Level 1 Format on one DVD, we may have to spend less time on the moves themselves as long as everyone does their homework in advance by studying that DVD.

* During our time together we’ll go over everything I, my Certified Teachers, and hopefully – YOU - teach in a beginning (Level 1) 8-week course. I will teach you how to teach as we go, presenting steps in the same order as I would in an actual class session each week and why. (Those important things that can’t be taught in a DVD.)

* For many steps I will teach the difference between the (mostly) Jamila Salimpour Format origins and early FCBD ATS. In my own style, I use many ATS steps and credit the fertile soil of my teacher and mentor, Carolena Nericcio of FCBD, as the foundation that sprouted my own Kajira Djoumahna/BlackSheep BellyDance (KD/BSBD) Format.

* You will learn exactly what made a step ATS as I learned it from 1991-1999 and adhered to as I created my own BSBD Format, along with other core values intrinsic to this form. You will learn some of its history, too, because knowing where it came from and honoring our dance ancestors is an important part of my teaching style.
* Throughout our time together, I will stress safety for you and your students, which is the number one thing to think about as teachers, especially of a beginning class.

* CLASS SIZE

* Is limited to NO MORE than 10 applicants. YOU are guaranteed personal attention. This is very important to me.

* WHEN?

May 7, 8 and 9, 2010. That’s the Friday, Saturday & Sunday preceding Tribal Fest. So, you’ll have two days off in between to rest and “let it all sink in” while you wait for Wednesday, May 12 – the first day of The Fest! If resting isn’t your idea of fun, visit the Redwood Trees at Armstrong Woods State Park (in the Russian River area), Osmosis Spa, Bodega Bay and anywhere else up or down Highway 1 along the coast (which has beaches galore), Sonoma Mountains and their many parks (on a clear day you can see San Francisco 60 miles away from the top of the range), historic Petaluma, go wine tasting starting just outside Santa Rosa, enjoy the healing waters of Calistoga, see the Petrified Forest and Old Faithful Geyser, or get a head start on shopping in Sebastopol, Santa Rosa or even San Francisco.

* WHERE?

The Teacher Training will be held at the same location as Tribal Fest, at the Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris St., Sebastopol, CA. We’ll be in the Bolshoi Room, the same room that becomes the Dressing Room during The Show. It’s at the very back of the Main Building. HAPPY NEWS! We now have air conditioning throughout the entire Main Building! Yay! 

* WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REGULAR CERTIFICATE AND THE EQUIVALENCY CERTIFICATE?

* The “regular” Certificate says you are a Certified Teacher for Level One classes in the Kajira Djoumahna/BlackSheep BellyDance Format for Synchronized Group Improvisational Tribal Style BellyDance. It comes with a date, and is good for one year. If I don’t hear from you during that year, you become “un-certified”. To keep your certification current, all you have to do is email me a link or send me a DVD of your 3rd 8-week session, filmed on the 7th or 8th week.

* Please film from the back of the room (or at an angle in the back) so I can see how you and your students have progressed. I’m looking to see that they know what they should by that time, and that you are “on time” with the curriculum. By those last two weeks, they should have pretty long transition practices happening (at least 5 minutes both slow and fast, or longer) and if filmed on Week 7, I can see you review and teach new material as well. Don’t worry, that’s why I give you until your 3rd session, so you, too, can practice and get better. Teaching, like dancing or any other skill, takes practice. I know this, so you can relax. Plus, you’ll have the DVD to practice with now before each class!

* I will offer critiques for you if needed, then send you a new Certificate with a new date. This will continue every year. You never have to pay more money; you only have to teach the Format as it is given to you. Teachers who teach other subjects are welcome to this Certificate as long as they start a whole new class devoted only to this material.

* Once certified, I expect you to keep in touch with me (not the other way around), and as long as your Certification is current, I am here for you to answer any questions that come up, any time, over the phone 808.891.8891 or if absolutely necessary, via email: TribalFest@aol.com – but please put “For Kajira” in the subject line, or it could get lost in the shuffle. Depending upon the time of year, my touring schedule, and various other factors, it can take me several days (sometimes longer while traveling) to return phone and email messages. But I will return them a.s.a.p. and I thank you for your patience.

The Equivalency Certificate was created for teachers who already have classes going and plan to incorporate some SGI into their existing curriculum, but not teach it exclusively. It also appeals to teachers who’ve always wanted to teach finger cymbals to their students but needed this course for the breakdowns and musical aspects. In rare cases, The Equivalency Certificate is given to dancers who, IMO, still need more work perfecting the moves, isolations, etc., and if they work hard and send me visual proof, I will exchange their certificates for them later. This doesn’t happen often, but I do reserve the right to not certify as a KD/BSBD Format instructor someone who is not ready.

* WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

This class is open to anyone who can:
* Answer, using at least one or two key points, to me and others present in our class “What is SGI (Synchronized Group Improv) and how does it differ from regular bellydance?” (Because once you start teaching and performing it, you will be asked that a LOT!)  And, yes, of course I will help you.

* Perform a ¾, or Walking, Shimmy on the “up”, full time to at least a medium-fast tempo song, on the balls of the feet and flat-footed.

* Play cymbals full time in at least a basic pattern while dancing. Don’t worry too much, the cymbals pattern/s used in Level One will be taught with each fast movement, just like you will teach them. And they are on the DVD for your review convenience.

* There is no discrimination in my classes due to gender, sexual preference, race, religion or lack thereof, body types/heights/weights, etc.

* For the Teacher Training Certificate (though not necessarily for the Equivalency Certificate) you must be able to physically do the moves with my support and guidance. This means: ability to raise your arms over your head while keeping your shoulders down, putting weight on each foot equally and unequally, including high on the ball and with flat feet, knowing which foot has weight on it, and have at least some of the strength needed to hold your arms out in what I call “Tribal Standard”, elbows to the back, with your shoulders down, for fairly long periods of time.

* WHAT TO BRING EACH DAY:

* The best attitude you can choose that day so your mind is open to new information. A great way to start the day!

* I’ve purposely started the classes late enough for you to eat breakfast. Please do so! Trust me, you will “last longer” and retain more information if you do. Bring a lunch and snacks for our breaks, and lots of bottled water. The breaks are NOT long enough to go out to eat or buy food to bring back. These are long days, so please come prepared. We will eat inside or just outside the classroom, depending on the day. If you like deli sandwiches or healthy “to-go” food, why not stop by Whole Foods the night before (if your room has a ‘fridge) or on the way to class.

* Finger cymbals.

* Notebooks are optional – my thorough handouts provide blank back pages for quick notes. I don’t recommend that you attempt to write every word I say - most of it is either in the handout or in the new Level One DVD. I will also give you time to write things down during our breaks.

* Questions! I love questions! So between now and then, if any come up (about anything - dance-wise or personal), write them down so you won’t forget, and I’ll answer them for you in person (unless you’d prefer privacy, then no problem. I’m sure we can “take five” outside or elsewhere before or after class).

* Please do NOT wear long skirts, pantaloons or loose-fitting tops. It’s imperative that I see your legs and feet as well as your torso. Dance pants, capris, yoga pants, tight sweats, shorts, leggings… Cholis, sports bras, midriff tops or form-fitting tank tops are great choices for your upper body. If you have Melodias, please tie them up above the ankle or knee, or firmly tuck the ends into your hip belt. If you usually use dance shoes, ‘paws’, or the like, feel free to do so.

* Do let me know if there is anything physical about you I should know about; “tricky” knees, chronic pain, trouble lifting your arms over your head, etc. so we can work within your boundaries of safety. Be aware that physical limitations that prevent proper demonstrations of the moves, may make it necessary for you to go for the Equivalency Certificate.

* Sometimes a person will become emotional during this intense process because we end up moving a LOT of energy, some of which has been “stuffed” or stagnant. This is necessary for growth and is to be dealt with by all present with compassion and, if appropriate, celebration for the breakthrough accomplishment that it is. These are some of the most valuable moments – gifts, really – that teachers can aspire to. It means you have created a safe space with clear focus where a student can “go deep” in our multi-faceted journey of dance. If you carry on my traditions, perhaps one day it will happen for you, too. And to you. This dance IS HEALING and that is why my motto continues to be: “It’s much more than a series of steps”…

* PREREQUISITES:

* Each dancer enrolled must purchase at least my new Level One DVD released in 2009 when you sign up and send your tuition payment so you have time to familiarize yourself with the Level 1 moves. (Some of these are also on my 2 IAMED releases in 2003.) Of course, I’ll have all 5 of my DVDs to sell. This is what you’ll follow week-by-week as you start teaching, so it is mandatory that you own at least the new Level One DVD.

* Of course, if you don’t have my first 2 IAMED (International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance) DVDs yet (out in 2003) or all 3 of my new DVDs (I now have a total of 5 DVDs out), you may wish to take advantage of the current, nearly at-cost sale. All prices are in U.S. Dollars:

All 5 DVDs purchased at one time: $85 plus $6 domestic shipping, international shipping is $11;
3 new DVDs only: $50 plus $6 shipping (int’l. $11);
1 new DVD by itself (for example, your required Level One) is $20 plus $6 shipping (int’l $11).
1 IAMED DVD IS $35, or BOTH FOR $60 (IAMED SELLS THEM FOR $49 EACH!)

* (If you’re reading this after March 15, I can try to send them, but may ask you for cash at the door instead, collected on our first day.)

* VERY IMPORTANT! *

* PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PAY FOR YOUR DVD/S VIA THE TRIBAL FEST 10 SHOPPING CART. That is for Classes ONLY, including the Teacher Training.

* PLEASE SEND A TOTALLY NEW PAYPAL TO US FOR THE DVD/s YOU PREFER. Please make sure to write into the message section of your DVD PayPal that you have enrolled in the Tribal Fest Teacher Training and that this (or these) are your prerequisites, as I’ll be keeping track of that. Make sure you specify which DVD/s you ordered. Also make sure your return email addy is visible, thanks!

* To order using PayPal, simply press “send money” from the first page of your account to: TribalFestPP@aol.com – PLEASE NOTE NEW PAYPAL ADDRESS as of Dec. 11, 2009!!! If you don’t know how to send money, please email Chuck: TribalFest@aol.com and he can send you an invoice. Don’t forget to put “TF Teacher Training DVD/s” in the subject line, to help him find your email more quickly.

* If you live within the U.S. and prefer using a check or money order, please make it to: BlackSheep BellyDance and send it to: P.O. Box 791000, Paia, HI, 96779-1000. NO CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER MARCH 15. If you’re reading this around then, I will accept PayPal now (preferred) or Cash at the door of the first class. Please confirm whether or not I still have room before sending money, thanks!

* TUITION:

* I have always asked $500 per person for this invaluable training. But, I am offering a $50 discount to those of you enrolled in this first-ever Pre-Tribal Fest Teacher Training!

* Your special fee is only: $450 for all three days of up to 24 hours! All fees in U.S. Dollars, please.

* You must be paid in full before the first class.

* Unless you signed up late, I expect you to have a basic idea (or better) of all moves presented in my format’s Level One Session, from your DVD “pre-homework”.

* Please use the TRIBAL FEST SHOPPING CART to pay your tuition for this and any other classes you plan to take at Tribal Fest 10, “A Decade of DecaDance”. 

* Do call me if you’re interested but need to break your payment into two payments due to the financial times we’re all facing these days.

BIO

* About Kajira: She is the founder and creator of the Kajira Djoumahna/BlackSheep BellyDance Format for Synchronized Group Improvisational Tribal Style BellyDance. (Until Nov. 2009 it was known as ATS, and at that time, it was mutually agreed by Kajira and her teacher, Carolena Nericcio, creator of the original ATS form, that it was time for a name-change.)

Kajira was lucky to have studied directly with Carolena for 8 years. From 1991-1999 Kajira listened, learned, and danced her way into numerous FCBD Student Salons, festival shows, restaurants, nursing homes, even hair parlors for AIDs benefits and more, as a member of her student troupe/s at the time.

During these valuable 8 years, Kajira found herself feeling like a bit of a “black
sheep” in the traditional sense of the words, as she constantly had her own ideas as her understanding of the form grew.

Kajira would ask questions such as, “why can’t we enter from the other side once in awhile and just turn the chorus when we get there” to “Why can’t we do Choo-Choos and Turkish (etc.) on the other side?” Carolena’s answer was simple and always the same: “It must be like this to facilitate the improv.” So, Kajira was her “black sheep” long before it became the name of my current dance company. J

To this day they get along great, and Kajira feels they have some mutual admiration for one another’s creations. She’s seen quite a lot of BlackSheep costuming on FCBD after BSBD had worn it over the years, and now even some moves, perhaps stylized a bit differently, like what Kajira had done with some of Carolena’s.

Along these lines and during the discussion about name changes, Carolena wrote to Kajira via email in November 2009 that she (Carolena), “applauds Kajira’s journey from ATS to BSBD” and that “Carolena definitely approves of Kajira’s variations.” What better compliments from one’s mentor could a student hope for? Yay, those words did my heart a lot of good to hear them!

Why did Kajira have any variations? Well, being the curious Black Sheep that she is, she just had to try her ideas. And, having been a very good listener over those 8 years, she heard Carolena frequently state in no uncertain terms that, “A copy is never as good as the original.”

When it became time for Kajira to teach, she took private lessons in person and video critiques of her classes for Carolena’s evaluation in the early years, as well as continued study for some time. As Kajira’s style progressed, moves were sometimes changed slightly or a lot, so as not to be a copy and to be ethical. Later, the BSBD Format became even more removed from that of the FCBD Format, as expected at the time.

Around that time, Carolena asked Kajira to fly to Florida in the late ‘90s to teach her first out-of-state workshop, not because Kajira was her best dancer but because Carolena knew Kajira could teach. When Kajira returned Carolena already knew how well the weekend workshop had gone, saying playfully, “I have eyes and ears everywhere,” and told Kajira that the next time Carolena had a workshop invitation that she’d send Kajira again! Though it didn’t work out that way, it was still a huge compliment! Kajira was the first teacher Carolena sent to represent herself and Carolena’s FCBD ATS Format – wow!

Kajira is also the creator and co-producer of Tribal Fest, as well as author of The Tribal Bible (1st printing in 2003 with 3 or more additional printings that followed, and hopefully more to come), subject of two IAMED-Produced DVDs (2003) and three recently self-produced DVDs (released in 2009) as well as recipient of several awards for Instructor and for Event Producer. She’s taught throughout the U.S., including being on Staff for over a decade at the esteemed Mendocino Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp, four years aboard a bellydance cruise ship, once during a snowstorm outside Quebec, Canada, to Mexico City (and to return in summer 2010), three times in Taiwan, twice in Austria, and three times in both Germany and England on separate occasions.

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Wierdest e-mail ever?

tribaldancer — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 19:09:06 GMT

Okay, this one was in my mailbox today. The hell...? I would think it was some spambot randomly picking up random terms from here or elsewhere, but then I saw it said BSBD and other terms a bot couldn't necessarily know are related to Tribal Fest et al. So...? Anyone know what this is??

"Hello,

Kara koyunlu(1375～1468) →White Sheep Dynasty；Ak Koyunlu Dynasty（1378～ 1502）

Kara→Kajira→Black....

Kara→White Sheep.......

White Sheep!! White Sheep="black sheep", Where is White Sheep?

Kara Kara Kara.......

White Sheep killed Kara! White Sheep is Blacksheep? Who will replace BSBD?

Continuous loop.....

Who is the White Sheep?

BlackSheep+WhiteSheep=Tribal Fest?

Sincerely,

Chinese Dancer"

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Looking for a room to share!

Jaana — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:35:05 GMT

Hey! I would be really grateful if anyone has a room to share in Sebastopol Inn or somewhere else. I will be coming from Europe and I don`t know if Im willing to rent a car (Im bit afraid:)). So if anyone has a space, please contact me! Thanks!
Jaana

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What sort of Budget am I looking at?

bugwitch — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:15:47 GMT

For those who are from the area and are familiar with Sebastopol/SanFrancisco/Tribal Fest...how much money am I looking at for things like Food, Sebastopol tourism...that sort of thing?

I know...anal retentive (I just graduated...I gotta make up for it somehow)...I'm just working on getting a good solid budget prepared by the end of the year.

I seem to recall there was a food vendor at the last two (one year it was good, another it was not I believe).

What other expenses should I consider? I already have a couple of big ticket items in mind to buy at the Fest (Katherine & GM...I'm lookin' at you!) but I want to make sure I actually have the money to purchase their gorgeous shiny goodies...and other peoples goodies. :)

THANKS!!!!!

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The Tribal Fest Site Is Up & Running

ChuckTheDJ — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:40:31 GMT

A HUGE mahalo for our Web Mistress Tempest!!!

You may now once again, sign up for classes!!!

http://blacksheepbellydance.com/tf10/index.html

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Thursday Class Descrptions & Teacher Bios TF 10

ChuckTheDJ — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:21:37 GMT

THURSDAY, MAY 13

MAIN HALL 10:00-Noon Colleena Integration of Forms: Creating Authentic Fusion Dance $33

What is authentic? Why should we care to be authentic in our dance? What is the outcome of good Fusion? What is the outcome of bad Fusion?
Growing from the seeds we planted in last year’s workshop (Subtlety in Motion), this workshop will answer these questions that are very important for dancers to be asking themselves. We have all seen the outcome of bad fusion, which can be summed up in one word: Confusion. (Con: against or opposite from. Fusion: merging of different elements resulting in perfect union.)
Striving for the goal of perfect union, perfect fusion, Colleena will develop concepts to guide the student in finding their own authentic place from which to approach their dance. Those of you who take Colleena’s workshops know that she takes equal time to develop a theoretical base before introducing movement vocabulary. This is for the sake of people learning something that they can believe in and feel authentic doing.
After introducing the theoretical base, students will learn techniques for refinement in movement at an acute stage (like mudra, facial expression, etc.) and slowly progress to complete dance steps. In conclusion a short piece of Indian Fusion choreography will be learned and drilled. Students will learn much more than just dance steps to repeat, they will walk away with a connection to the aesthetics which are fused in the choreography.
Some spinning techniques will be drilled in this class, so please don’t come with a full belly. Handouts will be given and it is also encouraged to bring a journal and pen to take notes. We might suggest to where a skirt to this class, but it is not required. Please contact Colleena if you have further questions about this workshop or previous workshops. colleenashakti@yahoo.com WWW.COLLEENASHAKTI.COM

BIO :
Colleena Shakti dedicated her life to dance when she moved to India in 2001 to undergo classical dance training in the Odissi style, under Guru Padma Cheran Dehury. She continues rigorously training under her dance Guru as well as run a dance school where they co teach in Rajasthan, India. Odissi dance is one of India’s classical dances most noted for its feminine postures and devotional sentiment. It has been practiced for over 2,000 years as a devotional temple dance. Colleena continues to study classical Indian dance (both Odissi and now also Kathak) to integrate the depth of control and refinement in the body and spirit. As dance was considered merely a branch of Yoga in ancient times (Bhakti Yoga), she acknowledges the need for intellectual and spiritual inquiry to deepen the dance experience and create a well-rounded dancer.
Colleena settled in 2002 in the North Indian desert town of Pushkar, Rajasthan to focus on her study and investigations of the traditional music and dance castes. Here she befriended a tribe of Khalbelia ‘Gypsies’, who she now considers as her family in India. Living close with these nomadic snake charmer / entertainers, she has learned not only the riveting dance style done by young Khalbelia girls, but what it means to live in a real tribal society. She currently travels throughout India performing with her musicians and dancers and has even been honored by Pratiba Patil (President of India) for her extraordinary performance of Rajasthani traditional dance.
Inspired by the improvisational and aesthetic design of American Tribal Belly Dance and traditional Middle Eastern dances, Colleena utilizes the techniques and aesthetic of Indian Classical Dance and adds just a whirl of Rajasthani dance to create an entirely new kind of Fusion Belly Dance, totally authentic to her core beliefs. Her Indian Fusion Belly Dance is a full expression of feminine grace and the complexity of classic beauty. She often performs this fusion for private events for Royal Families in the many palaces of Rajasthan and travels the world in the summer season teaching and performing.
Colleena founded Shakti School of Dance in Pushkar, Rajasthan (India). It is located in the historical Old Rangnath Temple and is dedicated to teaching students from around the world the intricate cultural, spiritual and aesthetic nuances of Indian dance. Shakti School of Dance offers Intensive studies in Odissi classical dance and Rajasthani dance, as well as drop in classes and workshops in Fusion Belly Dance, Yoga, Odissi and Rajasthani ‘Gypsy’ dance. . colleenashakti@yahoo.com

MAIN 12:15-2:15 John Compton The Classic Cymbal Dance! $42
This is classic John! The Master of the Zills, description TBA.

John Bio
The eyes - brilliant and blue. The gaze - captivating and mysterious. Poise, grace, hypnotic movement and many years of discipline create the mystique, the magic that is John. John Compton is America's first dancer in the "Khawal" genre since the Chicago World's Fair of 1893. John's years of dance experience, a dynamic style and genuinely warm personality make him a superb instructor as well as a truly exciting performer. His amazing track record of major shows, night clubs, media appearances and workshops extends through the U.S. and Canada. He initially studied under the legendary Jamilia Salimpour and received additional training in the folkloric style from Patti Farber. He first performed as a featured soloist in Jamila Salimpour's Bal Anat in the early 1970's, then in Patti Farber's folk dance ensemble, Baba Ganooj. In 1976 he formed his own show, Kos-Kadas, the opening extravaganza for the King Tut exhibit at the De Young Museum in San Francisco. He is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of The Hahbi'Ru Middle Eastern Dance Ensemble.
"John brings a solid, aggressive presence to the dance as he overwhelms crowds with his crisp spins and dramatic tray routines"
Middle Eastern Dance Association, Vancouver British Columbia
"Dressed in the manner of the ancient caliph, he swirls his way into dreams, it's as if Valentino has come back to life."
San Francisco Examiner

MAIN 2:30-4:30 E. Artemis Mourat Romany (Gypsy) Fusion Skirt Dance! $33

What it is and what it ain’t…..This is an A to Z class that includes detailed handouts and a well organized list to accompany a huge dance vocabulary of skirt moves. This exciting workshop includes some historic perspective and lots of helpful hints. Bring the biggest skirts you have and Artemis will teach you everything she knows about this dynamic and popular dance. Great for solo or group work. All levels are welcome!

Bio
Artemis is a master teacher and has been dancing, teaching and researching dance history in the United States and abroad for her entire adult life. Artemis is of Greek and Turkish descent. She fuses her love of these cultures with strong academic knowledge and excellent dance technique. She brings her spirited and articulate technique to workshops which include information on the history and cultures that generate the dances she teaches. She believes that we can all use art to build bridges across cultures. Artemis is well published and has taught in 11 countries and 33 states. She has done field research in ancient dance, Middle Eastern dance and Rromany (Gypsy) dance in Turkey, Romania, Czech Republic, Spain, France, England, Morocco, Tunisia, Germany, Slovenia, Italy, Egypt and Greece. She has attended Rromany Festivals in France, Turkey and Romania. Artemis is listed in the International Dance Council (CID) Who's Who of Dance. Her photograph can be found in the International Encyclopedia of Dance under the listing for "danse du ventre" (translates to "belly dance") which is produced by the Oxford University Press. She has won the "Ethnic Dancer of the Year Award" presented by the International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance (IAMED) and has won the "Most Popular Ethnic Dancer Award" from Zaghareet Magazine twice. Artemis has also won their "Lifetime Achievement Award."

MAIN 4:45-6:45 Kami Layering Drill Challenge $42

This class is intended to make you step out of your comfort zone and challenge your mind and body. We will begin with simple layering exercises and move onto complex drills playing with timing, direction and quality of movement.
Dare to have a sense of humor... we'll all be laughing, challenged and having fun together!

Bio
Kami has studied various dance styles throughout her life, but found her true passion, Belly Dance, when she was 18 years old. She began to study cabaret style belly dance until she found Fat Chance Belly Dance and began to study their videos religiously. Today Kami refers to her style as a modern fusion of an ancient dance. As she began to perform as a soloist she began to incorporate other styles into her ATS repertoire such as modern, hip hop jazz and bhangra dance. She joined Bellydance Superstars in 2005 and is a contributing choreographer as well as the director of the Tribal Superstars.
Kami has taught and performed in over a dozen countries. www.kamiliddle.com

BOLSHOI ROOM 10:00-Noon Rachel Brice – Day 2 of 3-Day Intensive!
SOLD OUT

BOLSHOI 12:15-2:15 Kami Powerful and Graceful $42
SOLD OUT

BOLSHOI 2:30-4:30 TerriAnne and Susu
Drums & Zills… and Dance Combos Therein! $33

Curious about how to take your ATS tribe to the next level? Want to make your drum solo choreography pop a bit more? Let TerriAnne and Susu help you on your path!

Drumming phenom Susu Pampanin and belly dance superstar in her own right, TerriAnne (also known as Zaina Zahesha) will work with you to realize your potential with dumbek, finger cymbals, and movement. They will teach which zill patterns work with specific rhythms, and a corresponding movement combination. Both musical and visual cues will be taught for use with each of the combos.
Drummers and dancers welcome. Drummers will learn the drum riffs while dancers will be learning the Zill parts and movement.
Some drums and Zills will be available for use.

Bio
TerriAnne Gutierrez, a lifelong student of dance, has been studying and performing Middle Eastern Dance for over thirty years. TerriAnne performs and teaches internationally and is one of the San Francisco Bay Area’s most well-known and sought after performers and teachers. She specializes in Modern Egyptian and American
Cabaret, with stylistic influences from some of the forerunners of Egyptian Dance, including the great classic performers Samia Gamal and Tahia Karioca.
TerriAnne has been playing music since a young age and is accomplished on a number of instruments. She enjoys playing Deff and Riq with Susu Pampanin and has become well known for her Zill playing. She has put out a book and DVD on the subject and enjoys teaching workshops on Zill playing to dancers and musicians.
TerriAnne has been the featured performer at many predigests San Francisco Clubs and restaurants such as, Pasha, Marrakech, Byblos, Amira, Kasbah and many others. Her television appearances include, "Bay Area Back roads". Among her solo dance achievements was being asked by the San Francisco Egyptian community to dance for the Egyptian Consulate to the United States on his visit to San Francisco.
With a B.A in Activism and Social Change, she uses her performances as a form of expression and as a soft voice that encourages the audience to increase their consciousness in areas that may otherwise be left dormant.
She is the director of the dance company, Joweh.

Susu Pampanin
Well known for her virtuosity in Arabic drumming, Susu began her training at the age of 12 and by 13 she was sitting in with Arabic orchestras.

Commanding a range and variety which is probably unequalled by any other Middle Eastern drummer, Susu Pampanin is as remarkable for the vigor and fire of her drumming as for her delicateness and disciplined skill and technique. One of the few female dumbek players to be highly respected by the Arabic professional music community, she has performed with some of the worlds top Arabic artist and has been sought after by Mickey Heart for his “Planet Drum” tour. Her incredible talent has not only focused on Arabic drumming, but includes years of training in the complex rhythms of Afro-Cuba, Brazil, North Africa and traditional Western percussion techniques, her notoriety affording her opportunities to study and travel around the world.

BOLSHOI 4:45-6:45 - Kalae Kaina of Shakti Dance: Shake-Break-Bounce w/Break, Dub & Glitch $33

Get your Break, Dub, & Glitch on in this fun high energy workshop. “Shakti” stylized 8 counts combo’s inspired by breakbeat, Dubstep, and Glitch will be drilled and put together to create a short choreography. Each combination will focus on the unique quality each genera of music has to offer: the non-straightened 4/4 of the breakbeat, the 2 step rhythm and womping bass lines of Dubstep, & the cuts, glitches, clicks, and scratches that make up the beats of Glitch. Understanding the musical differences between Breakbeat, Dubstep, & Glitch and increasing musicality as a tool to better your interpretation of music through belly dance is the goal of this workshop. Be prepared for crisp locks, hits, stalls, and a little wobble. Class notes will be provided.

Bio
Artistic Director and main Choreographer of Shakti Dance Movement, Kalae was born and raised in Hawaii on the island of Oahu. Studying Belly Dance for over 14 years and teaching for 6 years now, Kalae has developed a strong love and connection to the dance. Shakti Dance Movement, Honolulu’s first Tribal Fusion dance company has emerged from the underground club scene in Honolulu to the mainstream, performing regularly at night clubs, community events, dance concerts, and private parties. Shakti Dance Movement is also proud to be sponsoring workshops and producing shows in Honolulu, celebrating dance and creating culture within their community. Kalae’s approach to belly dance is rooted in strong technique, drills, and proper execution of movement. She firmly believes in dance as a vehicle for mind body connection and feels the dance is her one true love. For more information on Kalae and Shakti Dance Movement visit: www.shakti808.com.

RUSSIAN-12:15-2:15-Sashi-Mind II:Frontal Lobing:Exploring the Format w/Ascend Sig. Combos $33

In this workshop you will learn combinations which will include insanely slow movements, mind blowingly sharp, strong movements and all that lie between. You will then apply these combinations into a short choreography which transcends linear expectations and showcases the marriage of Tribal Fusion Belly Dance with the Ascend Tribal Format. You will also learn how to develop skills for infusing the subtle nuances specific to the Ascend Tribal Format that create a sense of allurement, enticement and envelopment for the audience. Knowledge of basic Tribal Fusion and The Ascend Tribal Format is helpful but not required. All levels are welcome. Bring athletic shoes, a yoga mat and water and wear supportive clothing. This class involves 10-15 minutes of cardiovascular movement. www.ascendtribaldance.com

Bio
Sashi is an internationally recognized performer, instructor and choreographer based in Orange County, California. Sashi has been a student of dance for over twenty years and began studying African Haitian and West African dance while a student at San Francisco State University. In the years following, Sashi found Middle Eastern dance to be the style she was most drawn to as it spoke to her Semitic roots and aesthetic interests. She has studied many forms of Middle Eastern dance including American Tribal Style Bellydance, Tribal Fusion Bellydance, Gothic Bellydance, Egyptian and Lebanese Cabaret Bellydance, Israeli and Turkish Debke, Saidi, and Nubian Folkloric dances. She is most recognized for her alluring and dynamic performances of Gothic Tribal Fusion Bellydance and Improvisational Tribal Fusion Bellydance. Inspired by the “Spirit of the Dance”, Sashi views bellydance as the honoring of the divine feminine by creating spiritual and physical unions through movement. This is evident as her ability to cultivate the energy that the dance evokes is translated to each audience member with a look, a gesture, a presence that is unmistakably unique to Sashi. You can see her perform solo or in collaboration with internationally acclaimed performance troupes in many venues, settings and shows. Information on her upcoming performances, workshops, tour dates and collaborations can be found at www.ascendtribaldance.com

RUSSIAN 2:30-5:30 Tempest Day 2 of 2-Day Intensive!

The Art of Gothic Bellydance: Tempest's Guide to Grace, Glitter, & Guts*/ - a mini-intensive for performers - a 6 hour intensive split into 2 days of workshops for intermediate to advanced dancers with Tempest, well-known instructor and pioneer of Gothic Bellydance. Gothic Bellydance isn't just dancing to weird music or looking like it's Halloween time - it is a focused, dedicated fusion of culture through movement, aesthetic, and attitude. And it's very important to be able
to preserve both the bellydance and the Gothic quality in your work. We will look at several styles and flavors found within the culture that is Goth, and effectively translate them into art in motion - through specific bellydance & fusion movements, music, costuming, and stage presence. Students are encouraged to bring costuming pieces, music (at least one song on CD that you enjoy and have listened to), and lots of questions. This intensive will balance discussion with movement and technique application, presentation, performance, and group critique.

At least 1 year of consecutive bellydance study - tribal or cabaret - recommended and some performance experience.

Day Two: Steam, Sass, & Sensuality - On the second day, we'll move into more current developments in the land of Goth, including Neo-Victorian, Vintage/Flapper, and Steampunk. Again, we'll look at what makes up each of these styles, and go beyond just looking the part, but really MOVING and BEING that aspect. We'll especially explore story and character development, and how to translate that effectively on stage.

Bio

YA LG 9:45-1:45 Sharon Kihara Day 2 of 2-Day Intensive!

The second day will include some spatial and physical awareness exercises, and will develop into the students working on their own personal dance pieces to take with them- we will work on both the dynamics of working in a group and being a soloist, and combination of the two. This workshop is based on my studies of Butoh in Berlin, and how it has effectively turned my personal concept of dance and performance on its ear. It has been liberating, therapeutic, and has inspired me to look into the places I am afraid of- this is usually where the best seeds of creation lie.

Bio
A seasoned performer, inspirational teacher and exotic personality, Sharon Kihara is known the world over for her avant-garde sensibilities, as well as for her graceful and powerful technique. She comes from a strong background in western dance, beginning with Ballet as a wee tike and continuing to perform with University Modern and Jazz dance companies throughout the nineties. But her true love came in the form of Bellydance, first witnessed by Sharon as a child in it’s Cabaret form, then as Tribal Style in the mid nineties, and, as her mind had been blown beyond all hope for repair, she decided to pursue this art form with full enthusiasm.
Since then, Sharon has joined the Bellydance Superstars, beginning in early 2004, and has been touring internationally full-time ever since. She has taught and performed in over 35 countries to date with many more fixed on her calendar in the next years.
She has appeared on numerous television shows worldwide and has been featured in radio and media in countless countries, as well as several Bellydance Superstars DVDs, including her very own Tribal Fusion instructional DVD, which debuted Fall 2007.
In 2009 Sharon relocated to beautiful Berlin, Germany, and will be presenting the first comprehensive certification program focusing on Tribal Fusion belly dance in Berlin starting in the Winter of 2010. When she’s not on tour, lately Sharon Kihara rides horses in the forest; sings, but primarily whilst alone; gets dressed up for the odd fashion designer and works on the occasional multi-media project; watches birds and insects closely; and enjoys spending time in her small private studio. But her favorite pastime is teaching dance and movement, in the form of Fusion dance workshops and seminars. Sharon is interested in dance kinetics and therapeutics and is constantly searching for new ideas and information. Sharon enjoys fusing the healing arts with the performing arts, and more than anything loves bearing witness to the beautiful, transcendental changes that occur in the lives of those who embark on the journey that is Bellydance—it is no less than magic.

YA LG 2:15-4:15 Lori Tawasha Perpetuating the Art of Synchronized Group Improvisational (SGI) Tribal Style Belly Dance $33

In this two hour workshop, you will be mixing a cocktail of pure improv infused with finesse, fun and a splash of evil...eye, that is. You can have it blended or on the raqs, but no one will leave without a buzz.

Share our passion for Synchronized Group Improvisation (SGI) and get a sense of our approach to adapting belly dance movements for use in group improvisational applications. Inject your dance with powerful and engaging combinations and accompanying finger cymbal patterns that will excite you and your audiences. Reboot your improv repertoire with a couple of unexpected and dynamic steps that are not only fun, but crowd-pleasing.

There will be ample time to work in small formations, giving participants the opportunity to lead and follow the presented material with both left and right hip leads. Participants should be comfortable with the following steps: Basic Egyptian, Arabic and 3/4 Shimmy (full speed). These steps will not be taught in class, but will be our common ground and used transitionally.

We will be checking for finger cymbals at the door. lori_tawasha@yahoo.com

Bio
Lori Tawasha has been in love with ATS since she first laid eyes on it. She studied and performed with Kajira Djoumahna and BlackSheep BellyDance for several years before founding EvilEye BellyDance in 2006. EEBD was founded with the desire to test and expand the boundaries of ATS, but keeping within the tradition of synchronized group improvisation. Since the advent of all this testing and expanding, Lori and EvilEye BellyDance have decided to change the name of their style to Synchronized Group Improvisational Tribal Style Belly Dance (SGI). Lori's goal is to fuse more hipwork, footwork and varied cymbal work into the improvisational framework. Their format is based on Kajira's BlackSheep BellyDance format, the most important common feature being that both right and left hip leading is used to create a more balanced and dynamic show. Lori continues to study belly dance at the Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance and holds a Level 2 Certification in the SSBD format.

Visit www.evileyebellydance for more info. Contact Lori at lori_tawasha@yahoo.com

YA LG- 4:30-6:30 - Carolena Nericcio - 3 Day Intensive! (6 hours): Energetic Body, Quiet Mind $275

Three 2-hour days with Carolena
Stop thinking and start dancing!
Through a series of engaging exercises you will turn your mind off and switch your body on.
Steps and gestures will translate from consciousness to muscle memory and ultimately to alpha waves. By virtue of internalizing the movements and releasing your thought process, you will be able to share a "thought bubble" with your partners and allow the music to move you. Trust me on this; it's going to blow your mind. I am excited to share this with you! Please join me.
Please be versed in the basics: Taxeem, Bodywave, Hand Floreos and Arm Undulations, Shimmy, basic Arabic, basic Eygptian, Pivot Bump and Choo-choo.
Bring: zils, a full skirt is recommended but not mandatory

Bio
Carolena Nericcio, director and founder of FatChanceBellyDance, has been dancing for over 30 years. In 1987 she created the concept of American Tribal Style Bellydance (ATS), a performance art form using a foundation of Middle Eastern “bellydance” yet stylized and adapted for a contemporary American audience. It is a blend of cultural dance influences from India, Spain, North Africa and beyond.

Her troupe, FatChanceBellyDance, is a Bay Area phenomenon that has become known around the world. Audiences delight at the exuberance, vitality, beauty and power expressed by the strong and agile dancers. The majestic costuming, including full headdresses and layers of ethnic jewelry, celebrate the folkart of the old world. The music, a carefully chosen collection of both traditional sounds and modern fusion adds to the effect...Tribal Style looks “old” but it is actually “new.”
Carolena has developed a method of improvisational choreography, using a vocabulary of natural movements and cues allowing the dancers to communicate via gesture when dancing together. The effect is a vibrant thread drawing the audience into the tapestry.
An American Council on Exercise certified personal trainer, Carolena incorporates the science of anatomy and fitness into her classes and workshops. Fifteen DVDs (performance, instruction and documentary) have been produced with the help of a series of grants from the California Arts Council.

Author of “Belly Dance, a fun and fabulous way to get fit” for Barnes and Noble publishers. Most recently the Folkwear pattern company worked together with Carolena to produce a pattern and make-up booklet based on the Tribal Style costume made popular by Carolena and FatChanceBellyDance.

Carolena and FCBD perform at major events such as the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival as well as many clubs and festivals and have produced four theatrical stage shows in San Francisco.

(*The Gypsy Trail, 1995 Theatre Artaud, Diamonds, Shells & Amber, 1998 Cowell Theatre, San Francisco Beledi, 2002 Victoria Theater and Musette Arabe, 2003 Magic Theater, Devotion, 2007 Climate Theater .)

At the FatChanceBellyDance Studio in the Mission District of San Francisco one can find weekly classes in ATS, a store providing instructional DVDs, music, books, costumes, jewelry, cosmetics and accessories and a Resource Center complete with archival videos, books and photographs from the FCBD "experience.”

YA SM-10:15-12:15-TribalTique -Lovin’ Touchin’ Squeezin’: More TribalTique Sig. Partner Work $42

More TribalTique Signature Partner Work
Use the power of contact partner work to dazzle and delight your audiences! We will present new Signature maneuvers and techniques that will enable you to move effortlessly with your partner. Stop dancing around your partner, bridge the gap and make contact! Together you will truly start to sync up as you learn these brand new combos created just for duets! A good comprehension of body awareness, trust
and strength is very helpful, but not required.

Bio
"TribalTique was formed in the summer of 2004 by co-directors Julia
DiVerdi and Molly McClellan in an effort to further explore and create
a new vision of Tribal Style Belly Dance in Northern Colorado. Their
unique style combines classic American Tribal Style posture,
vocabulary, and improvisational cue dancing with polished technique
and cutting edge Tribal Fusion. In addition to continued study with
teachers across the nation, TribalTique completed the General Skills
Certification in ATS with Carolena Nericcio in 2007. Molly and Julia
have served as featured instructors and performers at belly dance
festivals across the nation, most notably teaching sold out workshops
at Tribal Fest in 2007 and 2008. With over 20 years combined belly
dance experience as both performers and instructors, the partnership
has flourished and firmly established TribalTique on the tribal belly
dance circuit."
~TribalTique Tribal Belly Dance Company~
an experiment in tribal belly dance.
http://tribaltique.com
tribaltique@gmail.com
http://tribaltique.tribe.net

YA SM 12:30-2:30 Bri Hurley
If You Can Walk, You Can Shimmy! $33

If you can Walk You Can Shimmy

Free you hips from all constraints. Glide, walk, turn while your hips shimmy and shake. Layer and transition without a hitch. Explore the elegance, grace and power of your hips.
We will cover 7 kinds of shimmies and variations on them with traveling, turning and posing. [Or if you think it's better to list the movements: " We will cover; simple, 3/4, slide, 3/4 down, pelvic drop, angel, Tunisian and variations on these with traveling, turning and posing. "] Layering 3/4 over Arabian, Back walk, Susi-Q, and short combos. Starting with 10 -15 minutes of stretches. Please come warmed up, in comfortable training cloths and bring water.

Bio
In 1973, Bri Hurley was mesmerized by Jamila Salimpour and Bal Anat. A year later she began her adventures into the land of Oriental dance. Learning American Cabaret (of the 1970's), she studied and performed from 1975 to 1979, when the pressure of being a teenager and of the change in cultural climate became too much.

During her hiatus, she did Morris and English country dance, folkloric dances from the Balkans and Europe, Swing, basic ballroom, and contemporary, became acquainted with salsa, Afro-Haitian, African, flamenco, Appalachian step, Irish country,...
Returning to Oriental dance in the '90's, she discovered Carolina Nariccio and American Tribal Style and her interest caught fire.
She has been privileged to take classes and/or do seminars with; Amel Tafsoot, Khairyia Mazim, Sharlyn Sawyer (both Cabaret and Central Asian), John Compton, Jill Parker, Suhaila Salimpour, Elizabeth Strong, Kajira, Leila Heddad, Rakia Hassan, Horacio Cifuentes, Mardi Love, Zoe Jakes, Sharon Kihara, Cera Byer, Amy Segil, Tempest and on.. Heading into Turkish Roman in 2005 with Reyhan Tuszuz, her daughter Meltem, Senem Uzunkaya, Eyup Uzunkaya, Jessiah Zure, Elizabeth Strong... Central Asian in 2005 with Rosa, Tara Pandaya, Miriam Peretz, Yusuf and Abdel of Bakhtar.

She has been teaching and performing in the Czech Republic (where she spends most of her time) since 2000, developing her own style of dance and of teaching based heavily on American Tribal Style and pulling from her expansive experience of more than 30 years. She runs the Ba'thani School where she teaches and organizes for herself and guests

YA SM 2:45-4:45 - DJ Amar Mastering Your Mix - A Music Mixing Workshop for Dancers $33

Learn how to make an impressive sounding mix for your next performance using industry standard state of the art software that you can download free.

If you find yourself envious of certain dancers who blow the audience away with both their style and their music mixes, this workshop is for you.

With a few simple steps you can adjust bass, midrange and treble frequencies; cross-fade one track into the next or edit a track down to just the portions you need; adjust the volume on one song if it is noticeably lower or higher than another; add layers using beats and ambient melodies from other songs.

Do you Love a song and want to use it, but it is just too long? Is there a portion of a song you want to use, but don't know how to edit it smoothly?

Have you performed at a gig and given the "DJ" your CD with 2 or more tracks on it, and the wrong track gets played? Or your set gets cut short? Would you like to control exactly when your next track starts?

Would you like to be able to mix a continuous set with smooth transitions rather than stop the momentum and wait for the next song to begin?

With my laptop and a projector, I will give an overview of key features and shortcuts to get yourself started, show you how to edit a track, use the fade in and out feature, add a second track, and then I will make a mix using 3 songs with one piece of music overlayed on another.

Software used: AUDACITY
I mix my sets using Audacity, free software which is compatible with Windows and Mac. I will be teaching using this software. You can also use Garage Band on your Mac, which works fairly similarly, with minor differences.

Level: This is an introductory course that will go over the basics of using the software and using the important tools relevant to mixing your set for stage performance. If you are already mixing your sets like a pro, you don't need to take this workshop. If you are semi familiar with mixing using software, and could use pointers on key features and shortcuts that can turn 2 hours work into 45 minutes, then this workshop could benefit you.

Bio
Amar is amongst a handful of local DJs whose taste cuts a path through an abundance of musical selections and leads dancefloors into a hypnotic sway like snakes before the charmer. In this instance the muse is a masala that brews sounds from the Middle East and Balkans with rhythms of the Asian underground and electric Brazilian vibes. Whether its breaks, bhangra, house, drum & bass or downtempo the global nature of Amar’s sets bridges a multi-culti span from the world to the Bay Area.

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 dance troupes including DJ Dragonfly DJ Sep, Dr. Israel, Freyja, Maneesh the Twister, Giamma, Cheb i Sabbah, Ultra Gypsy, Soulsalaam, Urban Tribal, Ariellah, SooozhyQ, Dub Gabriel, Dhol Rhythms, Lorin, Nitin Sawhney, Unmata, Nader, Midival Punditz, Shabaz, Sila and the Afrofunk Experience, Zoe Jakes, Ansuya, Lady Ra, Third Eye Tribe, DJ Layla, Karsh Kale, Janaka, State of Bengal, Dr Das & Ramjac, Jimmy Love, Frederique, Rachel Brice, Glitch Mob and others.

Producer and resident of the bay area's Global Gypsy night ELECTRIC VARDO, Amar regularly performs at SFs hottest venues including Club Six, DNA Lounge, Nickie's, 1015 Folsom, Temple, 111 Minna, Roe, 12 Galaxies, Amnesia, Bollyhood, Mighty, El Rio, Underground SF, Elbo Room and Rickshaw Stop with Dhamaal, Nonstop Bhangra, Surya Dub, Worldly, Opel, Dance Jam, Triple Power, & the Groove Garden plus other ongoing and special events & festivals in CA, Oregon, Hawaii, New York, Washington, DC, Canada & beyond.

Amar has been producing the Cosmik Casbah after-parties for Tribal Fest over the past 3 years, bringing an added unique element to the already amazing activities offered at Tribal Fest, bringing in performers such as Queen Harish, Cheb i Sabbah, Surya Dub, Maduro, Beats Antique, Lady Ra, DJ Layla, Jef Stott & many others. Amar's involvement with Tribal Fest has included running sound for the outdoor stage in 2007, DJing Open Floor in 2008, performing his Electric Vardo Live set in 2009 where he mixed music live for a Tag-team style performance with special guest Kush Arora of Surya Dub and the One and Only history-making hula performance by Mr. Kajira himself :).

Amar
www.solunamar.com . www.electricvardo.com
www.suryadub.com . www.nonstopbhangra.com

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Looking for Zoe's and Rachel's workshops!

Irina — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:48:41 GMT

Hi ya'll! Tribal Fest virgin here... Insanely excited to be coming this year, but terribly disappointed because some of the classes I wanted already sold out (of course). So... posting here in hopes someone would want to sell:

Zoe Jakes - Wed 12th - Levels and Angles
and/or

Zoe Jakes - Dancing Effectively to Electronic Music (for professional dancers)
and/or

Rachel's 3-day intensive.

Please PM me if you have ze stuffs...

-Irina

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Class Descriptions Fri, Sat and Sunday TF 10

ChuckTheDJ — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:02:20 GMT

FRIDAY, MAY 14

There are no classes being held for the remainder of Tribal Fest 10 in the MAIN HALL, due to preparation for The Show!

BOLSHOI 10:00-Noon Rachel Brice The last day of Rachel’s 3-Day Intensive!
SOLD OUT

RUSSIAN 9:30-11:30 Urban Gypsy Ghawazee-Influenced Improvisational Tribal Style (ITS) Vocabulary

Take the dance back to its roots! Inspired by the folk dances of Upper Egypt, Urban Gypsy brings you a "brand new" (but really old!) vocabulary of sassy and earthy movement combinations from their time spent with the Ghawazee and folk dancers in Cairo in 2006. Hearken back to the days of dancing in the desert with Urban Gypsy. Don't forget your zills!

Bio
Urban Gypsy has its roots in Houston, Texas, though its members teach and perform all over the world. In the six years of the troupe’s existence, they have fashioned a path for the tribal style to emerge and grow in Houston and across Texas. Sahira and Zymirrah are founding members of the troupe and also serve as its leadership. In 2006, they had the honor (and thrill!) of being the first tribal dancers invited to teach at Ahlan Wa Sahlan, in Cairo, Egypt. Inspired by this experience, they have decided to take the dance back to its roots, developing their ever-growing unique blend of Folkloric Improvisational Fusion. The troupe consists of seven incredibly talented and dedicated dancers, passionate about bringing to life the beauty and grace of our dance. They also sponsor 3rd Coast Tribal each year in January in Fort Worth, Texas. www.urbangypsy.cc

Now, there are no classes being held for the remainder of Tribal Fest in any part of the Main Building, - it’s been commandeered for The Show! Classes continue in the Youth Annex.

YA LG 10:00-2:00 E. Artemis Mourat (4-hour Mini-Intensive!):
Finger Cymbals, Dance Rhythms and a Zill Solo! $52

Learn to master your Zills from the Zill Master herself – Artemis! Let’s demystify this powerful and ancient instrument. This workshop will teach dancers of all levels how to understand and interpret music. We will cover 14 essential rhythms and you will learn techniques that are fun and easy to remember for each of these rhythms. We will practice zill patterns and you will learn a zill solo in class! Whether you are zill virgin or an accomplished musician, you will find lots to learn. The history of this instrument will be described and there will also be a section on Turkish Spoons. An instructional CD will be available for sale to bolster your practice at home.

Bio
Artemis is a master teacher and has been dancing, teaching and researching dance history in the United States and abroad for her entire adult life. Artemis is of Greek and Turkish descent. She fuses her love of these cultures with strong academic knowledge and excellent dance technique. She brings her spirited and articulate technique to workshops which include information on the history and cultures that generate the dances she teaches. She believes that we can all use art to build bridges across cultures. Artemis is well published and has taught in 11 countries and 33 states. She has done field research in ancient dance, Middle Eastern dance and Rromany (Gypsy) dance in Turkey, Romania, Czech Republic, Spain, France, England, Morocco, Tunisia, Germany, Slovenia, Italy, Egypt and Greece. She has attended Rromany Festivals in France, Turkey and Romania. Artemis is listed in the International Dance Council (CID) Who's Who of Dance. Her photograph can be found in the International Encyclopedia of Dance under the listing for "danse du ventre" (translates to "belly dance") which is produced by the Oxford University Press. She has won the "Ethnic Dancer of the Year Award" presented by the International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance (IAMED) and has won the "Most Popular Ethnic Dancer Award" from Zaghareet Magazine twice. Artemis has also won their "Lifetime Achievement Award."

YA LG 2:15-4:15- John Compton: The Roots of Tribal (“Roots” Steps PLUS plenty of time for Q-n-A with the only person “from the good ol’ days” who is not “afraid” to talk truthfully about them!) $42

Bio
The eyes - brilliant and blue. The gaze - captivating and mysterious. Poise, grace, hypnotic movement and many years of discipline create the mystique, the magic that is John. John Compton is America's first dancer in the "Khawal" genre since the Chicago World's Fair of 1893. John's years of dance experience, a dynamic style and genuinely warm personality make him a superb instructor as well as a truly exciting performer. His amazing track record of major shows, night clubs, media appearances and workshops extends through the U.S. and Canada. He initially studied under the legendary Jamilia Salimpour and received additional training in the folkloric style from Patti Farber. He first performed as a featured soloist in Jamila Salimpour's Bal Anat in the early 1970's, then in Patti Farber's folk dance ensemble, Baba Ganooj. In 1976 he formed his own show, Kos-Kadas, the opening extravaganza for the King Tut exhibit at the De Young Museum in San Francisco. He is the Co-Founder and Co-Director of The Hahbi'Ru Middle Eastern Dance Ensemble.

"John brings a solid, aggressive presence to the dance as he overwhelms crowds with his crisp spins and dramatic tray routines"
Middle Eastern Dance Association, Vancouver British Columbia
"Dressed in the manner of the ancient caliph, he swirls his way into dreams, it's as if Valentino has come back to life."
San Francisco Examiner

YA LG-4:30-6:30-Carolena Nericcio- The second day of Carolena’s Intensive! (See Thurs. for payment)

YA LG 6:45-8:45 Amy Sigil Well… We Think It’s Slow… $42

Welcome to the softer side of UNMATA. We're switching the elixir fro jet fuel to chamomile tea, and taking some time to smell the roses. This workshop features a selection of UNMATA's rarely seen slow repertoire, vinyasa inspired warm-ups, and a chance to catch your breath.

Bio
Amy Sigil, director/choreographer of UNMATA, and owner of Hot Pot Studio in Sacramento, CA, has been spreading her high octane performances and workshops around the globe for the last 8 years and has been dancing for 14 years. She likes her dance Fasty and her music Loudy! She is an athlete; a full force tough love dancer, with 110% heart for the game. Her workshops will make you sweat till you bleed and UNMATA will make you smile till you scream! Influenced by her studies in Bellydance, American Tribal Style, Hula, and Hip Hop, Amy brings you...SIGIL Style...not just a dance style; a life style.

YA SM 10:15-2:15 Elizabeth Mahina Island Influences $33

From graceful Hula hands, to precise and fast Tahitian hip movements, tribal fusion can borrow a lot from Polynesian dance. Join Elizabeth as she teaches basic Polynesian dance steps and builds them into exciting tribal fusion combos to enhance your tribal repertoire.
Skill level- Enthusiastic beginner to advanced.

Bio
Elizabeth Mahina was raised as a dancer from the time she was 4 years old and began performing as a Polynesian dancer professionally by the age of 6. She studied ballet & jazz throughout her childhood & during her college years in Santa Cruz she began to study belly dance.

In 2003 Elizabeth started taking tribal style from Ayse Cerami, then director of Sundara Varna. Since then she has been able to fine tune her varied dance and artistic background into a cohesive belly dance fusion style. Elizabeth has Basic Skills and Teach Training in ATS by Carolena Nericcio. She continues to take classes and workshops from as many teachers as possible.

Elizabeth has taught workshops at Tribal Ford, U.K.; Tribal Caravan, Los Angeles; the IBDC in Las Vegas; & Bedouin Bazaar, San Diego. She directed Raks Ohana, a dance troupe using Polynesian and Belly Dance influences. She has performed with and assisted in directing the Conejo Valley chapter of the Sisterhood Dance Collective and is currently director for the Los Angeles dance troupe Tandava and co-director of She'enedra along with Ayse Cerami. She is also co-owner of Sacred Circles Productions, the company that created Mythical Creatures L.A. and has more stage upcoming belly dance stage productions in the works!

She teaches and performs nationally & internationally as a soloist as well as dancing with her troupes.
http://www.elizartist.com

YA SM 12:30-2:30 Princess Farhana Strike a Pose! How to Make the Camera Love You $33

SOLD OUT

YA SM 2:45-4:45 Sarah J. Locke - Dance Alchemy: Combinations, Formations, and Presence $33

Alchemy Dance Theater is known for its dynamic movement vocabulary, fluid line, and intricate formations, as well as a strong group stage presence that has been called “mesmerizing”, “captivating”, “deeply moving”, and more. This workshop will share some of the ingredients that go into this Alchemical process so you can find new pathways to creativity, regardless of your dance style. The secret recipe:
...Movement exercises that will cultivate a greater range of choices in your dance, in terms of both technique and expression. We’ll draw on a range of contemporary dance and experimental

Bio
Sarah Johansson Locke is a performer, choreographer, and teacher whose work is inspired by her experience with several forms of traditional and contemporary dance, theater, yoga, and somatic modalities. As the Artistic Director of Alchemy Performance, Sarah has been at the forefront of establishing and cultivating the New York Tribal/Fusion scene since 2001.

She directs two companies, Alchemy Dance Theater and the Alchemy Tribal Collective; teaches dance, yoga, and anatomy; curates the HYBRID performance series; and performs frequently. As a certified instructor of yoga and embodied anatomy as well as a dance teacher with 15 years of experience, Sarah is known for her informed and inspiring classes which empower students to find a deep sense of body awareness and creative expression.

Her performance style stands out for its strong yet meditative power, its ability to draw you in to a profound and sacred space. Alchemy Dance Theater and the Alchemy Tribal Collective are known for their dynamic movement vocabulary, fluid line, and intricate formations, as well as a strong group stage presence that has been called “mesmerizing”, “captivating”, “deeply moving”, and more. Sarah began her study of tribal bellydance in 1994 and was a member of Gypsy Caravan for several years before returning to NYC (where she grew up) to develop her own style of contemporary tribal fusion as an alchemy of her wide ranging theater, dance, and movement experience. Throughout her career, she has been involved with projects ranging from site-specific installations and street theater to international arts festivals and large theater productions, both across the U.S. and in Europe. www.alchemyperformance.com

SATURDAY, MAY 15

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YA LG 10:00-Noon Gabriella Special Power from Overseas! $33

Special Power from overseas
Gabriella brings some very special moves and combinations to us from
her own style, Neas Fundamentals!! You will jump in and have fun with
high energy moves and combinations !!!

Everything you will learn is set to cues so you can take what you learn and use it with your own style !!! We will use some exciting , fast paced German Medieval music to bringyou the power and excitement of the dance, German style !! Come and experience the magic and beauty of Gabriella and her special Tribal Style..!

Bio

Gabriella is the director and founder of Neas tribal, one of the first
tribal troupes in Germany.

She started with oriental dance in 1987 and she learned from many well
known dancers, such as Wendy Buonaventura, Suher Saki, Nadia Hamdi,
Nelly Mazloum, Amaya and many more.

In 1999 she opened her own studio and she also began to dance Tribal
Style Dance. She fell in love with ATS from Fat Chance Belly Dance and
first learned from Video and then she organized workshops with Fat
Chance teachers. She also liked Gypsy Caravans Tribal Style and
learned from Paulette Rees-Denis. Paulette invited her and Neas Tribal
to come to Tribal Quest. Gabriella and Neas Tribal were the first
German Tribaldancers at the Quest in 2005.

Gabriella also hosted many Tribal Fusion dancers from the USA and she learned from everyone. She created her own style, called Neas Fundamentals, which included some ATS from Fat Chance, some moves from Gypsy Caravan and a lot of her own creative things.
In the summer of 2009 Gabriella hosted Kajira Djoumahna of BlackSheep BellyDance in a weekend workshop as well as a Teacher Training Course. She earned a Certificate to teach a new, separate Level One class in the KD/BSBD Format for ATS, along with her regular class."

Her troupe Neas Tribal is very popular in Germany and Europe. They are on stage often and perform as well at Ren Faires all over Germany!!! Gabriella teaches all over Europe and is in high demand for her knowledge , Dance technique and her happy , loving and supportive personality . She is excited to share her love for dance at Tribal Fest!!

YA LG 12:15-2:15 Stefanie Masters BSBD Level 1 ~ Into The Web $33

BSBD Level 1 ~ Into The Web

In this 2 hour workshop experience the power and strength that comes from being connected into the web of dance, going beyond the technique…

Being completely in the moment, knowing a joy that transcends words. Being prepared for anything, yet holding no expectations. This is the web that connects us in this most beautiful and challenging art form that is SGI (formally known as ATS)

Stefanie will take you deeper into the meaning of working together as a unit with her unique and powerful style of teaching. Stefanie’s extensive background as a holistic therapist and professional instructor for over 13 years will take beginners and advanced level students alike, to new levels of understanding.

By putting these concepts into the body and the mind we are able to create a powerful and beautiful presentation of dance regardless of our level of skill and expertise.
This workshop will introduce beginning level techniques in Kajira Djoumahna’s internationally known SGI (formally known as ATS) format of dance. While technique will be broken down, this workshop will focus on helping the student to develop a sense of the WEB that connects us while we dance. Using innovative techniques through the use of breath, posture and energy projection, the student will gain a greater appreciation for In The Moment dancing, connecting to each other, dancing for transformation, meditation and raising energy as a group.

Come and experience the beauty and power of moving INTO THE WEB, with Stefanie Masters!

Bio
Stefanie Masters is the owner of Dance For The Soul, a holistic studio focused on healing the whole individual ~ body, mind and spirit. Stefanie is the creator and director of the DFTS Masters Method for Health, Healing & Living™ and The DFTS Format of Improvisational Middle Eastern Dance. She is an Award-Winning professional Belly Dance performer and has been featured in Time Magazine, Belly Dance, A Raqs Sharqi Magazine, M Magazine, The Journal Sentinel and The Wall Street Journal. Stefanie offers a 15 month Teacher Training program, in her DFTS Masters Format.

Stefanie is a professional dance instructor, performer, event producer & the director of her student troupe Black Sheep Belly Dance of Wisconsin. With over 14 certifications and licensing in holistic movement and healing modalities, Stefanie brings a unique whole approach to her classes and seminars, with a focus on breath, posture, technique and positive thought.

In 2007 while working on a special project with the ladies of Trillium Troupe, Jennifer Nolan, Marie Kaplan, and Traci Roberts, Stefanie was introduced to American Tribal Style Belly Dance. She fell in love with the aspect of group improvisational choreography and began her search for a teacher. Kajira Djoumahna’s contribution to ATS, using both hips, in this style was optimal, in Stefanie’s opinion, to keeping balance in the body, as well as the heart. Stefanie, after pursuing her own continued education, received certification in Kajira’s BlackSheep BellyDance Format as an instructor in both Level One & Level Two, and is now a proud member of BSBD Professional Troupe. Working closely with Kajira, Stefanie maintains a high level of integrity and continuity for the format, allowing her to help her students delve deeper into the aspects of building a connection to each other, opening their hearts and ultimately allowing healing to manifest in the body and heart through the dance.

For more information on Stefanie Masters or classes and workshops, please visit her website at www.danceforthesoul.com or email her at Stefanie@danceforthesoul.com

YA LG 2:30-4:30 Princess Farhana Lots and Lots of Layers $33

Pile it all on and put a cherry on top! Learn classic, traditional belly
dance foundations for crazy isolations, and how to put it all together, so that every zip code in your body is doing something different. Included: a rigorous shimmy drill combined with slow hand and arm movements; shimmies layered over stationary and traveling steps as well as figure eights; Up-hip and Down-hip 3Ž4 shimmy walks, 4/4 shimmies... Abdominal layers and crazy things to do with your mid-section, and use of speed: combinations mixing slow-into-fast movements with unusual angles and eye-catching level changes and turns.

Bio
Acclaimed international dancer Princess Farhana has performed, taught and written about Oriental Dance and Burlesque for nineteen years. She has appeared in Egypt, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Portugal, all over The United Kingdom, Mexico and Canada, and across the US. Named “Favorite Oriental Dancer 2006 & 2008” by The Zaghareet Magazine, Princess Farhana has been featured in numerous motion pictures, videos, television shows and dance documentaries, as well as many instructional and performance DVD’s. Trained in Egyptian style (by Raqia Hassan and Zahra Zuhair, among others) she is also known for her high-concept, theatrical fusion performances and dazzling stage presence. Her warmth, enthusiasm and adventurous spirit - on and off stage- captivates audiences and students alike.
Contact Princess Farhana (Pleasant Gehman): (323) 460-4890
Email: pgehman@earthlink.net WWW.PRINCESSFARHANA.COM

YA LG 4:45-6:45 Carolena Nericcio The last day of Carolena’s 3-Day Intensive

YA SM 10:15-12:15 Heather Stants Movement Creation, Combinations & Staging $42
SOLD OUT!

YA SM 12:30-2:30 Heather Shoopman Shoop’s Sweat Shop! $33
Would you like to take your dance to a different level?
Challenge yourself physically and mentally?
Come work it out with Heather Shoopman and company in this fun packed class of drills, thrills and bumpin' loud~n~dirty bass!
Explore each territory of the body for all it's worth. Improve your muscle memory with layers, locks and ooey gooey goodness.
Strengthen and condition those muscles as we experiment with momentum
and get crazy with the layers. Be ready to sweat, laugh and holler.
Can I get a woooot woooot?

Bio
Heather Shoopman is an LA based dancer, teacher and choreographer. She defines her bellydance as an organic movement integrating classic dance form with pure, heart-rooted creativity. Heather is inspired by life’s many sources. She believes dance has the power to heal, awaken and delight body and spirit.

Heather has been studying movement since she can remember. Her path started early in gymnastics, cheerleading, jazz, modern, and hip-hop dance. She's also dabbled in ballet, classical Indian, African dance and tai-chi. She has studied bellydance in Egyptian, Turkish and American Tribal styles. Choreography has been a love and present in Heather’s life for many years, from shows for mom and dad, to high school half-times, to a short independent film, to stage/theatre productions. Heather’s work has included educating and performing in private schools, retirement homes, private parties, children’s birthday parties, corporate environments, film and TV sets, farmer’s markets, street fairs and other community events.

She also has a very powerful connection with healing and has been involved in bodywork since 1998. Heather maintains a private healing practice in which she utilizes knowledge of massage, Reiki, aromatherapy, herbology, movement and diet to facilitate optimum health. She encourages self-healing. Her workshop "Chakra Dance" has become very popular.

Heather hit the competition circuit in 2007 and brought home awards for Belly Dancer of the Universe: Tribal Fusion Solo Champion and People's Choice, Hips of Fury: Ultimate Soloist and People's Choice and Arabesque Bellydancing Competition: 2nd Place. Since then she has been teaching and performing in cities all over the world.

At home in Los Angeles, Heather is the proud founder of tribal fusion bellydance troupe, Se7eN, and is constantly amazed by their dedication and spirit. She also creatively works in duet with "The Calamity Sam" and in the trio "Triptych Tribal" with Calamity and Michaella Manning. She has been known to co-teach with Mesmera, her first teacher and belly dance "mama". She teaches regular classes at LA's Dance Garden, Hollywood YMCA and Pasadena's California Institute of Technology. Heather’s plan is to continue to teach and delight as long as her life allows.

YA SM 2:45-4:45 Sashi Body Part II: Skin & Bones-The Flesh of the Ascend Tribal Format $33

In this workshop you will learn the application of the fundamentals of Tribal Fusion Bellydance as well as deeply explore Sashi’s signature technique: The Ascend Tribal Format. You will gain an intensive understanding of the dance which will add to your bellydance vocabulary, combinations and choreographies. You will review proper posture and technique as well as explore the muscle groupings and skeletal construct of healthy and strong movement, including the mechanics of popping, locking and isolating. The concept of proprioception and kinesthetics will be explained and applied to an intermediate level of Ascend Format movements and combinations providing you with technique and control that will set you apart from the crowd as a dancer. Knowledge of basic Tribal Fusion and The Ascend Tribal Format is helpful but not required. All levels are welcome. Bring athletic shoes, a yoga mat and water and wear supportive clothing. This class involves 10-15 minutes of cardiovascular movement. www.ascendtribaldance.com

Bio
Sashi is an internationally recognized performer, instructor and choreographer based in Orange County, California. Sashi has been a student of dance for over twenty years and began studying African Haitian and West African dance while a student at San Francisco State University. In the years following, Sashi found Middle Eastern dance to be the style she was most drawn to as it spoke to her Semitic roots and aesthetic interests. She has studied many forms of Middle Eastern dance including American Tribal Style Bellydance, Tribal Fusion Bellydance, Gothic Bellydance, Egyptian and Lebanese Cabaret Bellydance, Israeli and Turkish Debke, Saidi, and Nubian Folkloric dances. She is most recognized for her alluring and dynamic performances of Gothic Tribal Fusion Bellydance and Improvisational Tribal Fusion Bellydance. Inspired by the “Spirit of the Dance”, Sashi views bellydance as the honoring of the divine feminine by creating spiritual and physical unions through movement. This is evident as her ability to cultivate the energy that the dance evokes is translated to each audience member with a look, a gesture, a presence that is unmistakably unique to Sashi. You can see her perform solo or in collaboration with internationally acclaimed performance troupes in many venues, settings and shows. Information on her upcoming performances, workshops, tour dates and collaborations can be found at www.ascendtribaldance.com

SUNDAY, MAY 16

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YA LG 10:00-Noon Paulette Rees-Denis Shimmy Queen! $33

Define and sharpen your hips with variations on the shimmy, and include other fast hip movements combined with tribal improvisational drilling and a mini shimmy choreography to help you remember and take it all home! Fun and invigorating. Great for all levels of dancers.

Bio
Paulette Rees-Denis has been a local and international cutting edge dance force since 1991, with her innovative and inspiring style of dance-Tribal Belly Dance. Her part memoir, part experiential book, Tribal Vision: A Celebration of Tribal Belly Dance (Cultivator Press, 2008), has received glowing praise, telling her stories and sharing other dancer's tales around this dance. Based outside Portland, Oregon, Paulette teaches and performs at home, directing her performance dance and music group, Gypsy Caravan Dance Company and the Caravan Dance Collective, while taking her in-demand Tribal workshops, Collective Soul and Teacher Training intensive certification programs around the globe.
Her Tribal Styling is an eclectic, invigorating, and elegant fusion based on urban, folk, ritual, trance, bellydance, and modern dances. With a classical dance background, Paulette has created this rich blend of contemporary improvisational movement which is esthetically pleasing, spiritually grounding, and physically rewarding.
More info: www.gypsycaravan.us
Visit my Blog--www.tribalbellydanceblog.com

YA LG 12:15-2:15 Martina Crowe-Hewett BADAZZ BELLYDANZ $33
Skill level: Open to all
Type of Class: Tribal Fusion Bellydance

BADAZZ your movement repertoire with combos and choreography to put more BAD into your AZZ! Martina will kick it up with a series of killer combos that will test drive your skills into a new kinda “bad” for your performance. From 'hard hitting' to 'booty bouncing' Martina will bring her personal style to add and enhance your own BADAZZ skills and sequences! BADAZZ your troupe or BADAZZ your solo skills and create movement options for large or small formations.
WARNING: BADAZZ attitude needed for this workshop.

Bio
Vancouver performer Martina has been performing and dancing ballet, jazz, tap and modern since the age of 3, but found her dance passion with Tribal Fusion Bellydance. In 2004 Martina became the founder and creative director Bellyfringe Bellydance which consists of classes, workshops, sponsoring, productions as well as choreographer and director of the tribal fusion troupe Ginger Blue.

Martina is well known for her hard hitting and fast tribal fusion stylings. And continues to strive and push her boundaries as a dance artist. Always busy, Martina is working on producing a full length show featuring Ginger Blue called "Transformations of Blue" as well as her annual production of Midsummer Bellies in Vancouver BC. A big supporter of Tribal Fest, Martina is so honored to be instructing at Tribal Fest for the first time! For more info on Martina, Bellyfringe Bellydance and Ginger Blue check out www.bellyfringe.com

YA LG 2:30-4:30 TribalTique Fusion That Fits $33

Are you an Improv Tribal Belly Dancer with a Tribal Fusion habit? Want to add a little spice to your dance vocabulary, while still maintaining cue-ability? Why not have the best of both worlds? Learn TribalTique’s saucy signature fusion style movements that you can utilize as a cue dancer or choreographer. Using slow, medium, and fast tempos, we’ll explore smooth, slinky, and funky steps that will satisfy all facets of your belly dance personality!

Bio

TribalTique was formed in the summer of 2004 by co-directors Julia
DiVerdi and Molly McClellan in an effort to further explore and create
a new vision of Tribal Style Belly Dance in Northern Colorado. Their
unique style combines classic American Tribal Style posture,
vocabulary, and improvisational cue dancing with polished technique
and cutting edge Tribal Fusion. In addition to continued study with
teachers across the nation, TribalTique completed the General Skills
Certification in ATS with Carolena Nericcio in 2007. Molly and Julia
have served as featured instructors and performers at belly dance
festivals across the nation, most notably teaching sold out workshops
at Tribal Fest in 2007 and 2008. With over 20 years combined belly
dance experience as both performers and instructors, the partnership
has flourished and firmly established TribalTique on the tribal belly
dance circuit.
~TribalTique Tribal Belly Dance Company~
an experiment in tribal belly dance.
http://tribaltique.com
tribaltique@gmail.com
http://tribaltique.tribe.net

YA SM 10:15-12:15 Tracy Windisch Troupe Satya Style: Belly Dance-Ballet Fusion $33

In this workshop we will be learning some of what gives Troupe Satya their signature style. Director/Choreographer Tracy Windisch will be breaking down what it is that sets her troupe apart. We will be covering how to blend tight belly dance technique and languid isolations, with flexibility and balance styles gleaned from her classical ballet training. This unique integration is guaranteed to give you combinations that most belly dance fans have never seen before! The workshop will begin with a warm up that will demonstrate how to increase your flexibility and eventually help you get your splits and deeper back bends. Then we will be learning how to make your belly dance skills tighter and more controlled ( a brief covering of some basics and how to do them right), some basic layering, a few fun and not so difficult balances that can be used in regular choreography as well as sword dancing, which will lead into some fun level changes and floor work. Then we will be putting all these elements together in a segment of choreography that Troupe Satya will be performing that weekend. This workshop is highly recommended to any one who has an interest in choreographing their own shows, as well as solo performers. The combinations learned in this class will spice up any dancer's bag of tricks. Some belly dance experience recommended but not necessary. Don't miss this opportunity to broaden your knowledge of dance and take home these cutting edge combinations and styles!

Bio
Tracy Windisch has been studying and performing belly dance for the past 14 years. She began her studies under Terri Anne and began her performance training with Troupe Joweh in 1996. She went on to start teaching her own style and to create and direct the performance group Troupe Satya at the age of 18. Tracy later continued her training under Suhaila Salimpour. She was a dedicated member of SSSD for about two years, and during part of that time was a performing member of SDC (Suhaila Dance Company). Tracy then went back to being Art Director and Choreographer of Troupe Satya which has gone on to become an award winning belly dance group. She has also studied ballet extensively for the past 4 years, and has dappled in many other cultural dance forms such as east Indian and classical Balinese. Many of these techniques appear in her belly dance choreography, making it a unique style that completely sets her shows apart. In recent years she has gone on to found and artistically direct the circus and fire arts dace company Luminesque, which incorporates belly dance, ballet, martial arts and mixed fire modalities with aerials, stilt walkers, contortion and other classical circus arts. You can check out Luminesque as well as more pics of Tracy and her performance art at www.luminesquefiretroupe.com. Tracy has been traveling and performing with both these groups and others as well as teaching, training and working as a soloist for the past several years.

YA SM 12:30-3:30 Deb Rubin - Special 3-Hour Class! Creating More Decadent Dancing! $42

Ready to take your dance quality to the next level?

With this special 3 hr. intensive, we are able to dip into Deb’s signature dance therapeutics/yoga repertoire, AND apply it as necessary foundation for bringing more decadence, power, and control to your dancing. We will focus on upper spine, shoulders, side body, and core, as a foundation for achieving maximum articulation, grace and control in the upper body, improving belly dance technique, arm work, and spinal extension, fostering healthy back bending, and building the necessary skills and isolations to make complex layering simple. We will apply it directly to dancing with core-integrated drills, partner work, and new tribal fusion combos. This small group format allows for individualized attention, and hands-on adjustments, with injuries and personal questions addressed. Intense focus on arms, shapes, accents, and articulating from the head to the fingertips, helping to embody the slinkiest, most decedent, fluid dancing, and posturing possible--at any tempo. Pls. bring yoga mat, strap, and journal to take notes. Space limited to 19.

Bio

Deb Rubin has been a life-long dancer and performer, trained in many styles, including Salsa, West African, Modern, Jazz, Ballet, Hip Hop, 5-rhythms, Contact Improv, Gymnastics, and Tribal Fusion Belly Dance. She was a 5+year core member, and co-choreographer with the trend-setting Ultragypsy Bellydance Theater, until Fall, 2007, and a regular sub for Jill Parker’s classes. Deb has also studied extensively from, and been creatively influenced and most inspired by Rachel Brice and Mardi Love, as well as Zoe Jakes, and Heather Stants. She also holds a level 1 certification from Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance. A sponge for learning, and a seeker of continually deepening her repetoire and relationship to the dance, Deb is well versed within the tribal fusion genre, having also studied with Kami Liddle, Frederique, Amy Sigil, FCBD, Cera Byer, and others. Currently, Deb teaches and performs internationally, offering her yogic approach and unique stylization of Tribal Fusion Belly Dance. Most recently, she assisted Rachel Brice in her 5-day Tribal Massive intensive 2008, performed with Heather Stants and Urban Tribal at Tribal Fest 2008, and co-taught a retreat with Sharon Kihara in Hawaii, Dec. 08. She also produces SF Mecca Immersion, the first Tribal Fusion Belly Dance retreat/immersion event in the heart of the San Francisco. (www.sfmeccaimmerison.com).

As a performer, Deb is honored to have collaborated and shared the stage with amazing artists such as: Balkan Beat Box, Beats Antique, Brass Menazeri Balkan Brass Band, EOTO, Vibesquad, Lynx&Janover, Hamsa Lila, Goddess Alchemy Project, UltraGypsy Bellydance Theater, members of the Yard Dogs Road Show, Urban Tribal Dance Company, Mira Betz, Gaudi, DJ DragonFly, Lucia Comnes Band, Knowa Knowones, ANA SIA, Rose Harden, Mystic Family Circus, Sofiah Thom, and more----in studios, speakeasies, theaters, and festivals throughout this hemisphere.

A holistic health counselor, somatic educator, yoga teacher, and integrative bodyworker, Deb is also the founder of SattyaBodyHealingArts and Dance Collective. She teaches classes, workshops, and retreats fusing women’s health and empowerment with yoga, tribal belly dance, nature, and creative expression. Deb has taught at Kosmos world music and dance camp, at the Omega Institute in NY, at the Quest for Global Healing Conference, in Ubud, Bali, as well as other festivals and healing/sustainability conferences around the globe.

As a massage therapist and yoga therapist for past 9 years, she specializes in injury rehab for dancers, and women’s health. She is greatly influenced by her studies of Traditional Thai-Yoga Massage in the hill tribes of Northern Thailand under the lineage of Asokananda, her vision quest experiences in the Northern California Desert, and her Yoga teacher trainings and study with Integrative Yoga Therapy, Acroyoga, Darshana Weil, Shiva Rae, and Gary Kraftsow. She is currently working on an upcoming DVD of her dance therapeutics material.

Deb has a B.A. in Pre-med and Psychology from Princeton University, and an M.A. in Holistic Health Education from JFK, with an emphasis on mind-body medicine and somatic psychology. You can find her writings published in Yoga Journal Magazine. Currently, she is continuing her Yoga studies in the Viniyoga Tradition with Gary Kraftsow and with Rachel Brice; immersing in her belly dance studies with Rachel Brice, Suhaila Salimpour, Zoe Jakes; and continuing to study modern, hip hop, folkloric, and contact improvisation dance forms in the vibrant dance community of the San Francisco Bay Area in which she lives. For more info on deb, pls. visit: www.sattyabody.com

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Wanted: Rachel Brice's Intensive.

Elska aka Saxon — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:25:46 GMT

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get this class while it was still available, so if someone wants to sell theirs, please PM me and we'll talk.

I'm also looking for Sharon Kihara's class, even though that hasn't sold yet.

If someone else is looking for this or another sold out class, feel free to hijack. It'll make bumping easier on me XD

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Just have to share this TOO FUNNY

Delilah — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:00:18 GMT

OMG What have we done !
Video and dance artists do a funny video spoof launched from VDP STUDIO in Seattle Washington.
Lets make it go viral!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI0KmqUvdjw
CREDITS
Produced By VDP Studio
Actors: Dahlia Moon, Delilah, Bella Jovan, Sean Erhardt
Voice by Rich Hawkins
Camera by Alex Walsh
Script Laura Rose and Delilah

The spoof is to promote the online belly dance classroom which is an ingenious effort for the artists to try to stay in business during the sluggish economy. They are EXTENDING the local classroom to the world! THE POWER BELLY SHOW is female enhancement!
They are excited to also be able to be bring it into every local living room in the Fremont Neighborhood of Seattle, known for it's Billion Belly March each Summer. OMG! Belly Dancers everywhere! Is it the Trillion Belly March next Solstice Parade!

VDP STUDIO is Belly Dance Central, bringing you weekly bellydance from the Center of the Universe!
Delilah, owner of VDP Studio reports, "We have been working hard shooting a live class called THE POWER BELLY SHOW every Monday at 6:30-7:30 pm (completed 28 episodes). It's really been a hoot. We just hope dancers will subscribe to it in a few weeks time when it's officially up and running. This is scheduled to occur in conjunction with the launch of our new web site. The Power Belly Show is a workout for real belly dancers and then a short tutorial follows delivered by all sorts of award winning dancers and musicians; Dahlia Moon, Ruby of Divine Belly Dance, Bella Jovan, Tayissa Blue Laura Rose, Erik Brown House of Tarab . . . !"

VDP Studio would like to share with any interested dancers (or soon to be dancers) the chance to participate in 3 FREE 70-80 minute long episodes of the POWER BELLY SHOW. It's available for FREE! RIGHT NOW for the next couple weeks for anyone on a Windows machine. (Sorry MACs)
Directions here
http://www.visionarydance.com/powerbellyonline.html
Delilah

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Should I rent a car for TF?

bugwitch — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 06:49:22 GMT

Is it worth it? It's really expensive and I don't feel comfortable driving around San Fran. But I would like to be able to go sight seeing on the Mon/Tues between the teacher training and TF10.

Would it be a better idea to just use the shuttle/cab option and then hope someone is going to San Fran on those days so I can catch a lift?

How crazy is San Fran driving anyway?

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Around The World With Tribal Fest

ChuckTheDJ — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 10:46:55 GMT

I am adding all the names of dancers who have signed up so far,,, and the really cool part for me, is seeing where everyone is coming from...

Of course most are coming from the USA from Florida to California and from Texas to North Dakota..

but from all over the world many dancers are making the trip to Tribal Fest 10... so far I have seen dancers from:
Canada
Estonia
Chili
Italy
Germany
The Netherlands
Japan
Australia
Taiwan
and Costa Rica!

wow! We are sure there will be more. At TF 9 we had dancers from 19 different countries.... a huge mahalo to every single dancer who makes their way to us! It means a lot more than we can ever say.... See Ya There!

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55 Classes @ Tribal Fest!

ChuckTheDJ — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 01:29:27 GMT

We think this is the most ever offered at Tribal Fest... there's gotta be something for most everyone!....

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 Class Descriptions

ChuckTheDJ — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:11:27 GMT

Hope This Helps,,, I will get the others up ASAP....

1 WEDNESDAY, MAY 12

MAIN HALL 10-Noon Amy Sigil Just Dance! $42
Just dance
Ok, you can talk the talk. But now it's time to walk the walk! Let's turn up the volume and get down to business! This workshop is all about being here. Right now. Leave your notebooks at the door- this is your chance to dive head-first into the present moment. Come on in, the water's fine!

MAIN HALL 12:15-2:15 Mardi Love New Combinations $42
Mardi Love: New Combinations

Mardi Love tends to specialize in combinations and choreography. She returns this year with a few new combos that reflect her unique style, created just for Tribal Fest 10. Movements will be broken down carefully and drilled, with attention given to hand and facial details as well. See you there! It’s going to be GREAT!

MAIN HALL 2:30-4:30 Rachel Brice - Fusing Tribal with Cabaret Style: Combos & Drills $42
Description TBA

MAIN HALL 4:45-6:45 Heather Stants 10x10 $42
10x10! in December 2009 Urban Tribal Dance company turned ten. Tribal
Fest is turning ten. In honor of these momentous anniversaries Heather
will bust out ten short combinations that exemplify Urban Tribal's fabulously
funky style. This class will be action packed. Bring a notebook and
KNEE PADS. It wouldn't be a Urban Tribal workshop without a little floor

BOLSHOI ROOM-10-Noon Rachel Brice - 3 Day Intensive! (6 hours total) $275

BOLSHOI 12:15-2:15 Sarah J. Locke Embodied Dance: Anatomy for Dancers $33
Embodied Dance: Anatomy for Dancers
Learn how to dance with more strength, flexibility, isolation, and integration. Develop a fuller and stronger presence on stage. Discover new ideas for moves and combinations by using the form and function of the body itself as inspiration. Knowledge of anatomy can give you access to better technique, as well as the freedom to explore new movement vocabularies with ease. Whether you're a student, a teacher, or both – it can help you to dance more fully and expressively, and also with more awareness of how to balance strength and flexibility, alignment and flow.
In this workshop we'll study aspects of the muscular-skeletal system that are key for bellydancers, as well as other body systems (breathing, organs, fluids) that support core integration and deepen full body awareness. Using exercises that incorporate principles from yoga, Body-Mind Centering, and the Alexander Technique, we'll explore the form and function of the body through movement. A combination of clear and precise information (diagrams and notes) with somatic exercises (feeling the body through movement) will give you a great range of tools to be a better student, teacher, and performer.
NOTE: You can fully enjoy this workshop without taking Sarah’s other workshop, but if you want to do both, they go very well together as a MINI-mini-intensive!

BOLSHOI 2:30-4:30 Ellen Cruz Drum Dance! Combining the Best of Both Worlds! $33
Drum Dance!!! Combining the best of both worlds!
Dance and drum your way into an exciting choreography with musical patterns in challenging combinations and musical variations. Due to the addition of the music incorporated into the dance, the combinations will not be very difficult. If you don't drum, bring your finger cymbals to play the drum parts on your zyls. Don't dance but want to drum? Then this will be a great opportunity to enjoy the drumming. there are several ways to take this class, flexibility strikes!! What you need to bring to this seminar: dumbek, small djembe, tar, riqq, or a similar or like size drum. Bring a scarf that will be long enough to tie around you and your drum, to hold the drum stable while you are dancing. Bring your cymbals, dance wear. dance shoes if you need them. We will go through a good warm up, review of movements we will be using, instruction in drumming, and then the synthesis of the dance and music elements together. Exploration through music can inspire the artist, and add layers of creativity and spice to the imagination

BOLSHOI 4:45-6:45 Zoe Jakes Levels and Angles $52
Levels and Angles
Expand your dance vocabulary and explore a different way to approach movement! Just like the title says, we will be twisting, dropping, bending, and fully embracing all things diagonal. The additional challenge of layering while in these challenging positions makes this an intermediate to advanced workshop. Those with compromised knees or lower back troubles not advised.

RUSSIAN ROOM-10-Noon Suhaila Salimpour Folkloric Fusion Drills & Combinations $52
Folkloric Fusion Drills & Combinations
This super fun class is a combination of Suhaila format, Jamila format, folkloric steps and dance movement . . . all topped off with exciting finger cymbal combinations. This class gets you moving and out of your comfort zone to start integrating the movements in an organic way and to layer any finger cymbal pattern and hand movement on top of any dance combination. Great for all levels, beginner to advanced.

RUSSIAN 12:15-2:15 Gabriella-Culture Shock: Hot & Spicy Moves with a German Flavor! $33
Culture shock: Hot and Spicy moves with a German Flavor
Come together and have fun with a Partner!!!! Spicy Moves, combinations
and varitaions !! Capture the beauty and flowing energy ignited
between two dancers .....
We will have a lot of fun dancing together and presenting the spicy magic of our dance...!!
Take the chance to add some hearty German flavor to your own style...!!

RUSSIAN 2:30-5:30 Tempest - 2 Day Intensive! (6 hours total): The Art of
Gothic BD: Tempest’s Guide to Grace, Glitter & Guts $125
The Art of Gothic Bellydance: Tempest's Guide to Grace, Glitter, &
Guts*/ - a mini-intensive for performers - a 6 hour intensive split
into 2 days of workshops for intermediate to advanced dancers with
Tempest, well-known instructor and pioneer of Gothic Bellydance. Gothic
Bellydance isn't just dancing to weird music or looking like it's
Halloween time - it is a focused, dedicated fusion of culture through
movement, aesthetic, and attitude. And it's very important to be able
to preserve both the bellydance and the Gothic quality in your work. We
will look at several styles and flavors found within the culture that is
Goth, and effectively translate them into art in motion - through
specific bellydance & fusion movements, music, costuming, and stage
presence. Students are encouraged to bring costuming pieces, music (at
least one song on CD that you enjoy and have listened to), and lots of
questions. This intensive will balance discussion with movement and
technique application, presentation, performance, and group critique.
/*A*/*/t least /*1 year of consecutive bellydance study - tribal or
cabaret - recommended and some performance experience.
*
Day One: Rivets, Romance & Ritual *- On the first day, we will look at
the history of the Gothic culture, including the music and aesthetic
that defines it, and then focus on Old School/Romantic and
Industrial/Cyber Goth in slow and fast movement combinations, while
addressing appropriate music, costuming and performance context for
each - what works, what doesn't, and why. Bring a 3 yard veil with you!

*Day Two: Steam, Sass, & Sensuality *- On the second day, we'll move
into more current developments in the land of Goth, including
Neo-Victorian, Vintage/Flapper, and Steampunk. Again, we'll look at
what makes up each of these styles, and go beyond just looking the part,
but really MOVING and BEING that aspect. We'll especially explore story
and character development, and how to translate that effectively on stage.

YOUTH ANNEX, LARGE ROOM
YA LG 9:45-1:45 Sharon Kihara - 2 Day Intensive! (8 hours total): $333
An Exploration of the Art Form Known as Kokoro or Butoh, which means Heart (or Core) Dance
Kokoro or Butoh- it means Heart dance or Core dance.

The first day will be a combination of a bit of training, focusing on balance, slow strength and "face dancing", as well as touching on the techniques of Tatsumi Hijikata, the originator of the art form now known as Butoh. Hijikata's approach involves taking concept and internalizing it through visualization, to integrate the concepts into the nervous system, conveying complex emotion and taboo topics through raw, pure energetic and physical expression. This class will challenge the student to metaphorically be willing to remove their own skin, so to speak, in order to access deeper levels of fearlessness and dance communication. Group and personal exercises will be given in order to create a deeply personal foundation or story with which to work.

The second day will include some spatial and physical awareness exercises, and will develop into the students working on their own personal dance pieces to take with them- we will work on both the dynamics of working in a group and being a soloist, and combination of the two. This workshop is based on my studies of Butoh in Berlin, and how it has effectively turned my personal concept of dance and performance on its ear. It has been liberating, therapeutic, and has inspired me to look into the places I am afraid of- this is usually where the best seeds of creation lie.

YA LG 2:00-4:00 Urban Gypsy Leader Changes and Formations $33
Leader Changes and Formations
Already know the ITS basics? GREAT! The next step is creating leader-changing visuals that will keep you and your audience guessing what will come next! Please note that in order to take this class, previous experience with group improvisational dance/leading/leader changes is essential.

YA LG 4:15-6:15 Michelle Manx - Cheesecake Platter:A Pin-Up Bellydance Variety Package $33
Cheesecake Platter: A Pin-up Bellydance Variety Package

Strike some poses, play with feather boas, and of course, dance! This
workshop will begin with a warm-up and conditioning exercises which will
create those fabulous Vargas-like poses. In the second part of the
workshop, Michelle will teach fusion bellydance combos inspired by
pin-up girls and Hollywood starlets of the 1940's and 50's. The third
section of this class will focus on the use of the feather boa to add
instant glamour and a touch of sass to your bellydance performance.
Workshop participants will learn entrances, exits, traveling steps, and
how to use the feather boa to accentuate dance movement. Please bring a
feather boa to class.

YOUTH ANNEX, SMALL ROOM

YA SM -9:45-11:45- Zoe Jakes: Dancing Effectively to Electronic Music (for professional dancers) $63
Dancing effectively to electronic music

Sink deeper into your performance by developing a greater understanding of the music medium you are working in. Learn how to hear the different layers in a complicated song, and how to interpret them effectively with dance. We will also be going over how to cut music and create an powerful dance set. In this class we will be
breaking down a song into its individual tracks just like a music producer would, and dancing to those solo tracks. This is an advanced level workshop created for dancers who have professional belly dance backgrounds. Expect
one on one training with personal attention given to each student. We will be dancing as well as discussing in this class. Bring a note pad please!

YA SM Noon-2:00 Belladonna The Next Step (for experienced dancers) $33
The Next Step:
This workshop for experienced dancers is designed to help you build a performance from start to finish. Now that you have technique, what do you do? From choreography, to costuming music to muscle memory. Will cover incorporating show craft, expression, interpretation and how to get the audience on your side. A comprehensive workshop with a over view on everything you need to build your performance and take the next step in your performance.

YA SM 2:15-6:30 Ariellah (4 hour Mini-Intensive!): At the Heart of it All… $52
AT THE HEART OF IT ALL…is convergence of dance, technique, flexibility, strength, mind, spirit and art. Train your mind with technique, train your heart to dance and all else will fall in place. In this dance training course emphasis will be placed on the combination of not only technique but an equal counterpart of dance expression. Creative processes and internal work written and oral will also be discussed. The workshop will include an intensive technique and body conditioning section. This mini intensive course is designed to give the dancer the encouragement and tools necessary to take home and incorporate into his or her own practice in order to reach the next level, the next challenge.

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Are you Ready????? Ready??

ChuckTheDJ — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:43:45 GMT

the count down, 48 hours........

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Your Fave Tribal Fest Memory

ChuckTheDJ — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 04:07:09 GMT

THIS IS OPEN TO ANYONE!!!!! PLEASE READ! and blame it on Sooz! LOL

Do you have a fave past TF story, experience or something that has stuck with you?

Write a short paragraph and tell us about it and we will add a few pages in the program that we have at Tribal Fest 10 for past stories....

You can post it here or e-mail it to us at TribalFest@aol.com

This being our 10 year anniversary, we would love to hear from you, tell a friend, past this post on, and let's see what we can get.

Please help us make this year extra special with your fave memories.

ALOHA!!

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What Is On Kajira's New DVD's You Ask?

ChuckTheDJ — Fri, 08 May 2009 17:07:51 GMT

I've gotten a bunch of e-mails asking what is on the 3 new DVD's that will be available for the first time at Tribal Fest. In limited supply... so here is what Kajira says.....

The Level 1 DVD

You Will Learn:

The tradition and meanings of the gestures used in the ATS Class “Prayer”, or moving meditation
Belly Rolls with cue
ATS Posture
Takseem & Maya
Basis Egyptian with half and full turns
Hip Bump, Pivot Bumps, Shark and Arc Turn
Ribcage Circles with cue for direction change and how the body turns
Level Changes
¾, or Walking, Shimmy, both Full Time and Half Time, with diagonals and not
Pestle and Variation
Arabic, also with 8-count arms
Torso Twist
Turkish with ¼ and ½ turns
Circle Step
Ghawazee with ¼ and ½ turns
Body Waves – 3 sizes

ALL FAST MOVES are taught WITH FINGER CYMBALS to match the count of the music and your steps. You will learn how to find “The One” (or downbeat) and how that applies to your cymbals and dance moves.

PLUS
Both Slow and Fast Transition Practice through all moves learned, so you can follow along at home and get the idea of how this synchronized group improvisational style of dance works, and how to move from one step to another.

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The Level 2 Vol 1 DVD Includes

* Any moves or combos with specific cymbal patterns are taught with those patterns. It is assumed you know your basic patterns already and can’t wait for more!
* All steps and combos are taught with their cues, so you can learn to lead and follow.
* Everything is in the same order as any of my L2 Certified Teachers and I would teach it personally. This order has been fine-tuned for about 15 years, for a reason: it makes it easier and faster to learn this way, which is always more fun, too!

* Brief Review of the Class Prayer/Pranam, or Centering Exercise
* Horizontal Figure 8s
* Black Widow: in place, while turning with any number of dancers in a circle, and our famous duet pass-by!
* Down, Down, Up, Up: ¼ turns both directions and with optional ¾ shimmy overlay
* FCBD Camel
* Dawn’s Camel Variation
* Old-Style Camel Walk, with optional ¼ turns
* Najla’s Camel Walk Variation, with optional ¼ turns
* One, One and RockRose Variation, both directions with diagonal ½ turns
* Arabic with a Twist, a.k.a. Arabic 3 (brief review). In place and with ½ turns, both sides.
* How to do ¾ Shimmy Overlays on Turkish and Arabic steps and the info needed for layering over any other moves you desire!
* Axl Rose, or Side-to-Side Undulations

* Slow and Fast Transition Practice sections, using the moves you’ve just learned so you can see at least one way they can be put together, as well as to help you integrate them into your muscle memory. As soon as you feel ready, try incorporating steps from my 3 previous DVDs for lots of variation in your presentations. The ultimate goal in ATS, besides sharing your joy with the world, is to never repeat the same dance twice, even with the same dancers and same music. This is one of the most freeing concepts for groups to come along ever, as it was always only available to soloists before FCBD came along. (Read The Tribal Bible for historical photos and interviews.)

* The Arabic Grandmother, with a cue that gives you a lovely, more intricate variation to use with the Slow Arabic Walk from your IAMED series.
* BSBD Corkscrew Turn, both directions
* Basic Egyptian, this time with our “cut-it-in-half” ¼ turn and our crowd-pleasing Bud-n-Flower variation!
* Traditional ATS ¾ Shoulder Shimmies, counted for you so you can understand why they’re called “¾” and how they differ so much from any other shoulder shimmy or shoulder thrust out there. Includes 2 optional hip drop combinations, facing either direction.
* 3-3-7 and Fiona’s Variation, both hips, with pivots both forward and back.
* Dawn’s Variation for Body Waves
* Spanish Walk
* Mo’ Rockin’ Hip Hops with 3 previously unreleased variations
* Crescent Moon, with diagonal ½ turns to both directions
* Wheel of Life Turn
* Reach-n-Sit, both hips with pivots to either direction
* Arabic with Arm Swoops
* Turkish with Arm Swoops

* Two more Transition Practice Sections now, using the moves just taught
* Closing Pranam

* Fully costumed performances by BlackSheep BellyDance!
* Really informative credits you won’t want to miss. = ;-)

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NEXT is the list of contents for L2 V2:

* Any moves or combos with specific cymbal patterns are taught with those patterns. It is assumed you know your basic patterns already and can’t wait for more!
* All steps and combos are taught with their cues, so you can learn to lead and follow.
* Everything is in the same order as any of my L2 Certified Teachers and I would teach it personally. This order has been fine-tuned for about 15 years, for a reason: it makes it easier and faster to learn this way, which is always more fun, too!

* Brief review of our Class Prayer/Pranam, or Centering Exercise
* Propellor Turn, both directions
* Vibrational Overlay options for the above, as well as over Figure 8s and Ribcage Circles, with the info needed for you to apply this type of alternating shimmy (not a ¾ shimmy, “vibrations” are 4/4 shimmies) to any move you like if the music calls for it.
* 2 new Torso Twist Variations
* Percussive Maya
* Over, Over, Up, Roll Down with NEW applications from the IAMED DVD that make those diagonal ¼ turns much easier
* 2 Forward, 2 Back, both sides and with ¼ turns
* The Rachel (a.k.a. The Egyptian Goddess)
* Kathak Turn, starting from either side
* Orbits with 3 variations, for varying numbers of dancers!
* Tribal Feat Single Arm Turn, both sides
* Spider Arms with both Takseem and Maya, facing front and with ¼ turns and variations for those.
* Ribcage Infinity with optional turn cue
* Wagon Wheels
* Basic Egyptian with Calibrated Spins, BSBD style

* THREE Transition Practices now: 1 slow and 2 fast! Get ready to dance, keeping your cymbals handy

* Barrel Turns, slow and with an optional fast one
* Princess Turn, both directions
* Jiggy
* Frederique’s Combo
* Contrary Combo
* Backwards Turn
* Tribal Moon Backwards Turns for either stage orientation
* Switchback Combo
* Arabic Partner Pass
* Salsa, with optional cue for a turn

* More formations not previously recorded and demos in and out of them, including our eye-catching Cluster

* Slow and Fast Transition Practices of the steps you’ve just learned
* Closing Pranam

* Two performances by BlackSheep BellyDance!
* And those super-cool credits you can’t tear your eyes away from! = ;-D

Hope this helps... These were all shot by Michelle of Cheeky Girl Productions. She has a tribe here.

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I know it's a little early for this...

missmolly — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:30:43 GMT

...but if any of you find out that you decide you don't want Heather Stants Saturday workshop, Movement Creation, Combinations & Staging, (or cannot attend), please gimme a hollar! I want it! LOL

I sadly wasn't fast enough, and everyone in my troupe got a spot but me!

xo
~M

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The Site Is Live!!

ChuckTheDJ — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 19:55:14 GMT

Some people jumped the gun, go now!! Go Now!!!

http://blacksheepbellydance.com/tf10/index.html

make sure that you check your carts to make sure everything is right, any problems, let us know!

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TF house rental

missmolly — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:29:21 GMT

Hey All!

A decent sized group of us are going out for TF and we were thinking about renting a house for the week instead of getting a hotel. Have any of you lovelies done this out there in the past, and if so, is there a particular website or company that you went though?

Thanks so much!

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Performances and classes

Hiya — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:44:20 GMT

These may be dumb questions, but... I'm not afraid to ask them!

I'm reading over the site pretty carefully, but what I don't see is if you're still requiring for performers to take classes. I see that we're supposed to enclose our class receipts with our performance applications, so it's strongly implied, but what are the actual requirements? Does every performer in a troupe need to take class or can they be spread out among the dancers? How many classes per performer?

Also, if you don't know when you're performing, how can you know when your classes can be? Or do YOU schedule US around the classes we've signed up for?

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Game Show Mania! @ TF 10????

ChuckTheDJ — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:35:40 GMT

I have this system for A Game Show..... a Tribal themed contest? Whatta ya think?

Got any good questions?

http://chuckthedj.com/djchuck.mp4

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Really.. THIS is the last teacher for TF10

ChuckTheDJ — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:07:28 GMT

Tracy Windish from Satya Dance and Luminesque Fire Troupe http://luminesquefiretroupe.com/index.html

yay!!! this should be good!

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Toothbrush

Hiya — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:46:48 GMT

Last year when I went to TF I somehow forgot to pack my toothbrush, so I bought one of those little fold-up travel ones at a 7-11 in Santa Rosa. Now every time I use that brush - as I did the last two days - I think, fondly, of Tribal Fest!

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Guido

SOOZ — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:28:56 GMT

The MC of Tribal Fest since the beginning.....I want to know his story Chuck! How did he get involve with it? What are his favorite memories? Favorite dance troupes/acts/soloists, etc? He has been there as long as I have been goin and that's been since the 3rd one! He is always good natured and with a ready smile. Just wonderin'....

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past TF music

akashaafsana — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:26:11 GMT

Hey all,

I was wondering, is there some sort of "resource" where one could find out if a song they were pondering performing to has been done (a lot) before at TF? I know, that's A LOT of music. Just thought I'd check, so to keep it fresh and not overdone. ;)

Hetep,
Akasha

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Level 1 TEACHER TRAINING & CERTIFICATION w/ KAJIRA @ TF 10

ChuckTheDJ — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:54:25 GMT

* Level One TEACHER TRAINING and CERTIFICATION in the BlackSheep BellyDance Format! (also available are Equivalency Certifications) with KAJIRA DJOUMAHNA.*

Dear Tribal Fest Attendees,
Over the years I’ve had requests to hold a Teacher Training at Tribal Fest, but my duties as Co-Producer prevent that. So, while flying from Mexico to Austria to Germany to England, the places in which I taught my Teacher Training Program since last May’s 2009 Tribal Fest until today (Nov. 2009), I’ve had my Tribal Fest people on my mind.

The solution I came up with is simply to offer this right before Tribal Fest starts! That’s the best I can do, but think about it: for once I’m offering this Training in a place you’re coming to anyway! I hope this “double whammy” of Tribal Fest 10 and becoming a Certified Teacher will entice anyone who’s been unable to catch me throughout the U.S. and abroad.

* If, after reading your print-out of this document, you have any questions about anything therein, please call: 808.891.8891 or email: TribalFest@aol.com. Thank you!

* There are 3 Levels of classes in my Format, all with possible certifications. Once certified in and using Level Two, you will have the opportunity to become a member of BSBD. More about how that works will be talked about in class.

* WHY IS THIS OPPORTUNITY VALUABLE?

* You’ve a sincere desire to teach at least one Level One Class in my KD/BSBD Format per week
* You love Tribal Fusion and need to understand more about its foundation in order to better understand and perform kick-ass Tribal Fusion solos or group work! This 3-day intensive will give you a strong root-form base to draw from while designing your future fusions!
* You’re already teaching your own (or someone else’s) format and would like to add new ideas into your existing class curriculum
* To learn other musically correct ways to break down steps and cymbals for your students, right away from their very first class!
* You’re an Oriental Dancer (or other) who wishes to learn what’s different between SGI (Synchronized Group Improvisation) and other styles in order to continue your education
* You’ve been teaching for years and wish to add more to your “wisdom bag”, including possible new ways to think about or incorporate into your established style. If you have “unique challenges”, tell me/us to see what I can come up with to help this student and your sanity!
* You’ve been studying ATS, ITS or another similar form of SGI BellyDance but have questions your instructor can’t answer
* You’ve ideas you’re not sure how to implement while remaining true to the root form (ATS) that my format adheres to, despite the changes I’ve made (and why I now call it SGI). I can certainly help you with that as well.
* You’re a curious dancer who wishes to understand how Synchronized Group Improvisation works
* You’re a long-time teacher with your first (or more) touch of “Teacher Burn-Out” and wish to “Recharge”
* You’ve never taught before but have heard and felt “the call” to this type of “service work” (which I feel it is – this form is definitely a healing modality) and you care enough to start teaching with a firm foundation that will not let you or your students down and will save you (and your students) from years of “new teacher” agonies.
* You and your troupe-mates enjoy each of your choreographies and solos, and are now looking for something else that’s fun and different for you and your audiences. There is no reason your troupe cannot put on an hour-long show as long as you have enough variety.
* The improvisational aspect of the form I’ve created can also take stress away while planning a show. For example, you won’t need to know where the audience is, where the band is, or even the stage entrance/s, as your group’s “front” and chorus can move at will, and works particularly well with audiences on both sides, 3 sides or even in the round!

* WHAT DOES IT ENTAIL?

* This intensive and comprehensive course will be held over a period of 3 days. Please allow up to 8 hours per day and in rare cases, longer. The classes will be held in the daytime, from approximately 11 a.m.-6 p.m. It is possible the last day could end a bit earlier, but don’t hold your breath. 
* As I teach more of these, I’ve realized just how difficult it is to “pin-point” the length of the Trainings. But I will say this: now that I have my entire Level 1 Format on one DVD, we may have to spend less time on the moves themselves as long as everyone does their homework in advance by studying their prerequisite DVD! Yay!
* During our time together we’ll go over everything I, my Certified Teachers, and hopefully – YOU - teach in a beginning (Level 1) 8-week course. I will teach you how to teach as we go, presenting steps in the same order as I would in an actual class session each week and why. (Those important things that can’t be taught in a DVD.)
* This foundation has been worked to perfection over a period of about 5 years of initial trial-and-error, saving YOU that time if you stick with it. You may be pleasantly surprised just how fast students assimilate this information. I’ve been using it with no variation for about ten years or so (although I’ve taught bellydance for about 15 years).
* For many steps I will teach the differences and similarities between the (mostly) Jamila Salimpour Format origins, early FCBD and BSBD. In my own style, I use many ATS steps and credit the fertile soil created by my ATS teacher and mentor, Carolena Nericcio of FCBD, as the foundation that sprouted my own Kajira Djoumahna/BlackSheep BellyDance (KD/BSBD) Format.
* You will learn exactly what made a step ATS as I learned it from 1992-2000 and adhered to as I created my own BSBD Format, along with other core values intrinsic to this form. You will learn some of its history, too, because knowing where it came from and honoring our dance ancestors is an important part of my teaching style.
* Throughout our time together, I will stress safety for you and your students, which is the number one thing to think about as teachers, especially of a beginning class.

* CLASS SIZE

* Is limited to NO MORE than 10 applicants. YOU are guaranteed personal attention. This is very important to me.

* WHEN?

May 7, 8 and 9, 2010. That’s the Friday, Saturday & Sunday preceding Tribal Fest. So, you’ll have two days off in between to rest and “let it all sink in” while you wait for Wednesday, May 12 – the first day of The Fest! If resting isn’t your idea of fun, visit the Redwood Trees at Armstrong Woods State Park (in the Russian River area), Osmosis Spa, Bodega Bay and anywhere else up or down Highway 1 along the coast (which has beaches galore), Sonoma Mountains and their many parks (on a clear day you can see San Francisco 60 miles away from the top of the range), historic Petaluma, go wine tasting starting just outside Santa Rosa, enjoy the healing waters of Calistoga, see the Petrified Forest and Old Faithful Geyser, or get a head start on shopping in Sebastopol, Santa Rosa or even San Francisco.

* WHERE?

The Teacher Training will be held at the same location as Tribal Fest, at the Sebastopol Community Center, 390 Morris St., Sebastopol, CA. We’ll be in the Bolshoi Room, the same room that becomes the Dressing Room during The Show. It’s at the very back of the Main Building. HAPPY NEWS! We now have air conditioning throughout the entire Main Building! Yay! 

* WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A REGULAR CERTIFICATE AND THE EQUIVALENCY CERTIFICATE?

* The “regular” Certificate says you are a Certified Teacher for Level One classes in the Kajira Djoumahna/BlackSheep BellyDance Format for Synchronized Group Improvisational Tribal Style BellyDance. It comes with a date, and is good for one year. If I don’t hear from you during that year, you become “un-certified”. To keep your certification current, all you have to do is email me a link or send me a DVD of your 3rd 8-week session, filmed on the 7th or 8th week.
* Please film from the back of the room (or at an angle in the back) so I can see how you and your students have progressed. I’m looking to see that they know what they should by that time, and that you are “on time” with the curriculum. By those last two weeks, they should have pretty long transition practices happening (at least 5 minutes both slow and fast, or longer) and if filmed on Week 7, I can see you review and teach new material as well. Don’t worry, that’s why I give you until your 3rd session, so you, too, can practice and get better. Teaching, like dancing, or any other skill, takes practice. I know this, so you can relax. Plus, you’ll have the DVD to practice with now before each class!
* I will offer critiques for you, then send you a new Certificate with a new date. This will continue every year. You never have to pay more money; you only have to teach the Format as it is given to you. Teachers who teach other subjects are welcome to this Certificate as long as they start a whole new class devoted only to this material.
* I expect you to keep in touch with me (not the other way around), and as long as your Certification is current, I am here for you to answer any questions that come up, any time, over the phone 808.891.8891 or if absolutely necessary, via email: TribalFest@aol.com – but please put “For Kajira” in the subject line, or it could get lost in the shuffle. Depending upon the time of year, my touring schedule, and various other factors, it can take me several days to return phone and email messages. But I will return them a.s.a.p. and I thank you for your patience.

The Equivalency Certificate was created for teachers who already have classes going and plan to incorporate some Synchronized Group Improv (SGI) into their existing curriculum, but not teach it exclusively. It’s for teachers who teach a form of SGI but are hungry for more. It’s also for teachers who prefer choreographies, who wish to incorporate some of the steps and “tribal look” for use later. It appeals to teachers who’ve always wanted to teach finger cymbals to their students but needed this course for the breakdowns and musical aspects. It can be for those who are working up to more dance after an injury, but who cannot fully execute the arm moves yet (for example.). In rare cases, The Equivalency Certificate is given to dancers who, IMO, still need more work perfecting the moves, isolations, etc., and if they work hard and send me visual proof, I will exchange their certificates for them later. This doesn’t happen often, but I do reserve the right to not certify as a KD/BSBD Format Instructor someone who is not ready.

* WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

This class is open to anyone who:
* Is of at least a strong intermediate or advanced level in any style of BellyDance.
* Can answer, using at least one or two key points, “How does the BSBD Format, (formerly known as ATS and as of Nov. ’09, SGI), differ from its ‘root form,’ ATS and/or ‘regular bellydance.’?” And, yes, of course I will help you by sharing my own educated opinions! 
* Perform a ¾, or Walking, Shimmy on the “up”, full time to at least a medium-fast tempo song, on the balls of the feet and flat-footed.
* Play cymbals full time in at least a basic pattern while dancing. Don’t worry too much, the cymbals pattern/s used in Level One will be taught with each fast movement, just like you will teach them, and they are on the DVD! They are not complicated at this Level.
* There is no discrimination in my classes due to gender, sexual preference, race, religion or lack thereof, body types/heights/weights, etc.
* For the Teacher Training Certificate (though not necessarily for the Equivalency Certificate) you must be able to physically do the moves with my support and guidance. This means: ability to raise your arms over your head while keeping your shoulders down, putting weight on each foot equally and unequally, including high on the ball and with flat feet, knowing which foot has weight on it, and have at least some of the strength needed to hold your arms out in what I call “Tribal Standard”, elbows to the back, with your shoulders down, for fairly long periods of time.

* WHAT TO BRING EACH DAY:

* The best attitude you can choose that day so your mind is open to new information.
* I’ve purposely started the classes late enough for you to eat breakfast. Please do so! Trust me, you will “last longer” and retain more information if you do. Bring a lunch and snacks for our breaks, and lots of bottled water. The breaks are NOT long enough to go out to eat or buy food to bring back. These are long days, so please come prepared. We will eat inside or just outside the classroom, depending on the day. If you like deli sandwiches or healthy “to-go” food, why not stop by Whole Foods on the way to class?
* Finger cymbals.
* Notebooks are optional – my thorough handouts provide blank back pages for quick notes. I don’t recommend that you attempt to write every word I say - most of it is either in the handout or in the new Level One DVD. You will also have time to write things down during our breaks.
* There is a lot of talking on the first day, and usually a couple week’s worth of dancing. Now that we have air conditioning, you may enjoy a shawl or light sweater for this day.
* Questions! I love questions! So between now and then, if any come up (about anything - dance-wise or personal), write them down so you won’t forget, and I’ll answer them for you in person (unless you’d prefer privacy, then no problem. I’m sure we can “take five” outside or elsewhere before or after class). OR call with your question/s ahead of time, my phone takes messages 24/7: 808.891.8891 or email with “For Kajira re: TF” in the subject line: TribalFest@aol.com
* Please do NOT wear long skirts, pantaloons or loose-fitting tops. It’s imperative that I see your legs and feet as well as your torso. There’s a reason for “Dance Wear”. Choose comfy dance pants, stretchy capris or yoga pants, shorts (etc.) … Cholis, sports bras, midriff tops or form-fitting tank tops are great choices for your upper body. If you have Melodias, please tie them up above the ankle or knee. And, of course you can wear hip adornment. 
* Do let me know if there is anything physical about you I should know about; “tricky” knees, chronic pain, trouble lifting your arms over your head, etc. so we can work within your boundaries of safety.
* Sometimes a person will become emotional during this intense process because we end up moving a LOT of energy, some of which has been “stuffed” or stagnant. This is necessary for growth and is to be dealt with by all present with compassion and, if appropriate, celebration for the breakthrough accomplishment that it is. These are some of the most valuable moments – gifts, really – that teachers can aspire to. It means you have created a safe space with clear focus where a student can “go deep” in our multi-faceted journey of dance. If you carry on my traditions, perhaps one day it will happen for you, too. And to you. This dance IS HEALING and that is why my motto continues to be: “It’s much more than a series of steps”…

* PREREQUISITES:

* Each dancer enrolled must purchase at least my new Level One DVD (released in 2009) when you sign up and send your tuition payment so you have time to familiarize yourself with the Level 1 moves. This is what you’ll follow week-by-week as you start teaching, so it is mandatory that you own at least the new Level One DVD.

* I will have all 5 of my DVDs for sale at Tribal Fest and in class, too.

* If you don’t have my first 2 IAMED (International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance) DVDs yet (out in 2003) or all 3 of my new DVDs (I now have a total of 5 DVDs out), you may wish to take advantage of the current, nearly at-cost sale. All prices are in U.S. Dollars:

All 5 DVDs purchased at one time: $85 plus $6 domestic shipping, international shipping is $11;
3 new DVDs only: $50 plus $6 shipping (int’l. $11);
1 new DVD by itself (for example, your required Level One) is $20 plus $6 shipping (int’l $11).
1 IAMED DVD IS $35, or BOTH FOR $60 (IAMED SELLS THEM FOR $49 EACH!)

* All of my DVDs are between 90 and 120 minutes, are instructional, with short studio performances. They all have transition practice sections, so you can gain understanding of how the moves can be improvised through. My first DVD was honored by Shira of shira.net as one of the “Top 25 DVDs for Belly Dancers” – and was the only Tribal one to make the cut!

* (If you’re reading this after April 15, please PayPal your funds but be aware that your DVD/s will be given to you at the door of class instead. Thank you!)

* VERY IMPORTANT! *

* PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PAY FOR YOUR DVD/S VIA THE TRIBAL FEST 10 SHOPPING CART. That is for Classes ONLY.

* PLEASE SEND A TOTALLY NEW PAYPAL TO US FOR THE DVD/s YOU PREFER. Please make sure to write into the message section of your DVD PayPal that you have enrolled in the Tribal Fest Teacher Training and that this (or these) are your prerequisite/s, as I’ll be keeping track of that. Make sure you specify which DVD/s you ordered. Also make sure your return email addy is visible, thanks!

* To order using PayPal, simply click “send money” from the first page of your account to: TribalFest@aol.com If you don’t know how to send money, please email Chuck: TribalFest@aol.com and he can send you an invoice. Don’t forget to put “TF Teacher Training DVDs” in the subject line, to help him find your email more quickly.

* If you prefer using a check or money order (for your DVDs only), please make it to: BlackSheep BellyDance and send it to: P.O. Box 791000, Paia, HI, 96779-1000.

NO CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER APRIL 15. If you’re reading this around then, I will accept CASH IN U.S. DOLLARS on the first day of class.

* TUITION:

* I have always asked $500 per person for this invaluable training. But, I am offering a $50 discount to those of you enrolled in this first-ever Pre-Tribal Fest Teacher Training!
* Your special fee is only: $450 for all three days of up to 24 hours of total instruction! All fees in U.S. Dollars, please.
* You must be paid in full before the first class.
* Please use the TRIBAL FEST SHOPPING CART to pay your tuition for this and any other classes you plan to take at Tribal Fest 10, “A Decade of DecaDance”. 
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* BIO

* About Kajira: She is the founder and creator of the KD/BSBD Format for SGI TS BD, which is based upon her 8 years of study with Carolena Nericcio, creator of the original ATS form. Kajira was lucky to have studied directly with Carolena for 8 years. From 1992-2000 Kajira listened, learned, and danced her way into numerous FCBD Student Salons, festival shows, restaurants, nursing homes, even hair parlors for AIDs benefits and more, as a member of her student troupe/s at the time.

During these valuable 8 years, Kajira found herself feeling like a bit of a “black
sheep” in the traditional sense of the word, as she constantly had ideas as her understanding of the form grew.

Kajira would ask questions every few months such as, “Why can’t we enter from the other side once in awhile and just turn the chorus when we get there?” to “Why can’t we do Choo-Choos and Turkish (etc.) leading with the other foot?” Carolena’s answer was simple and always the same: “It must be like this to facilitate the improv.” So, Kajira was Carolena’s “black sheep” long before it became the name of Kajira’s current dance company. J

To this day Carolena and Kajira still get along great, and Kajira feels she and Carolena have mutual admiration for one another’s creations, both in dance and costume. Kajira’s noticed more than a few pieces first worn as BlackSheep costuming on FCBD after BSBD had worn it. Kajira was honored to receive a request from the then “Official Costumer to FatChanceBellyDance”, Gwen of Flying Skirts, asking Kajira if Gwen could use an early bra style Kajira had made and, later on, the FCBD cholis with the shoulders bare, which are variations of Kajira’s original design. These can be seen worn by BSBD in the Tribal Bible and IAMED DVDs. BSBD has been honored to see that FCBD seemingly has adopted some BSBD moves and, just as Kajira did, stylized them a bit differently, so the new moves could be original to FCBD, and in my educated opinion, because of Carolena’s old saying, “A copy is never as good as the original.” And to Kajira, Carolena is as original as it gets.

“A copy is never as good as the original” was a common statement of Carolena’s at the time, and is in The Tribal Bible (the same interview is also on this web site under ‘Writings.”). It would not be a stretch to notice new chorus variations for FCBD as coming from BSBD, who pioneered some seriously freeing chorus innovations for those who enjoy ATS/SGI. Give and take, share and teach – that’s the Tribal Spirit! Plus, also as Carolena taught me, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.”

Along these lines, in November 2009, Carolena asked Kajira to change the name of her BSBD Format and not call it “ATS” anymore since our styles have diverged. (It was probably that whole “both sides of the body for all asymmetrical steps thing” Kajira created using steps from FCBD, among other things, LOL! ). Kajira believes Carolena’s request was also, in part, to make it less confusing to Carolena’s current students and Teachers. As a well-travelled teacher herself, Kajira knew for some time that confusion had been building, and readily agreed to Carolena’s request.

Kajira feels honored and recognizes the privilege it was to be ‘allowed’ to use “ATS” to describe her Format for so long anyway (more than a decade!). Morocco of New York coined the moniker “ATS” to describe what Carolena and FCBD did (later ‘adopted’ by Carolena once she realized how unusual her style is in the world of dance).

Carolena’s and Kajira’s email communications occurred in November 2009, and Carolena told Kajira to go ahead and make sure everyone understands that, “Carolena applauds Kajira’s journey from ATS to BSBD” and that “Carolena definitely approves of Kajira’s variations.” YIPPEE! Whoo-hoo! Such staggering compliments from one’s mentor seem to only happen in dreams. Those words did Kajira’s heart SO MUCH good to hear them! Mahalo nui loa, Kahuna Kumu Hula!

Why did Kajira have any variations? Well, being the curious, creative and passionate BlackSheep that she is, she just had to try out her ideas. And one leads to another! When it became time for Kajira to teach, she took private lessons in person from Carolena and gave her videos to critique of Kajira’s classes for Carolena’s evaluation in the early years, while continuing her study in person with Carolena for the first couple years during her transition. As Kajira’s style progressed, moves were sometimes changed slightly or a lot, so as not to be a copy and to be ethical. Other, mostly Jamila Salimpour Format, moves were added as well, it being the “parent format” for ATS.

Kajira still feels that Carolena’s creation of Synchronized Group Improvisational dance is the greatest gift to the dance world as a whole since Isadora Duncan! Think about it – no one else does it. Modern dance has contact improv and even a form of “energetic” tableau improv, but in no other dance form on earth will you find this type of SYNCHRONIZED, at-one-ment, or experience the magic of the whole being more than the sum of its parts, or even the ability to achieve darshan/tarab or oneness with the All – with others! Not to mention the freedom of dancing with others while in the moment! (All alpha wave brain activity!)

Kajira is also the creator and co-producer of Tribal Fest, as well as author of The Tribal Bible (1st printing in 2003 with 3 or more additional printings that followed), subject of two IAMED-Produced DVDs (2003) and three recently self-produced DVDs (released in 2009) as well as recipient of several awards for Instructor, Lifetime Acheivement, and for Event Producer. She’s taught throughout the U.S., including being on Staff for over a decade at the esteemed Mendocino Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp, four years aboard a bellydance cruise ship, once during a snowstorm outside Quebec, Canada, three times in Taiwan, twice in Austria, and three times in both Germany and England on separate occasions. She’s taught in Mexico and looks forward to returning in July ’10. And, yes, most of these were (and will be) Weekend Workshops with Teacher Trainings during the week! Spreading the JOY inherent in her style is what is most important to her.

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The LAST Teacher Added !!! I Promise.....

ChuckTheDJ — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:15:43 GMT

sorta.. LOL

But we have just confirmed....
dadadadadadadadadadadadadadaddadadada

Sarah Johansson Locke of Alchemy Dance Theater

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TF as an Xmas gift...a practicality question...

bugwitch — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:50:23 GMT

My grandmother called me the other day and demanded I send her my xmas list. Well, I was hoping to put on there a Tribal Fest workshop or two. Since I am not sure what is available yet (times, etc) is there a way to give her your information and she can do it by phone? If she ends up getting a workshop that ends up conflicting with another (or some other issue) am I able to transfer it to another workshop?

Thanks a bunch!

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WAIT!!! WHAT???? ANOTHER TEACHER?????

ChuckTheDJ — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:10:31 GMT

Yes, we just added Deb Rubin to the teacher list at Tribal Fest 10!!!! whoo Hoo!

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Why are we late???? Because we keep adding teachers! Heather Stants!

ChuckTheDJ — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:53:28 GMT

Yep,,, sorry, but it will be worth it!!

Heather Stants is joining us for TF 10!!! yaya!!!!

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Michell (Pin Up BellyDance) Manx - No Tribe?

ChuckTheDJ — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 00:00:46 GMT

Come on now,,, I just did a search for her tribe... How can Michelle Manx NOT have her own tribe... if she doesn't start one... I'm gonna,,, and do you really want ME in charge of it!!

She deserves her own tribe!!!

any thought6s on this?

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How to perform

Amy Elle — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 06:23:30 GMT

Okay, I've been looking over the other posts, so sorry if I missed it....but how does one go about signing up to perform? Am I just jumping ahead of the game? Thanks!

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Suhaila Salimpour Teaching at Tribal Fest 10!

ChuckTheDJ — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:55:28 GMT

yep,,,,, we are excited to include in a small very personal class Suhaila Salimpour!!!! it will be great!!

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You Want Some Butoh at Tribal Fest?

ChuckTheDJ — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:48:45 GMT

This sounds cool!!

My plan is the first day will be a combination of a bit of training, focusing on balance, slow strength and "face dancing", as well as touching on the techniques of Tatsumi Hijikata, the originator of the art form now known as Butoh. Hijikata's approach involves taking concept and internalizing it through visualization, to integrate the concepts into the nervous system, conveying complex emotion and taboo topics through raw, pure energetic and physical expression. This class will challenge the student to metaphorically be willing to remove their own skin, so to speak, in order to access deeper levels of fearlessness and dance communication. Group and personal exercises will be given in order to create a deeply personal foundation or story with which to work.

I'm not telling you who is teaching this,,, but wow,,, sounds cool to a guys who knows nothing!

Just wanted to share....

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Updated TF 10 Teachers List WOW!

ChuckTheDJ — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:32:43 GMT

Amy Sigil
Ariellah
Belladonna
Bri Hurley
Carloena Nerricco
Colleena Shakti – India
DJ Amar
E. Artemis Mourat
Elizabeth Mahaina
Ellen Cruz
Gabriella - Germany
John Compton
Kajira Djoumahna
Kalae Kaina – Hawai’i
Kami Liddle
Lori Tawasha
Mardi Love
Martina Crow Hewitt
Michelle Manx
Princess Farhana
Rachel Brice
Sashi
Sharon Kihara
Shay Moore
Stefanie Masters
Sashi
Tempest
TerriAnne & SuSu
TribalTique
Urban Gypsy
Zoe Jakes

when we we frickin stop!?? LOL

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Tribal Fest 10 Vendors Applications Going Out!!

ChuckTheDJ — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:31:29 GMT

Returning Tribal Fest vendors please keep your eyes open. You should be getting e-mails aps from us starting Sunday with a Jan.1st deadline to get back to us.

New this year, Air Conditioning inside and night time security from 8 pm top 8 am!!

E-mail us at TribalFest@aol.com with any questions.

Don't forget to get your ads in the program. Back cover is already taken! Can you guess by who? :-)

If you know that you will not be returning to Tribal Fest 10 May 12-16,2010, please let us know asap because we have a waiting list of vendors who would like to come....

Aloha and mahalo for your continued support through the years! Kajira and Chuck

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2 New Teachers Added For Tribal Fest!

ChuckTheDJ — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:01:36 GMT

ZOE!!!!!! She will be teaching two classes..... wanna know what???? You'll have to wait and see!

and...,drum roll....ddadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadadada.

AMAR!!! who?? DJ AMAR!!! your man behind the 1's and 2's! the wheels of steel!

He'll be teaching a class to make sure all you dancers know what and how to do with your music....

we have also invited, but not yet confirmed......

SL
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BH
EM
B
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go ahead and guess....

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TF 10 Classes?

Krystil — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:05:04 GMT

Any Update on when we will be able to sign up for Tribal Fest 10 classes?

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Village Park Campgrounds

Josianne — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:58:17 GMT

Can anyone give me an idea of the rates there?

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The "slim" tiered ruffles skirts...

darkmind — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:21:07 GMT

I am looking for the source of these lovely underskirt, petticoat-like skirts the ladies are all wearing in Dano's video. Thanks much in advance!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0JdBbSSmqI

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MJ's "This Is It"

ChuckTheDJ — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:06:58 GMT

I know this has nothing to do with Tribal Fest or Kajira, except for the fact that I took her with me.....

Has anyone seen the movie yet?

Kinda like watching the movie "Titanic" you know how it is going to end and it is sad....

It was neat seeing the "behind the scenes" stuff... as a DJ who likes gear, not enough equipment stuff,,, but really, for us, is there ever?

Nope this was all about MJ and his last performance which as anyone could tell, would have been outstanding.

The work that he put in and the set, show and special effects, all would have been great. But it's hard not to think that, or know that being who he was. He was Michale Jackson,,,,

A lot of the movie was nothing really special but my wife cried at a few of the sentimental parts and she isn't even a "fan"...

I think I only saw a Moonwalk for a brief shot during Billie Jean. This was right after I told my wife that he has some signature moves from some of his videos that he HAS to do.

I said that after watching them do "Beat It",,,,, the moves, or a lot of them were right out of the video...

The extra or new video that they were shooting for what I would guess was to play on the screens during the show, was really neat. Seeing how they did it and imagining what it was going to look like was cool. The "Thriller" part would be epic!

The special effects with the fireworks and flames,,,, nice touch, again, just makes me really wish I could have seen the show....

He said in an early part of the movie, that he was going to give the fans what they wanted. He knew what songs we would want to hear and what moves we wanted to see....

He had planned a Jackson 5 Medley and it was there that you could tell how much his voice had changed,,,, duh!! he's 50 not 12!

When he sang "I'll Be There" my wife was disappointed. Me, I just remember that song as the first slow song I ever danced with a girl to.... where is Brenda Stauber today? Hummmm LOL

For me the movie had a sad tone because, like I said, you knew how it was going to end....

Would I say run down and see it,,,, well the soundtrack kicks, it's nice to hear that bass and kick drum though the theaters sound system (makes me wanna buy more stuff), but it's not like it wouldn't be as cool seeing it at home..... I'm glad we went.

I give it 4 outa 5 stars....

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Tribal Fest 10 FAQ!

ChuckTheDJ — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:30:14 GMT

We are going to post this on the web site, but I thought I would give you all a jump on some of the new info for FT 10...

It's long... I highly suggest that you print it out.....

TRIBAL FEST FAQ? Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
Please print this out! There is a lot of information here!

WHAT IS IT?
Tribal Fest your not-to-miss event of the year! If you go nowhere else, come here and be amazed! Tribal Fest is the first and largest event of its kind anywhere. It started in 2001 and grows every year. It is very alternative, cutting-edge, sometimes naughty and always certain to entertain!

The bulk of our classes every year precede The Show and are held on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. This is so you may enjoy the performances from Friday through Sunday evening more easily. Of course there are a few classes also held on Saturday and Sunday for you “weekend warriors.” = ;- ) however, attendance from Wed. - Sun. is HIGHLY suggested for optimal learning and enjoyment. I always include many of the “big name” teachers as well as rising stars, so don’t miss out! Plan your vacation and come for all 5 days.

Our numerous indoor and outdoor vendors carry “tribal-and-related-alternative” goodies at this event, so you won’t see the usual beads-n-sequins for miles that you see at many other events, nor will you have to put up with much “classical” music.
What you’ll see at Tribal Fest are items that an ATS bellydancer, tribal or other fusion dancer, folkloric, Indian, ethnic, Gothic, Burlesque or just plain ol’ “I don’t fit into any categories” dancers AND even non-dancer-alternative people would like to add to your collections. Our vendors now are set up all 5 days, so you can start shopping the moment you arrive on Wednesday!
And, the Community Center sells wine and beer (you don’t see that too often at festivals) as well as the usual beverages.
We do have on-site food during the week so between class you can grab a bite, and then during the show we have a wonderful selection from a great caterer.

You are allowed to bring in your own food if you prefer (there are both delis and a Whole Foods Market within a short distance of Tribal Fest)! However, you may not bring your own alcoholic beverages.*People found with outside alcohol anywhere on the premises, indoors or out, will be asked to leave without a refund, whether you are a teacher, attendee or vendor.* Please note that the venue has a very strict policy about this that we must abide by. Thank you in advance for buying your booze from the venue itself so this unique policy can continue.

WHERE IS IT?
The Sebastopol Community Center, its surrounding grounds and the Youth Annex Building next door, 390 Morris Street, Sebastopol, CA, 95472. This is about 1.5 hour’s drive up Highway 101 from San Francisco and is considered part of SF’s North Bay Area. Tribal Fest is in Sonoma County, California, best known world-wide for its award-winning wineries and vintners, cheeses, delis, world-class cuisine, one of the world’s most touted culinary schools, The Sonoma County Wine Train, Calistoga’s healing mineral spas, wondrous redwood forests, rolling hills of oak and the... (in?) famous Russian River!

WHEN IS IT?
This event is held the third weekend of May (and the 3 days preceding it) each year so you can plan ahead. It is 5 days long, from Wednesday - Sunday.

HOW DO I GET THERE?
If you are driving from the U.S. mainland, please print out a trip planner from your favorite site (such as Zip2, MapQuest or others). OR, find CA State Highway 101** and head north or south to Santa Rosa. From there head to Sebastopol (NOT Sonoma) on Highway 12 and the Community Center is located at the first light you’ll see for some time, past a Chevron gas station and a field or two of cattle. You’ll see Village Park Campgrounds on your left. That street light is a “T” intersection, so turn right (the only way you can) and you’re on Morris Street!

If driving from the Pacific NW, I suggest coming down Highway 5 to 505 (a bypass near Willows that will take you around the Sacramento traffic) to Highway 80, which goes from Sacramento / Davis towards Berkeley and Vallejo. TURN OFF (from the right lane) when you see the sign for Vallejo, it comes up pretty quick after going up a large hill with a lookout view and restrooms - from there you can see Marine World’s roller coasters. Proceed through Vallejo to Lakeville Highway. You will be going over the marsh flats and past Sears Point Raceway, and turn LEFT at that light. After the Sear’s Point light, take your next light (“T” intersection) that goes RIGHT onto Lakeville Hwy. (If you miss Lakeville, no worries, you’ll end up in Novato, so then take Hwy. 101 North from there instead.) But Lakeville is a “short-cut” and much prettier than the freeway traffic.

Lakeville Hwy. will take you through the outskirts of Petaluma (and past Papa’s Taverna with GREAT Greek food!) and will virtually pour you onto Hwy. 101 North once you pass parts of Petaluma.

Now you’re on Hwy. 101 North, so proceed as above from there, looking for the Hwy. 12 exit once actually in Santa Rosa, about 13 more miles. (See ** above.) This route used to take me about 10-12 hours to drive one way from Portland, OR to Santa Rosa, CA.

If driving from SoCal, I also suggest you take Hwy. 5 up instead of the prettier 101. It will save you about 5-6 hours. This route from LA used to take me about 7 hours to get to Santa Rosa. So, Hwy. 5 up, turning off towards San Francisco (do NOT go towards Sacto! - I did that once.... not a catastrophe but added at least 2 more hours to my drive). Drive past SFO* and turn from your right lane onto (we think) 380 to 280 which will turn into 19th Avenue, avoiding the center of SF. Pass through parts of the Sunset district and Golden Gate Park, continuing on 19th
Ave. This will pour you right onto Hwy. 101 North, going over the Golden Gate Bridge towards Marin County (Sausalito, Mill Valley, Novato, etc.) then Sonoma County. From there, proceed as above.**

If you are flying into either SFO or OAK, simply rent a car at the airport and follow the directions above from SFO* (see paragraph above). From OAK, proceed north towards San Francisco but DO NOT TURN OFF for SF, instead keep going through Berkeley, CA until you see the choice of either going towards Sacramento (you don’t wanna) or Richmond. I believe this turn off is in the left center lanes, so be prepared. That will take you over the San Rafael-Richmond Bay Bridge and drop you out right onto Hwy. 101 north in San Rafael, where you can proceed as above.**

OR take the shuttle north to Santa Rosa. At the airports (SFO or OAK) they have a shuttle service and the cost is approximately $32.00 one way. You can check out Airport Express at: http://www.airportexpressinc.com (707-837-8700) You will take the shuttle to the Santa Rosa Airport (the last stop), and from there grab a cab to Sebastopol (about 10-12 minutes).
We are also told that some smaller airlines can fly directly to the Santa Rosa Airport in Santa Rosa. http://www.sonomacountyairport.org/

WHERE DO I STAY?
Please note that if you take the shuttle up from OAK or SFO and do not have a car and/or do not wish to camp, you really should stay at The Sebastopol Inn, the official Tribal Fest hotel, offering group rates when you mention you’re with Tribal Fest. Ask for Ashok: 707.829.2500 or www.sebastopolinn.com as this is the only hotel within walking distance of The Fest. We sell it out quickly every year, so it is just “us” (makes it lots more fun). Don’t delay in booking your room if you wish to stay here.

The only other option as far as hotels in Sebastopol is The Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott. 866-388-4979
Village Park Campground loves our crowd. And, they’re within walking distance! They have spots with full hookups or not. On a budget? RV along with a bunch of other crazy dancers from The Fest. Every year there is some sort of fun rabble-rousin’, pot luckin’, barbeque-in’, (and sometimes fire-swingin’) party held there, arranged by attendees! Call for your space reservation: 707.823.6348
If you like to camp, you can search the internet for campgrounds around Sebastopol CA. You can also look for B&B’s and vacation rentals
If you have a car, you have lots more places to stay possible. Try the neighboring little city of Santa Rosa, here are some nice places I can personally vouch for that are only 10 - 20 minutes from The Fest:
Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel & Spa (Santa Rosa, a a straight shot down Hwy. 12 to The Fest!):1.800.233.1234 (worldwide) www.vineyardcreek.hyatt.com
Hotel La Rose (Santa Rosa, and almost a straight shot down 12 to The Fest): 707.579.3200
Holiday Inn Express, Hopper Ave., (Santa Rosa): 707.545.9000 and www.winecountryhotel.com
DoubleTree Hotel Sonoma Wine Country (Rohnert Park): 707.584.5466

The following are options I cannot vouch for personally, but some folks have had nice
things to say:
Microtel Inn & Suite, Santa Rosa: 707.568.5782
Ramada Limited, Santa Rosa: 707.575.4600
Ramada Limited, Rohnert Park: 707.584.1600
Best Western Inn, Rohnert Park: 707.584.7435
Here is a link to a list of area hotels. http://www.allgetaways.com/hotels/hotel-city.asp?state=CA&city=Sebastopol

ABOUT THE CLASSES
Tribal Fest now hosts many wonderful classes. They run the gamut from traditional dance forms from along the Romany Trail (where American Tribal Style - a.k.a. ATS - draws from for inspiration, as well as from contemporary American culture) to classes you just cannot find at any other single bellydance event. These often include Burlesque, Gothic Belly/Dance, Tribal and World Fusion Belly/Dance, Theatrical and Interpretive Dance, many specialty classes, music classes - and of course plenty of ATS BD! I’m very interested to hear what you’d like to see that I don’t yet offer and I’ll see what I can do in the future. Class offerings and many teachers are different each year, assuring you of many varying choices annually. = :-D

WHEN ARE THE PERFORMANCES?
All performances are indoors, in the Main Auditorium. They run non-stop except for open floors, held once each day of The Show for your enjoyment. Some years we may have 3 open floors featuring live bands and/or DJs, adding a short one on Friday night, other years we’ll have just 2, on the weekend only.

The Show Hours are:
Friday doors open at 2:30 p.m., Show starts at 3:00 and goes until 9:00 p.m.
Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

SHOW INFO!
Admission: Performers get in free on the day you perform. Family (including parents of minor performers) and friends pay the usual admission fees: $20 in correct change in cash, for Friday and Saturday. Sunday is $15. Children under age 5 are admitted free, children ages 5 - 12 and elders over 60 with ID get $5 off that day’s fee. Paying admission does not guarantee a seat, sometimes it’s standing room only. And yes, we do allow in-and-out privileges.

* PLEASE NOTE: If the admission fee is a financial hardship, we do have Staff positions open for those in need. No money? No worries. Ask us what we need help with and you can get in free on the day/s you work at least one shift of about 3 hours. Work more than one shift and get a commemorative TF 10 shirt as well! *

Parental Guidance is suggested, as well as attention to introductions and the printed program, as this event can be more adult-oriented than other events.

Please also be aware that the music is LOUD in the Main Auditorium where the performances are. Bring earplugs if high decibel sound bugs you.

Any disclaimers due to costuming, lyrics, etc. known about ahead of time will be found in the official Program (available at the door).
If your child “looks older,” please save hassle and hold-ups at the Door by bringing their photo ID showing date of birth so we don’t think they are a Teen.
Seniors and those who are uncomfortable standing for long periods of time should be aware that standing room only occurs at this event during certain peak times. Thank you for noting that paying admission does NOT guarantee you will have a seat. There are NO RESERVED SEATS and NO RESERVING of seats on your own.

Please Note: There is a strict policy about NOT saving seats at Tribal Fest. The policy is: You must have someone actually in your seat if you need to visit the restroom, get food, go shop, take a class, take a walk, or leave your chair for any reason. There are no empty seats allowed.
I know this is tough, and the fact that you may have a friend sitting next to your empty seat saying “someone’s sitting here” will be hard. But, face it, “someone is NOT sitting there” at the moment, so let someone else sit for second or two!

If you gotta go, wave at someone standing and offer ‘em a seat for a few minutes. If you see an empty seat, even if it has stuff on it, you have advance permission from The Producer to remove said stuff and sit in the seat. Place the stuff either in your lap or under the seat. If the owner returns, give them back their stuff and if they were only gone for under 15 minutes, to give ‘em “their seat” back seems reasonable. If they were gone for a long period of time, that’s another matter. And remember, should you get up, the same will happen to “your” seat.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
***All acts and any disclaimers I, The Producer, know about ahead of time will be listed in The Program. The Program will be for sale starting on Wednesday at Tribal Fest itself for a couple bucks or so.
In fact, you may wish to advertise in it yourself, so after you’ve read the rest of this FAQ, go back to the top and look to the left of your screen for a link that reads: “Advertise in The Program!” Several hundred Programs will be printed and sold out, so it may behoove you to take advantage of this opportunity. Not everyone subscribes to bellydance publications, but YOUR “target market” WILL be buying these suckers! LOL!***
Another great resource that is updated almost daily is our Tribe: http://bsbd.tribe.net I think you can view our Tribe without joining Tribe, but highly suggest that you do join. It’s totally free, user-friendly and anonymous, so there is no reason not to, our entire Alternative BellyDance scene lives on there! Go to: www.tribe.net and just follow the easy directions to join.

In and out privileges are extended to all attendees via hand stamps that vary by day.

Be aware that loud music will be played and that some acts may not be suitable for young children or queasy adults, depending upon your upbringing. We like it LOUD. If you don’t sit in front of the speakers or stand in the back of the room you will be more comfortable. Bringing earplugs is not against the rules, either, so take care of yourself.

There will be no total nudity to The Producer’s advance knowledge, yet it is not unusual to expect the possibility of burlesque-and-influenced acts, possibly down to pasties and g-strings, and other unique acts that push the envelopes and make Tribal Fest what we freaky bellydancers love and cannot see or express elsewhere.

SHOPPING:
You can shop to your heart’s content! Our vendors sell all five days, so you will be able to have first crack at the one-of-a-kind goodies on Wednesday! Please note that our vendors sell goodies for Tribal dancers and related items that appeal to those of us who attend The Fest. You will not be blinded by acres of the latest from Cairo, and every vendor strives to be unique in their wares.

Vendors can be found Wed. - Sun. outdoors both on the Front Lawn and on the magical Labyrinth next to the Youth Annex. During the show, they will be both outdoors and indoors. Inside the Main Hall and in a small classroom attached to the Main Hall.
VIDEO & PHOTOGRAPHY
People always ask about videography and photography at Tribal Fest, especially since my policy is so different from the rest of the events out there. Here are some quick answers:

All recording devices, whether still or moving, are for your personal use ONLY. NO commercial use of any portion of any footage taken from Tribal Fest is allowed without written consent from the subject/s and the event producer. ONLY THE ARTISTS THEMSELVES ARE ALLOWED TO USE THEIR RECORDING in any public forum, such as YouTube (where you can see LOTS of footage from Tribal Fest! =:-D).

We do have “un-official videographers” that will film your own solo or group dance. You get to pick up your DVD right there at Tribal Fest. Jeffe and Layla will be returning to do this and you can talk to them at The Fest to arrange for their services or watch our Tribe for announcements.
Every year at Tribal Fest we have 2 or 3 “professional” photographers who are there and shooting the stage. We usually make announcements during the day to let everyone know who and where they are. These people take great shots and they are well worth the money. Please keep your eyes & ears open for them.

VIDEOGRAPHY & PHOTOGRAPHY AGREEMENTS:
*No, you may not videotape any of the workshops. Even if it were OK with the teacher, the room would be too crowded with tripods everywhere, so NO. Perhaps your teacher has DVDs for sale, so ask her or him if you want something to practice with.
*Yes, you may videotape the show (or record by other medium) *UNLESS* the performer has requested in their announcement that they prefer not to be videoed. If you missed their announcement, use your judgement by looking around you to see if anyone else is taping before you start. This includes your cell phone videos, too, so PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL of our PERFORMERS so that this policy may continue. Thank you!
*Still photography is allowed. No flashes right at a dancer, please! Be kind and thoughtful if using a camera of any kind and don't distract the performers. PLEASE POST A LINK to your Tribal Fest photo gallery on our Tribe: http://bsbd.tribe.net so that the artists you shot and attendees can view and save your photos of them. Asking for, or embedding into your photos your copyright is fully agreeable to dancers and only fair to you as the photographer, as a trade for allowing them to use your photos in promo, etc. It would be great if you could mention you shot these photos at Tribal Fest in return, thank you!
*Because of these unique policies, Tribal Fest tends to have lots of cameras. In order to keep this policy, the following AGREEMENTS for behavior must be upheld:
1. DON'T block audience members to get "that shot." Please do not be rude.
2. On Saturday and Sunday, cameras on tripods have only one spot in which you may stand to shoot from, which is to the left of the sound booth, where there will be fewer chairs to allow space for you and because Chuck - my husband, our Sound guy - needs to see the performers. Please be conscious of the vendor behind you and leave room for shopping at their booth. Naturally, do not block the Tribal Fest / BlackSheep BellyDance to the right of the sound booth, as chairs will come as far back as possible to that booth, allowing only enough room for Staff to get in and out.
3. You may use hand-held cameras from the staggered rows of seats with great success, as long as you do not stand up in front of anyone to get a shot. Thank you!
4. You may also use your tripod from the center aisle seats as long as you have only one tripod leg in the aisle and the other/s over your own leg in front of your seat. This is obviously for making sure the aisle is not blocked at any time, a required safety necessity. Make sure the people seated behind you can still see The Show as well, thanks!
5. The Producer and Staff reserve the right to have you move if you’re blocking reasonable sightlines or are in the center aisle.

ARE THERE PAID STAFF POSITIONS?
**There are no Staff Positions open Wednesday or Thursday. This opportunity is for right before, after and during The Show only. We need people for Friday from 10:30 am (SHARP) until about noon for The Main Hall set up. And on Sunday night after The Show ends to put it all away. (Show ends by 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.) *Set-up and take-down crew can count both as one four - hour shift even though we’ll be done in less time!* You can choose one day for FREE ADMISSION on Friday and we will be sure that you get it!

To become a Staff Member, please call: 808.891.8891 (24 hours) or email Chuck: TribalFest@aol.com with “TF Staff” in the subject line. Please tell us the following: your name, where you’re from, your email address (spelled out if calling), your phone number (leave it twice if calling), your age, your gender and relationship to Tribal Fest (attendee, student, performer, friend, spouse or significant other of a performer, etc.) and the day or part of the day from Fri. afternoon - Sun. night (including take-down) you are willing to work.

Be sure to take into consideration any classes you’re taking and/or your performance time, if any, BEFORE you ask to become TF Staff for a certain day or time period - thanks! Email will be our main method of communicating, and they will be sent out in bulk form of about 15 recipients at once (so please be sure to set your spam filters accordingly).

Thank you, Staff People, for being so responsible - without you The Fest would die, and I am not exaggerating! We look forward to meeting you.

and

#2: WRITE!
I am looking for several different Writers to Review your experience at Tribal Fest, so it can get the press it deserves. Reviews in our bellydance magazines help more than you can imagine. In fact, writing reviews is how I started getting my name out there to the global bellydance community and is what started my own writing career. Those early days gave me the wherewithal to write The Tribal Bible, too. I will gladly consider new authors as well!

Here’s how this will work: You must enroll in at least one or two classes during the week (Wed.- Sun.) and be there for as much of The Show as you possibly can stand. Entrance to your class/es and The Show will be paid by you and you will be fully reimbursed upon receipt of your review. You may even be forced to check out the vendors! Such torture!!! LOL! Still interested? Read on:

*You will then need to write about your experience honestly.

*I highly suggest your review contain brief (one or two sentence) quotes from random attendees, vendors, performers, workshop participants, teachers, maybe even the producer - so this is not a position for a shy person. Invest $20 in a small voice recorder for quotes (which are handy for workshop notes, too!) or a pad and pen if you’re a more old-fashioned reporter.

*You must also be able to operate a camera. The camera does not have to be professional, just pretty good to capture the ambience outside and a few performers, and maybe a photo of one of your workshops in action. Photos should be 300 dpi to be sure of publication, in any of the following email-able formats: jpg, pdf or tiff.

If you can do that, please call me at 808.891.8891 (24 hours) or email Chuck with “TF Reviewer” in the subject line (TribalFest@aol.com) and in your message include your contact info: email addy and phone # (most important of all).

Once you’ve written your review, you will email it to the address above. I expect it to be finished within 1 month after the event has happened (say by the end of June). I will then tell you which magazine to submit your review to, as readers and editors hate to re-read the same ones and I will know who’s received what. This is why I hope for multiple reviewers.

After we receive your emailed review and photos with your name and mailing address included, you shall receive a full refund for all show days you attended - and if you write an exceptionally well-written review using my suggestions above, you may also be refunded for one of your classes! You will be paid by business check in a thank-you card from us suitable for framing. = :-D

We’ve learned oh-so-painfully over the years especially that although we’re sure almost everyone really does means well, that doesn’t mean they follow through. This is why we pay our Staff after they have completed their work, whether it be at Tribal Fest or as a Reviewer.

Please note that a Reviewer and a Staff Person can be the same persons in most cases. Gee, you might leave Tribal Fest with more $ than you came with! Well, probably not, let’s face it, us girls will shop at our giant once-a-year TribalMart until every last saved penny has been begged, borrowed and spent! Um, unless you’re a guy. Then you really *do* have a chance! Why be bored following your woman from table to table when you could be earning back some of that cash she’s busy spending? = ;-D

Thank you for becoming a Tribal Fest Staff Person!

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TF 10 Teachers??

beka — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:28:03 GMT

Hey! Where did that thread go? The one that listed the teacher so far? I can't find it....

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Staff / Volunteers @ Tribal Fest... Wanna Help?

ChuckTheDJ — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:17:25 GMT

Staff / Volunteers @ Tribal Fest! - Your Chance To Help!

Every year at Tribal Fest we get wonderful people to help and be "Staff"... This year we will be need less help because the Sebastopol Community Center will be supplying a number of helpers.

THIS DOES NOT MEAN WE STILL WON'T NEED HELP. If you have helped out in the past and would still like to, or if you are new to Tribal Fest and are interested in seeing what needs to be done, shoot us an e-mail at TribalFest@aol.com

Pay runs from "cash" to "get in free days" and more. It just depends on what you are doing... Each year we could not do it without all you wonderful people.... yaya!

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anybody knows where to get those belts???

Gudrun — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:28:30 GMT

...that Kajira and her lovely girls are wearing on the new DVDs? I know that Kajira mentioned something like "these used to be the traditional sequins" and that you can get them on ebay but haven´t figured out where yet.
Thank you

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Newsletter Just Went Out

ChuckTheDJ — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:39:22 GMT

If you got it let me know...

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YAY Tribe!!! Face Book Is Sucking!

ChuckTheDJ — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:06:58 GMT

Tribe may go down sometimes, but dammit Face Book!! Stop changing!

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TF -10 Hotels

Mek — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:50:25 GMT

Hi - I'm new to this.
Can anyone recommend a place to stay?
Also if anyone know the area, if I have a car and was staying in San Rosa - do you know how long the travel time is to to event?
Also does anyone know if there is stil availability at the Sebastopol Inn?

Any advice/recommendation would be greatly appreciated.

Mek

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Performance Sopts For Tribal Fest 10.... Check it out.

ChuckTheDJ — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:34:12 GMT

Aloha,,,,, there will be more details on this when the web site goes "live",,, we are running a tad behind because of changes and we are going to miss out November 1st "normal" opening date.... we are sorry.....

We are going with a new and what we hope is a better method for the performance spots. In the past we went with Post Marks, first come first served, but this year we are going to have a time frame to send in.

What this means is if you have a troupe and you can not nail everyone down by Nov 30th, you won't miss out, you will have a better chance to get a spot.

You will not be penalized for being late.

Full details will be on the site when it goes live. I know this may cause some to have a question or two.... I will try to handle them best as I can.

Tribal Fest 10 "A Decade Of DecaDance" May 12-16, 2010.... Early Teacher Training Classes with Kajira Djoumahna starting May 9th....

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What do you want out of an ATS workshop?

lori — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 14:22:39 GMT

I am totally thrilled to be invited to teach a workshop at TF10. I'm in the process of putting together my class description for Kajira (sorry for the delay!) and going over my material and trying to decide what kinds of things I'd like to share. It occurred to me that I should ask you, the esteemed 1,555 members of this tribe what you'd like to learn from an ATS workshop. Folks who already dance ATS or know the basic ATS steps and concepts, what would you be looking for in an EvilEye BellyDance workshop?

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Twitter!!!!

ChuckTheDJ — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:18:27 GMT

http://twitter.com/TribalFestBsBd

yep another way to keep in touch with us!

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Kami Is NOT Little!

ChuckTheDJ — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 05:18:28 GMT

I do it every fricking year.... I don't know why... I spell Kami's name wrong.... It's Liddle, I was just a little off, but for those of you who know me, well most of you might say I am a lot off.... It's just on Tribe,,, Kajira will keep it straight on the web site....

So I say again, and I hope The Kamster understands, I am sorry.... You know what your support means to us and I hope that you won't hold it it against me......

YAY!!! Kami at Tribal Fest 10!!! Whoo Hoo! :-)

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Holy Crap! I Wish I Could Tell You

ChuckTheDJ — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 03:00:32 GMT

Holy Crap.... there is something ahappin' at Tribal Fest,,,, crap I wish I could tell you!!

Crap,,, all I can say, and I know this has been said at 1000's of events, that if you miss it,,,,, holy crap, you will die!

Tribal Fest 10 "A Decade Of DecaDance" May 12-16,2010...

Holy Crap!

http://bsbd.tribe.net

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Mostly off-topic: Belly dancer apps for iPhone

Hiya — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 22:43:49 GMT

Hey I was just gifted with an iPhone! I was wondering if there were any apps of particular interest to belly dancers... Any "name that ME rhythm" games, "ID the cue" quizzes, or video podcasts? Inquiring (and acquiring) minds want to know!

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Pixie Vision Photo Shoots

pixievision — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:10:23 GMT

The traveling photo studio of Pixie Vision Productions is coming to San Fran & Sebastopol in the days before Tribal Fest 2010.

5/3, 5/4, 5/5 – San Francisco, California

5/7, 5/8, 5/9, 5/10, 5/11 – Sebastopol, California

I am happy to offer a discount for Tribal Fest registrants for these dates. The normal rate of $300 per hour will be $250 per hour for registrants. My most recent portfolio can be found at http://www.pixievisionproductions.com/gallery/portfolio
Payment plans are available where you can pay $100 now to reserve the time and the balance up to two months after the shoot :)

Please email to pixie@pixievisionproductions.com for more details.

All the best,
Pixie
www.PixieVisionProductions.com

UPCOMING TRAVEL SCHEDULE
11/4, 11/5, 11/6, 11/7 – Baltimore, Maryland

11/9, 11/10, 11/11 – Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania

1/21, 1/22, 1/23, 1/24 - Portland, Oregon

1/26, 1/27, 1/28 – Seattle, Washington

5/3, 5/4, 5/5 – San Francisco, California

5/7, 5/8, 5/9, 5/10, 5/11 – Sebastopol, California - a few days before Tribal Fest - $250/hr rate for registrants www.BlackSheepBellyDance.com

6/7, 6/8, 6/9, 6/10 – Chicago, Illinois

9/6, 9/7, 9/8, 9/9 – Las Vegas - a few days before LV Intensive - $250/hr rate for registrants www.bellydanceintensive.com

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warning

Jennifer — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 16:47:18 GMT

Do NOT purchase fans from this website: www.bellydancefans.com

It has been over 30 days since my purchase & I have not received my fans. They refuse to respond to my multiple attempts to contact them.

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Place to stay needed for the Fest.

Elska aka Saxon — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:24:10 GMT

So The Inn that's nearby the Fest is saying they're packed already and the other place's rates are high (it's less than a 1000 for the stay!)

Anyone that staying at least walking distance from the fest?

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Place to stay - camping at Tribal Fest?

starbrooke — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:24:18 GMT

Is there still a camp site near by? I heard they might not exist for long. Does anyone know?

Also if there is camping, is there a place to take showers? Maybe the community center?

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Tribal Fest FAQ

Mat — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:15:23 GMT

Hey everyone !

I see a lot of quesitons on Tribal Fest (already!). A lot of questions have answering in the FAQ seciton of the BSBD website. Even if it's from last year, most of the answers are, I think, still valid. At least on the places to stay - how to get there....I assume the performances schedule will be different this year.
If I'm wrong, I'll be ready to have Chuck scream at me ;)

http://www.blacksheepbellydance.com/tf9/faq.html

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Staying @ Sebastopol Inn @ Tribal Fest? READ!!!!!!

ChuckTheDJ — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:01:24 GMT

In order to stay at The Sebastopol Inn for Tribal Fest you need to call 707-829-2500 between 11 am - 6 pm West Coast time and talk to Ashok.
Kinda like "Ah-shook"

He holds the Inn for Tribal Festers,,, if you talk to anyone else, they will tell you that the place is booked up... YOU NEED TO TALK TO ASHOK!

I talked to him this morning (9-18-09) and he said he has rooms available, not all of them but some.... Call him Now..

This is the ONLY hotel within comfortable walking distance.

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Tribal Fest 10 logistics questions

beka — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 23:55:43 GMT

Need to know!

1. When do classes go on sales?

2. Based on past years, how quickly do they sell out?

3. How far in advance can you book a room in Sebastapol?

4. Based on past years, when do the two hotels run out of rooms?

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TFers at Burning Man?

Hiya — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:16:55 GMT

Any Burning Bellies among the Tribal Fest crowd?

I hope to see you all at the Iron Rose hafla on Tuesday night, and the belly dance "invasion" at The Man on Friday at 10 AM!

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The First BlackSheep/Tribal Fest News Letter just went out...

ChuckTheDJ — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 18:48:07 GMT

More of a test than anything else, just making sure it works.... Look for it...

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I Am Now - Mr. Djoumahna! LOL

ChuckTheDJ — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:38:18 GMT

As most of you know I don't have a problem being "Mr. Kajira" to most of the bellydance community. My wife, Kajira Djoumahna, after all is special and you all know her better than you know me. I mean she's the one who flies around the world teaching and "Tribal Fest" is her vision and her blood sweat and tears. I of course help out, as you know I am online more than she is! LOL

But I have never been known as "Chuck Djoumahna" ... :-)

There is a great review of Tribal Fest 9 in the current issue of Belly Dane Magazine http://bellydancemag.com/

I love this line....... " The sponsors for this yearly, five day event are Kajira, the director of BlackSheep BellyDance, and her husband Chuck Djoumahna"......

WOW!!! I love this!

But the artical has OUTSTANDING photos taken by Gladys White www.thenakedartisan.com

Some of my faves are the ones of Kajira and BSBD of course, But there are full page pics of Colleens, Suhaila, Michelle Manx (in a GREAT pose BTW) and Shoshana.

Along with smaller pics of about 25 other performers and troupes....

There is a Rachel Brice interview after our story.... If you have a chance pick it up... a keeper!

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Sharon Kihara @ TF 10

ChuckTheDJ — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:25:15 GMT

Kajira and Sharon aere in England together and have talked and Sharon is going to be teaching at TF 10!!!

When Kajira gets home, she will be resting up and then we will be going full steam on TF 10....

Not quite a rodeo, ( I hear it was GREAT BTW!! Nice Job U-Gals) but a fun ride none the less!

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Kajira Teaching @ Tribal Fusion Faire!

ChuckTheDJ — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 19:43:24 GMT

Get info here, but Kajira will be teaching at TFF in December alone with a stellar line up of teachers. It is so cool when another festival promoter hires Kajira to come teach!

http://www.meddevi.com/tribalfusionfaire/

and of course, Wendy and Ras Danny will be at Tribal Fest in May 2010

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TF 9 Review in the new issue of Belly Dance Mag

ChuckTheDJ — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:13:15 GMT

We hear that in the new issue of Belly Dance Mag there is a review of TF 9!! whoo Hoo.. we are looking forward to seeing it...

They have a tribe at http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydancemagazine

and their web site is http://www.bellydancemag.com/

Check 'em out!

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DVD's costuming

Erica — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 21:18:57 GMT

I love the outfits that everyone is wearing in the new videos. Especially Kajira's pants in the last video. I know I've seen them before, but I now can't remember where. So, question is...who makes those pants and the tops with the string ties in the back?

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Need Identication Help

gladygirl — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 19:14:50 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I'm posting images from DJ Amar's Sunday afternoon set. I need your help to identify the troupes and dancers who were on stage during that set. (Except for Chuck...I know Chuck ^_^) If you would like to comment on the photos with the appropriate names, that would be awesomely helpful! Thanks in advance!!!

Gladys (aka The Naked Artisan)

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TF 10 - Keep Informed - E-mail List

ChuckTheDJ — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 06:19:38 GMT

Wanna know the newest stuff happin' with TF 10, May 12 - 16, 2010?

send me an e-mail to TribalFest@aol.com

I'll get ya on the "Special List"

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106 TF Performance Spots

ChuckTheDJ — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:10:32 GMT

That is what we ended up with for TF 9... 106 spots.

For TF 10 we are pretty sure we are going to start the show at Noon on Friday, this will give us 5 more hours of spots......

are you ready?????

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Happy Birthday To Kajira! whoo Hoo!

ChuckTheDJ — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:08:17 GMT

Today is Kajira's B-day!! We are going to spend the day together, then she is going to pamper herself and have her nails done, and then dinner and I'm taking her shopping at Macy's!

We dated when I was in 9th grade, we drifted apart for 17 years and then we re-met when I DJ'd her 15th class reunion and we have been unsepratable since then.

Today is her day, today more than any other day, she is the Queen.

I love her and always have and I always will.

Monday the 13th is our Wedding Anniversary.... 18 years together being married, but she leaves for Europe. I love you sweetness!!

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Face Book - The New Tribe?

ChuckTheDJ — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 20:24:16 GMT

and I mean this because it's not loading! Problems on the FB front?

Hummmmm

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Over The Frickin' Top!!!

ChuckTheDJ — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:53:57 GMT

what to do???????

We want ideas now on "OVER THE TOP" stuff to do next year... and I am not asking for the normal "bring this teacher in" stuff.

I mean way far frickin over the top shit!

Stuff that you would not ever think could happen type stuff. It may not, but throw that stuff out here! Let's see what sticks and what we can do.

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TF9 Photo montage video!

Alaska — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:03:43 GMT

Heya! I just posted a slideshow of photos and videos from da Fest! I incorporated some of the pics people posted on tribe to get more people in :) Enjoy!
Its a collection of TF9 videos and photos; Includes pics of performers, festival grounds, tha Ana Sia and Chebbi Sabbah parties, the Sebastopol Inn, Sebastopol Main street area, and many friends! Thanks to everyone who made this festival so awesome!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ7D7ds34U4

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Actual Dates

Tayissa Blue — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:35:40 GMT

for 2010? My calender is booking up already!

-Tayissa

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The end of a decade of Heavy Hips Empowerment, STrength and Community for Women

palikaji — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:09:24 GMT

Yes my lovely sisters of mindblowing, wombcauldron stirring, evolution, revolution, restitution, regenerative, insight catchment, mindful, authentic dance, movement, theatre, prayer, sisterhood web weavers and healers!!!!!!!!! - (whew you all are an awesome community) - Palika is transforming yet again, responding to Gaia's call and Heavy HIps Tribal Belly Dance as school community is officially closing her business doors (never her heart or inner circle though).

On the close of this full moon my garden is bursting with new life, regeneration of energy, elemental forces manifesting in a mandala outside my cave door and I let go, I release and come full into myself as I am now. I'm stepping into a larger body, mind, soul dance practice and prayer of green photosynthesis, of rich brown microbial web soil life, of myceliating fungal networking of repair and regeneration, of polycultural food forest fractal freedom, water witching winding, permaculture prisms and hope for humans as healers to the Gaia landscape instead of destroyers.

I stand whole and bow richer for this incredible gift of visioning, healing, growth, transformation, learning, sisterhood and community that has been a decade of wonder and enrichment as Heavy Hips Tribal Belly Dance - a gift from the Goddess, unsought but heeded when she beckoned. I have been humbled, stretched, pushed, pulled, challenged, excavated, oxygenated, heard, sung to, healed, blown out of my mindset and bodyset, joyed, buoyed, formed and reformed, found, lost, strung out, discovered, appreciated, scorned, blissed out, gifted, stunned, rooted, called, loved and loved some more, recognized, returned, rerooted, caressed, birthed and died, freed, and deeply blessed on this exploration/journey. I offer gratitude, I offer thanks, I bow to the Divine in all who have come to learn, come to heal, come to transform, and come to find their voice and service in the loving womb of Heavy Hips. The groundbreaking Heavy Hips website (on which many built) will remain up as a template and inspiration for women finding their way on the path of dance as prayer, healing, celebration and sisterhood.

While I have been working on the inner levels of release of Heavy Hips for over 3 years now - the physical release of the accoutrements grounds me in the elemental material plane of letting go. I have been a collector of functional art and beauty, both ethnic and handcrafted for over 3 decades. Much of which has been amassed as a Director of a Performance Troupe and Dance School and Bazaar is yearning for new hips to illuminate and empower, new hands to be caressed and protected by, new walls to shine their rich heritage out from.

Thus all is being auctioned and sold on Ebay - new treasures being posted daily. May you give gratitude and haven for these beauties but know that they are not who you are. Here is the link for my listings - you can also search by seller - Mayadevi108.
http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/mayadevi108_W0QQ_dmdZ1QQ_in_kwZ1QQ_ipgZ50QQ_sopZ12?_rdc=1

Here is the detailed blurb for the collection.
Its the end of an era! The acclaimed Heavy Hips Tribal Belly Dance Company and School and The Gypsy Closet Bazaar have had their final bloom. My exquisite costume and accessories inventory is up for new stewardship and cherishing. Hopefully by you! Heavy Hips and The Gypsy Closet set the standard for stunning quality vintage textiles and silver and touchable magnificent committment to natural materials such as silk, wool, satins and cotton. All items for sale are gently used unless stated as new and have been cared for by the meticulous hand of Palika. The prices here are set to be a good deal and have been an investment for me. Please respect that quality crafted goods are not available at KMART prices. If you are a vendor and want the entire inventory we can discuss a market discount.

So... Dive in. Relish the opulence of quality collectible vintage tribal mirror cholis of the Kutch and Banjara tribes, collectible ethnic silver and jewelry, silk Flying Skirts spinning skirts that drip with beauty, tribal textiles like saya gosha fringe and tassel hip wraps from Uzbekistan, Tajikastan and Turkmenistan, coin and metal riveted Afghan belts (which are really sleeves from their fabled ethnic dresses), vintage (not new) Banjara mirror belts, Banjara embroidered and embellished tribal skirts, Flying Skirts silk bloomers and cholis and yummie silk veils in jewel tones from LRose Designs, antique silk wedding veils from India, Turkoman and Uzbek coats and more. I'm also selling related media and props - a perfect trio of gourds and brass waterpots, thick stemmed glasses for dancing on, candle glasses and other bits.

In gratitude to Life, Earth, Air, Fire, Water and Spirit, with a prayer to remain in service - I bow with folded hands.
http://shop.ebay.com/merchant/mayadevi108_W0QQ_dmdZ1QQ_in_kwZ1QQ_ipgZ50QQ_sopZ12?_rdc=1
http://www.heavyhips.net

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The Planning Has Started! Tribal Fest 10 "A Decvade Of Deca-Dance"

ChuckTheDJ — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:15:51 GMT

We are sitting here and the planning has started. We wanted to say Mahalo to those of you who took the time from the TF 9 program to send in your answers to our questions. They are a HUGE HUGE help in planing Tribal Fest.

We do listen and are planning changes for TF 10... so watch out!

Those of you who took the time to post in the "Over The Top" thread there are some great ideas there also but I am affraid that the "Hour long Chuck hula" idea has been quashed. LOL But be aware, I do have something planned because Amar has let the cat outa the bag and Kajira has asked that I do something. LOOK OUT!

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Kajira Offering Teacher Training @ Tribal Fest 10

ChuckTheDJ — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:28:09 GMT

Kajira will be offering Teacher Training at Tribal Fest 10 "A Decade Of Deca-Dance" .. Her TT class will start one day early. so if you are interested watch here for more details....

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Tribal Fest 10,,, guess who's teaching.....

ChuckTheDJ — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 02:09:36 GMT

The Sheik.....shhhhhhhhhh

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TC Fusion Fest in Minneapolis on 7/11 & 12th ~ featuring Hipnotic of Chicago and Urban Gypsy of Texas!

akashaafsana — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:02:08 GMT

TC Fusion Fest

Saturday and Sunday, July 11th & 12th

****************************

Featuring

Urban Gypsy &
Mychele, the Henna Goddess

Hosted by Afsana
at
* Center for Performing Arts (CPA)
3754 Pleasant Ave, Minneapolis

Also Featuring

Hipnotic

Hosted by Ms. Zuza Productions
at
* Bohohemian Underground workshop (Boho U)
711 Lake St, Minneapolis

* locations are w/in 1 mile of each other, transportation available

************************************

Don’t miss these talented ladies performing at RaqsAfsana!
(details on Afsana’s website)

For registration information and show details, go to:
www.afsanafusion.com

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Zoe Jakes' Costuming Stolen!

Anne-Marie — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:58:05 GMT

Here is what Zoe posted was stolen and is asking that everyone check flee markets in the Bay area:

stuff lost:
2 pieces of antique assuit, one black one white
1 silver rajastani belt, inch thick
12 assorted rajastani and morrocan bracelets
mardi necklace with white glass centerpiece and vertibrae on each side... Read more
black and white costume covered in hundreds of buttons
balconette bra with keys on front and flowers up side
indian sari bra with row of coins up both sides and turkoman hangings
2 pairs of melodia pants, one nude one black, both glitter
5 pairs assorted heavy indian earrings
3 tuareg rings
1 wild card ring with a bone in it
pair of fluevog boots
striped ruffle shorts
all my make up
small tin with piles of amazing steel cut trim and jet trim
small hair combs

Ladies, from my memory this is seriously ALL of her costuming! Take a look around and help a fellow dancer out!

XOXO
AM

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Tribal Fest 9 Vendor List aka "Where To Spend Your Money"

ChuckTheDJ — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:44:54 GMT

Tribal Fest Number 9 Number 9 (3x3) Vendor List

Please make sure to visit our “Teacher Vending Area” right outside the back of the Youth Annex on the steps of the wooden deck. Teachers selling their wares causal style! You’ll never know who is there or when, so check back often!

Front Lawn Vending Area

Aubergine - Sebastopol, CA.
Black Lotus Clothing - www.blacklotusclothing.com
Colleena & Shakti Imports - www.colleenashakti.com
Firebird - firebirdfaeriewear@earthlink.net
Hipstirr - www.hipstirrbelts.com
Kathleen Crowley Costume Couture (Sharing the booth - Rose Hips - Hi Beam Bhindis - Katherine Summer - Medina Mailreya - - www.kathleencrowley.com www.rosehipsdancer.com www.kathleensummer.com www.medinamaitreya.etsy.com http://tribes.tribe.net/hibeambindis
Kyla’s Keepsakes - www.kylas-keepsakes.com
Melodia Designs - www.melodiadesigns.com
Monsoon Varsha - www.monsoonvarsha.com
Nyx - www.nyxfusion.com
Phoenix Rising Designs - www.phoenixrisingartists.com
Tuareg Jewelry - www.tuaregjewelry.com
Zrii Drink - zriiworldwide@yahoo.com

Labyrinth Vending Area

Akashawear - www.akashawear.com
Alter Egos - alteregosbazaar@yahoo.com
Ayya - www.ayyawear.com
Blue Scarab - www.bluescarab.org
Blume Bauer Clothing - www.bellydancegear.com
Chovihani - www.chovihani.com
Dreaming Amelia Designs - www.dreamingamelia.com
Enchanted Dream Wear - www.enchanteddreamwear.com
Even Tide Music Productions - www.empcds.com
Iya Designs - www.iyadesigns.org
Kiyumi Jewelry - www.kiyumijewelry.com
RenZ Geneva Design - www.mycorset.com
S & G Clothing Company - www.sandgclothing.com
Saharaja Bazaar - www.saharaja.com
Silk Road Tribal - www.silkroadtribal.com
Talismana Designs - talismanadesigns@yahoo.com
Tawapa / Wild Card - www.tawapa.com www.wildcardcollection.com
Urban Geisha - www.miriamslater.com
Witchy Bitchy Belly Dancing - witchybitchybd@yahoo.com

Inside Main Hall - Friday Night - Sunday Only

Bali Isle - www.baliisle.com
BlackSheep BellyDance - www.BlackSheepBellyDance.com
Fatchance Bellydance - www.fcbd.com
Flying Skirts - www.flyingskirts.com
Gypsy Caravan - www.gypsycaravan.us
MedDevi Ink / Tempest - www.meddevi.com/
The Indigo - www.theindigo.net

Russian Room Vending Area - Friday Night - Sunday Only - Access In Main Hall Only!

Creatrix Designs - www.shaktihenna.com
Geisha Moth - www.geishamoth.com
Romka - www.romkadance.com
Tombo Studio - www.tombostudio.com

Behind Main Hall By Dressing Room Door
Solo and Troupe Photos

The Naked Artisan Photography - www.thenakedartisan.com

There may be some last minute changes additions, or subtractions, so please just visit everyone!
Tribal Fest t-shirts are available inside Main Hall at the BlackSheep BellyDance Booth.

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BlackSheep BellyDance Pics From TF 9!

ChuckTheDJ — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:22:13 GMT

Again we have to give props to The Naked Artisan Photography.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gladygirl/sets/72157618362204269/?page=5

Kajira just got to be able to see all the shots and was blown away!!!....

These were some of the best shots of BSBD ever from Tribal Fest and she cannot thank you enough!

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Sunday's Youtube clips are up

shastagathering — Thu, 21 May 2009 03:11:23 GMT

Requested uploads from:

Uzume

Basharaat

Kundalini Belly Dance Tribe

Robin Nadira

http://www.youtube.com/user/TF93x3

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Pictures From Past Tribal Fests!

ChuckTheDJ — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:45:59 GMT

Yep,,, getting ready for TF 10,,,, I would love to get photos from you all from ANY PAST Tribal Fest that you might have. I would like to add them into the Mega-Program for next year.

Got one? send to TribalFest@aol.com

Coolio!

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Lost and Found

ChuckTheDJ — Mon, 18 May 2009 17:51:23 GMT

We have some stuff that was found. There was some hair flowers and a cost, make-up..

You can post here or e-mail us at TribalFest@aol.com

We are so wrecked today but will be posting more later.... aloha!

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Great Photos From Gladys!! In Photo Album!

ChuckTheDJ — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 07:17:08 GMT

Gladys Of The Naked Artisan who was the photog at Tribal Fest has been adding pics to the page.... love them mahalo sooooo much!

http://bsbd.tribe.net/photos/45e76380-6b3c-49a2-b306-fe5523d4e718

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Video : Deshret @ Tribal Fest 09

Djeynee a.k.a Geneviève — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:52:17 GMT

With Ariellah's permission, here are the 2 links :

Part I :
http://www.youtube.com/watch

Part II:
http://www.youtube.com/watch

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TABU is back from Tribal Fest 9 yo

FuzzyEarthDancer — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:47:34 GMT

what an amazing ride!!!!!! we had such a great time! we would like to thank all of our eager students who pushed hard and stuck it out and wanted more!!!!! it was truly an honor to teach you all and to be able to share a little bit of us with you!!!! we look forward to seeing you all again next year at Tribal Fest and cant wait to be dancing with you all once more!!! Thank You to Chuck and Kajira for giving us this chance to really give back to an event that has given us so much already!!!!

thank you!!!!!!

Nisha of TABU

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Who is coming to Mexico?

Alesa — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:16:02 GMT

Hi guys I was just wondering who else is comign to MX, Kajira , Some Blacksheep girls and what about Chuck???

I am going to attend the workshop and I will love to share a tequila shot with you guys!!

Alesa

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Interesting Zill Performances?

Barb aka Fikriyyah — Mon, 25 May 2009 21:16:37 GMT

Were there any groups at TF this year who played multiple zill patterns while doing ATS/ITS? If so who and are their clips anywhere?

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Tribal Fest 9 Program

HeatherMarie — Sun, 31 May 2009 20:02:17 GMT

Hello Everyone!

Sadly I was unable to make it to Tribal Fest this year. I have an ad in this years TF program...I asked a friend if she could pick up an extra copy of the program for me so I could have one to save, but sadly by the time she got to Tribal Fest on Sunday all the programs were sold out.

So I am writing this to ask if there is anyone who has a program they don't want any more or an extra copy if they would be willing to send it to me? I would be happy to pay for the program and for the shipping!

Please let me know.

Thanks,
Heather Marie

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BlackSheep BellyDance Pics TF 09. HELP!

ChuckTheDJ — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 03:50:16 GMT

I deleted the performance pics by mistake! Yes Kajira is a tad upset,,, so if you happen to have any of their performance, would you please post them sop I can steal them?

Mahalo

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TF 10 dates???

Martina_BellyFringe — Wed, 27 May 2009 21:48:06 GMT

ok I know....but I'm having to book my reservations already for our favorite place to stay in Bodega Bay....
and I can't seem to find the post on the dates for next year.....so pretty please Chuck????

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!!BlackSheep, Tribal Fest & Kajira D.'s topics - tribe.net

the music :)

PayPal Screw Up On The Site....

Sold Out Classes at Tribal Fest 10

cab from Santa Rosa

Kajira's Teacher Trianing At Tribal Fest.... 5 spaces left!

Wierdest e-mail ever?

Looking for a room to share!

What sort of Budget am I looking at?

The Tribal Fest Site Is Up & Running

Thursday Class Descrptions & Teacher Bios TF 10

Looking for Zoe's and Rachel's workshops!

Class Descriptions Fri, Sat and Sunday TF 10

Wanted: Rachel Brice's Intensive.

Just have to share this TOO FUNNY

Should I rent a car for TF?

Around The World With Tribal Fest

55 Classes @ Tribal Fest!

WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 Class Descriptions

Are you Ready????? Ready??

Your Fave Tribal Fest Memory

What Is On Kajira's New DVD's You Ask?

I know it's a little early for this...

The Site Is Live!!

TF house rental

Performances and classes

Game Show Mania! @ TF 10????

Really.. THIS is the last teacher for TF10

Toothbrush

Guido

past TF music

Level 1 TEACHER TRAINING & CERTIFICATION w/ KAJIRA @ TF 10

The LAST Teacher Added !!! I Promise.....

TF as an Xmas gift...a practicality question...

WAIT!!! WHAT???? ANOTHER TEACHER?????

Why are we late???? Because we keep adding teachers! Heather Stants!

Michell (Pin Up BellyDance) Manx - No Tribe?

How to perform

Suhaila Salimpour Teaching at Tribal Fest 10!

You Want Some Butoh at Tribal Fest?

Updated TF 10 Teachers List WOW!

Tribal Fest 10 Vendors ** Applications Going Out!! **

2 New Teachers Added For Tribal Fest!

TF 10 Classes?

Village Park Campgrounds

The "slim" tiered ruffles skirts...

MJ's "This Is It"

Tribal Fest 10 FAQ!

TF 10 Teachers??

Staff / Volunteers @ Tribal Fest... Wanna Help?

anybody knows where to get those belts???

Newsletter Just Went Out

YAY Tribe!!! Face Book Is Sucking!

TF -10 Hotels

Performance Sopts For Tribal Fest 10.... Check it out.

What do you want out of an ATS workshop?

Twitter!!!!

Kami Is NOT Little!

Holy Crap! I Wish I Could Tell You

Mostly off-topic: Belly dancer apps for iPhone

Pixie Vision Photo Shoots

warning

Place to stay needed for the Fest.

Place to stay - camping at Tribal Fest?

Tribal Fest FAQ

Staying @ Sebastopol Inn @ Tribal Fest? READ!!!!!!

Tribal Fest 10 logistics questions

TFers at Burning Man?

The First BlackSheep/Tribal Fest News Letter just went out...

I Am Now - Mr. Djoumahna! LOL

Sharon Kihara @ TF 10

Kajira Teaching @ Tribal Fusion Faire!

TF 9 Review in the new issue of Belly Dance Mag

DVD's costuming

Need Identication Help

TF 10 - Keep Informed - E-mail List

106 TF Performance Spots

Happy Birthday To Kajira! whoo Hoo!

Face Book - The New Tribe?

Over The Frickin' Top!!!

Tribal Fest 10 Vendors Applications Going Out!!