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12 Houses Bellydance - Debbie and Natasha, Instructors12 Houses Bellydance is a Bellydance Class taught in Grand Forks, ND by Debbie Jacklitch-Kuiken and Natasha Thomas. Students of 12 Houses also perform in Quarterly Haflas hosted by 12 Houses and in local events throughout North Dakota. Debbie and Natasha began teaching the 12 Houses Bellydance Class together in 2010. Originally trained in Egyptian Style by Saroya of Atlanta, Natasha has been dancing since 2005, and Debbie since 2008. Both instructors have attended workshops across the midwest, most recently the Duluth Raks Festival (Natasha) and Cassandra's Oasis Dance Camp (Debbie), adding Turkish, Lebanese, Bollywood, and even Persian and Burlesque styles to their collective repertoires. Attendees at 12 Houses Bellydance learn the histories of these individual styles, as well as the fun that can come from fusing two or three together and experimenting with more modern and tribal stylizations. Classes currently meet at 12 Houses on 2017 Demers Ave in Grand Forks, ND - Wednesdays nights at 6:30pm. Email us with questions or check out our Youtube and Facebook pages! |
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Adanne A dancer from Colorado. I have studied Cabaret to date and am now engaging in ATS. I have been hosting haflas for a year now and they have turned into events that continue to grow and flourish.
I am truly addicted to this dance and all it can do for a person. The community is a wonderful, supportive culture. I have developed a website and myspace page devoted to my passion and events. |
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AimeeAimee dances with the Mountain Gypsies, a tribal troupe in Colorado...her listing is just here in Florida as a test, we'll send her back to Colorado when we have some Florida dancers listed! | Email Address:
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Annya IshtaraAnnya Ishtara, based in Taos NM, teaches weekly beginning, intermediate, and advanced belly dance classes in an eclectic mix of American and Turkish Cabaret, Tribal Fusion, and more. Her classes emphasize strong technique, body awareness, and fun! She specializes in veil, double veil, and floorwork. She also teaches Rajasthani Gypsy/Kalbelia Dance, which she studied in India. She is available to teach workshops and for performances in both Belly Dance and Kalbelia Dance. |
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Anthea (Kawakib) - Tribal Odyssey Bellydance - PRISM Dancers.jpg) Anthea (Kawakib) teaches popular American belly dance specialties such as Veil, Sword, and Candle dancing, as well as group improvisation based on Egyptian style bellydance called "Tribal Odyssey".
Internationally known for her skill with finger cymbals, also known as zills, Kawakib's students begin to learn this skill after becoming grounded in the basics of bellydance, when they advance to her Intermediate level classes.
Playing finger cymbals is an essential skill for a professional Middle Eastern dancer. As evidenced by her how-to videos on youtube (on the Dance Eternal channel), Kawakib introduces finger cymbals in a logical and clear manner. Her students also learn to play finger cymbals in Tribal Odyssey, making the integration of the skill even easier. Following this method, all Kawakib’s Intermediate students learn how to play cymbals in various unique patterns.
Please visit the link below for more information on Kawakib's Oriental and Tribal Odyssey bellydance classes, events, and performances with her PRISM Dancers of Fredericksburg.
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Ashley LopezAshley is a fusion dancer originally from California, who began her training in Illinois, continued it in the Bay Area and who is currently residing in Portland, Oregon. She is a certified yoga, Pilates and fitness instructor, and holds a degree in Performance in opera. Her dance background includes a great deal of Tribal Belly Dance training in addition to some American Cabaret, Jazz, Flamenco, Hip-Hop, and Latin Dance.
As an instructor, she uses her background in fitness and yoga to guide students to achieve a strong technical foundation for movement that is clear, healthy, balanced and strong. Additionally, she uses her experience and training as a live theatrical performer to guide students toward their own unique artistic expression.
Ashley performs extensively as a soloist, with her Bay Area-based troupe Orchid Belly Dance and with other fellow artists in Portland. She offers workshops all over the US and teaches weekly classes in Portland for various levels of students.
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Athena Najat (Oriental Dancer/Instructor/Choreographer)Athena Najat is a Greek-American professional dancer, instructor and choreographer. Athena began her career in the exciting and diverse cultural capital of New York City, and has since travelled the world studying dance and culture at its roots. She is now based in Athens, Greece...travelling at twice a year to the U.S. to teach and perform.
She has a Master of Arts (MA) degree from New York University in Performance Studies with a focus in Dance Ethnography and a Bachelors of Arts (BA) degree from Gallatin-NYU. Athena has been a featured dancer / instructor throughout the world, in Japan, Turkey, Egypt, Cyprus, Morocco, Greece, Sicily, Israel, and in many cities in the U.S.A. She has won awards at international performance and choreography competitions in Cairo, Egypt (Nile Group Festival-April 2009), in Prague, Czech Republic (Let’s Dance Festival -July 2010) and in Athens, Greece (I.D.S.O - 2011)
As an instructor, Athena brings a friendly and relaxed approach to teaching, and strives to implement a strong foundation of healthy movement techniques with a conscious effort to connect the body-mind-soul-breath within the dance. In Athena’s class, each dancer has the opportunity to learn, at any level, to unlock one’s own artistry, and evolve eternally within the art.
Contact by email: athena@athenanajat.com
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Barb Van Hoy - Springs Oasis Belly Dance - ZafiaSprings Oasis Belly Dance is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and is owned by instructor Barb Ferrill Van Hoy. She loves teaching this wonderful dance form and occasionally performs at local restaurants under the stage name Zafia. We are your local source for both American Tribal Style and Traditional Egyptian Belly Dance instruction. |
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CharminCharmin's not really from Illinois, but she does dance with Sahirrnee. We're doing some testing with her listing....we'll move her back to Colorado as soon as we get some Illinois dancers listed here! |
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CrestoneTribalCrestoneTribal was founded in 2009 by Katie Getchell with the intention of bringing consistent and excellent dance opportunities to the remote San Luis Valley. CrestoneTribal exists to share, promote, teach, celebrate and grow strong in the art of Tribal Style Bellydance and its associated forms and lineages.
CrestoneTribal's projects include certified American Tribal Style instruction; ongoing foundational movement and conditioning classes; workshops and intensives with visiting dance teachers; teen, troupe and individual mentorships; and a dedication to consistent practice, performance and celebration.
In September of 2011 CrestoneTribal will host the first American Tribal Style residential intensive to be held in the USA. Carolena Nericcio and Megha Gavin will offer TribalPura immersion workshops, the General Skills 4-day Certification course, and the American Tribal Style Teacher Training over the course of nine days in the remote and pristine Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The workshops can be taken separately or consecutively. |
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Eyes of BastetThe Eyes of Bastet (pronounced Bast) is a belly dance performance group located in Manhattan, Kansas. Our goal is to share the beautiful art of belly dancing with the public while promoting multi-cultural acceptance and awareness of women’s issues. Past events we’ve performed at include World Dance Day and Eating Disorder Awareness Week at K-State, Dream Night and Spooktacular at Sunset Zoo, and various performances at nursing homes.
We offer three levels of classes - Beginning, Intermediate, and Advanced. We focus mainly on cabaret style belly dance, but in the Advanced class we expand to include some fusion styles. We also try to offer performance opportunities for our students throughout the year, as well as workshops to help expand their knowledge of belly dance.
Our troupe members are also available to hire for private lessons or for entertainment at a party or gathering (we do not perform at bachelor parties or all-male gatherings). Our appearance can be performance only, or can be a mix of performance and instruction.
For more information, please visit our website or e-mail us at Eyes.of.Bastet@gmail.com |
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HarryHarry is Sahirrnee's videographer, he's not really from Hawaii, we're just using him as a test listing....when we get a dancer from Hawaii listed here, Harry can go home! | Email Address:
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Isidora Isidora has been a dancer all her life and fell in love with belly dance in 1992. Her degrees through the University of Minnesota are in History and Dance, and she has studied various traditions of movement from around the world including stage and folk dances of the Middle East and North Africa, flamenco, Mexican folklorico and martial arts. Rather than devote herself to one specific tradition, she prefers to blend these diverse forms into her unique style called Tejedora which means “weaver” in Spanish. She has been a premier dancer in Greek and Moroccan restaurants, and now performs predominantly on stage as a solo artist, and with her students.
Isidora teaches locally in Southern Colorado, around the country and internationally, and is one of the stars of Temptation of Belly Dance and Fantasy Belly Dance, both cutting-edge DVDs designed to raise the level of belly dance to a high art of theater and film. You can find her schedules, as well as more information, photos and video on her website. After being hit by a drunk driver in 2000, she slowly began teaching again, sharing with her students the many things she learned in recovery, such as body alignment, natural movement and soul searching. The dance drills that she created during physical therapy have become the foundation of her teaching technique, scheduled for video production soon. She has dedicated her life to The Dance and to sharing it with others. It is is her profession, her principle, and her pastime, but most of all, it is her passion.
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Kaleido World Percussion and Dance CompanyKaleido is a music and dance company in Seward Alaska dedicated to exploring, training and developing a community group that expresses the beauty and diversity of world percussion and dance styles.
My love of the beautiful and ancient art of belly dance, the wonderful music and rhythms of North Africa, the kaleidoscope of beautiful colors and designs of costumes, jewelry and dance styles inspired me to form Kaleido.”
“I have always thought that dancing is a perfect way to paint a three dimensional picture of the music, and that the key to a beautiful performance or painting is to be the music”.
“To do that we help our students understand the music. What better way to understand it than to learn to play it. The goal of Kaleido is to train dancers to be both musicians and dancers, preferably at the same time!”
Kaleido’s current focus and training is on American Tribal Style (ATS) belly dance and Middle- Eastern and North African rhythms. Mary Ann Benoit is the Director of Kaleido and a certified FCBD ATS instructor and sister studio. |
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Kari BennettIn the spring of 2004, Kari began her journey into the amazing world of Middle Eastern dance. Tired of spending excessive amounts of time watching bad television on her living room couch, she took a friend up on her offer to check out a local Colorado Springs bellydance class taught by Zafia. Kari was hooked instantly and became a dedicated student of raqs sharqi (oriental dance). A few months later, magic happened - Zafia began teaching a tribal style class. Kari had been drawn to tribal after seeing videos of FatChanceBellyDance and attending a Domba! workshop in Evergreen, CO. The tribal class soon became "home" for her and its members her family. From that original group, Mizmar Madness was born. Until leaving Colorado in the fall of 2008, Kari was an active member of Mizmar Madness, the only professional tribal improvisation troupe in Colorado Springs.
Since that first class with Zafia, Kari has performed and taught both traditional and tribal style bellydance as well as attending a wide variety of workshops. In December 2008, Kari achieved a major dance goal by completing the FatChanceBellyDance General Skills Intensive (GSI) in Seattle. The GSI included 15 hours of instruction by Carolena Nericcio, the creator of American Tribal Style, and her dance partner Megha Gavin, the director of Devyani Dance Company. On the heels of this achievement, Kari had the great fortune to be asked to perform with the fabulous Tsingani/Danse du Ventre crew for two very special shows in California (Mythical Creatures in Hollywood and Tribal Fest 9 in Sebastopol).
In the spring of 2009, Kari relocated to Minot, ND, with her husband Charlie. She has been teaching again and loving every minute of it! |
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Kelly Dolezal Videographer and photographer, not to mention great friend and supporter to all of Adanne's events. He has a great and creative eye for dance video and photography. Check out my website to see some of his work from the Autumn Splendor Hafla. adannedancer.weebly.com and http://www.myspace.com/555896361
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Leyla Najma On-line Belly Dance Instructional Videos Leyla Najma On-line Belly Dance Instruction is the best in instructional belly dance classes on the internet. Leyla offers text, videos and personal attention to belly dancers all over the world. Leyla invites dancers of all levels to come and check out her free videos on-line. |
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LisaLisa dances with Vamp, in Colorado....we're using her listing as a test until we get some dancers from Maine listed...then we'll send her back to Colorado! | Email Address:
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LoriAnn LoriAnn is the Owner and Artistic Director of Wildfire Bellydance Company. LoriAnn has had a love of dance and being on the stage since the age of 3 and is trained in tap, jazz, lyrical, and Bellydance. Which is why in 2005 she opened her own studio called Lori’s Studio of Dance and Performing Arts, which has dance instruction in, Ballet, Lyrical, Tap, Jazz, Hip-hop, Creative Movement, Acting, Tumbling, Burlesque Aerobics and of course Bellydance!
Wildfire Bellydance Company was founded in 2010 and is a wonderful group of dancers that perform, put on workshops, dance at festivals and just plain have a great time. We welcome all levels, sizes, shapes, and loveliness to our company. We are a dance company, we are performers, and we are a community of dancers who love what we do. We are silly, we are serious, we are full of comedy, and sometimes we are full of “it”… whatever “it” may be. There is a wide range of variety in our performances with elements of Theatrical, Dark and Twisted, Fun and Funky and everything in between, always keeping the “out of the box” style that we have become famous for. LoriAnn stands by her philosophy that dance is fun, classes are fun and performing is fun, and anyone can do it! LoriAnn is a true believer in, building self-esteem and confidence in all dancers, regardless of their abilities, age or attitudes.
"I never want to limit myself to staying inside the box of what everyone else does; after all, I have my own ideas and roads to pave." (LoriAnn, 2010) |
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LunaShe's not really from Maryland, but she does dance with Sahirrnee in Colorado. We're using her listing as a test....we'll send her back to Colorado once we have a dancer from Alaska listed! |
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LUNA KUARTALuna Kuarta is a dark tribal fusion troupe that has been evolving in Montreal for 3 years. Its members are creative in a most gloomy and strange way, exploring tribal fusion from a non-traditional perspective. Sometimes theatrical, sometimes ritual, sometime circus-like, but always in a true passionate, unusual and charismatic fashion!
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Mahira BellydanceMahira is a professional Middle Eastern Dance Artist located in the burbs of Chicago, IL. She teaches classes, workshops and private lessons. She is available to travel to teach workshops abroad. She hosts multiple events in the Chicago area and is the founder/producer of the annual dance event Boo-Yah! The Belly-Groove Workshops. |
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Mandala DanceWorksTribal Fusion Bellydance
We are a premiere Tribal Fusion Bellydance company based in Los Angeles, California.
Mandala Danceworks is the result of collaborative efforts between Artistic Director Karin Lynge Jensen and her dancers.
Whether creating intricate and athletic modern dance performances, or in its current manifestation as a Tribal Fusion troupe, Mandala Danceworks remains committed to producing and performing works of beauty, intricacy, power and passion.
Mandala Danceworks draws its influences, movement and imagery from an extensive palette of historical, artistic and spiritual sources, striving to fuse mind, body and spirit for both audience and participant.
We perform consistently throughout the area, and are available for public and private performances.
Please feel free to browse our website and have a look at our Media page, or check out our Performances page for upcoming shows.
If you are interested in booking Mandala Danceworks, or need further information, please see our Contact page. Thanks for visiting!
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Mizmar MadnessMizmar Madness, Colorado Springs’ first professional improvisational American Tribal Style (ATS) belly dance troupe, formed in 2005 under the directorship of Barb Van Hoy (see also Zafia and Springs Oasis Belly Dance). They primarily follow a Fat Chance Belly Dance format but they also look to TribalTique, Gypsy Caravan, inFusion, and other tribal notables for inspiration. They love dancing together and for all their fans and audiences up and down the Colorado Front Range. A compliment they continue to receive and love is “all of you look like you’re having so much fun together”.
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Molly McClellan- TribalTique- TribalTique Denver Molly is a Tribal Improv and Tribal Fusion dancer based out of Denver, CO
Molly McClellan's (Kucmerowski) love for dance has guided her all her life. Beginning her dance studies at a young age, she hasn't stopped since. Molly began her belly dance training in South Florida, studying under Maja, girl from the Nile (sponsor of Spirit of the Tribes), and was hooked. She continued her studies after leaving South Florida, when she moved to New Orleans and studied under Megha Gavin, the director of Devyani, a certified teacher, and partner with Carolena Nericcio of FatChanceBellyDance, in the American Tribal Style (ATS) format. Molly danced as a member of the "Daughters of Devi" until Megha left New Orleans in September of 2003. After Megha left, the remaining members of Devyani formed N.o.madic tribal Dance Company, where Molly danced with them until she moved to Denver in June 2004.
Once in Denver, Molly met Julia DiVerdi and in the Summer of 2004 they joined forces to create a new experiment in Tribal Belly Dance, TribalTique. The two have been an unstoppable force not only in the Colorado belly dance scene, but also nationally, teaching and performing at events country-wide.
Molly has been in the local area performing solo and with TribalTique for over 6 years. She also is a much sought-after instructor who has taught sold out workshops locally and at national events such as Tribal Fest.
Always thirsty for knowledge and technique, Molly has has completed the General Skills Certification with Carolena Nericcio of FatChanceBellyDance, and has studied with Urban Tribal, Rachel Brice and the Indigo, Suzanna Del Vecchio, and UNMATA, to name a few. In 2008, she became a registered and certified yoga instructor. She considers herself to be an eternal student
Molly also owns and operates, Red Elephant Workshop, an underground movement studio.
As the Co-Director of TribalTique, Molly heads up the Denver Tribal Improv chapter.
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Mountain Gypsies
Mountain Gypsies are a tribal fusion dance troupe. After studying traditional bellydance for several years, they have expanded and evolved into a unique ensemble of beautiful women that want to share their love of dance. The group consists of Utahna, Aimee, Donna, and Pam, with instructor Charmin. These ladies come from all genres of life, but their styles merge together to speak the language of their souls. |
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PamPam's in the Mountain Gypsies...she's not really from Georgia, we're testing her listing...she'll go back to Colorado when we have dancers from Georgia listed here! |
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Phoenix of Denver Phoenix of Denver lives and performs in the Denver area. Phoenix approaches belly dancing from a spiritual and artistic direction. Her fluid performance is a fusion of various styles. She has shared the stage with many well known dancers and talented artists. Her performance is most often improvisational and is always from the heart. Phoenix is a member the band Yallah! and the professional troupe - the Sultry Emberz. Phoenix is co-sponsor of the Shimmy 2B Free! fundraising events in Colorado & California. Phoenix began belly dancing in 1997. She shares the beauty of this art form with many by sponsoring haflas and teaching. Phoenix and Yallah! host haflas on a regular basis with the idea of creating a non-competitive and supportive environment for dancers and drummers.
Phoenix released the "Isis Wings with Phoenix" instructional DVD in 2008. This is available along with choreographies through Phoenix – you can contact her at phoenix_dancing@hotmail.com for more info or how to order.
While Phoenix does love traditional belly dance, she enjoys moving out of the traditional realm and taking the dance down a different track. This includes more theatrical experiments, various styles of music including rock and more, and light hearted fun comedy dances. Phoenix enjoys varying her performance using single and double veil, wings, feather fans (larger and smaller versions), Thai fingers, sword and double sword, cane, veil poi (voi), and fire.
As a teacher, Phoenix works with each student to develop strength in their moves, technique, and create their own style. She teaches self-expression and creativity. Also, she teaches each of student zill techniques from the drummer and dancer perspective. Phoenix provides performance opportunities for her students to grow.
Phoenix continues to share this beautiful form of self-expression and art by teaching, workshops, sponsoring events and performance. She hopes to awaken the goddess within us all.
Phoenix is available for workshops in your area - contact her at phoenix_dancing@hotmail.com or www.phoenix-dancing.com |
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Raks Alimah Bellydance Troupe Raks Alimah Bellydance Troupe is the performing bellydance troupe in Billings, Montana. We strive for quality instruction, energetic performances and community wide involvement. Raks Alimah is the host for the largest bellydance festival in Montana and the surrounding region. The annual "Yellowstone Valley Bellydance Festival" features many diverse dancers from across our great area and has also featured world reknowned bellydancers. |
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Rozana al JinanRozana is well known for her unique and engaging choreographies. She has been teaching American Style belly dance since 2001 and leading her award winning troupe, Zahara al Jinan since 2003. She has over 30 years as a professional belly dancer and now dedicates her time to her students and her troupe. |
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Sahirrnee Sahirrnee is a traditional bellydance troupe dancing non-traditionally. We incorporate any and all aspects of bellydancing, including the genres of Egyptian, Cabaret, Turkish, Indian, ATS, and we combine them with aspects of Jazz, Ballet and Burlesque to create a Fusion of our own. We dance to music we love, spanning from super-traditional to the funkiest-funk. Recently infused with new blood, we're looking ahead to some terrific dancing!
Sahirrnee teaches basic technique, elements of ATS, and choreography classes on Tuesdays in Cañon City, CO. Email us for info! |
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Terpsichoreans The Terpsichoreans are Sahirrnee's Choreography Class Troupe. Mostly traditional Egyptian and Cabaret, they like to throw in the occasional surprise element from other genres.
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The CCMFDS PROFESSIONAL DANCERS GROUP CCMFDS PBD GROUP IS A PRIVATE GROUP in the Philippines Organized by MF DE HOYOS, "MARIYAH" a Certified Personal And Group Instructor, running own Fitness-Dance Services in the Philippines, the Cuts Curves and Movements have been in the industry for more than 20 years in fitness and dance... . .and includes her teaching in mastering the Oriental or Eastern Dance for 6 years already, She specializes Egyptian styles, American Classic styles in Belly Dance and mastering the Drum solo movements... she came up to certify her students as part of her trainings, and had created the Group for Professional Belly Dancers in the Philippines...named The CCMFDS Professional Belly Dancers Group. CCMFDS certify dancers for middle eastern dance base on the standards of our trainings to ensure that the quality of the trainings that has taught in the United States are carried in our country whether they are in a private group or non-private we are encouraging all women of all ages who have the passion with the Eastern dance . The CCMFDS PBD GROUP would like to help them take their skills into the greater level to a world class standards , professionalism to promote our entire community as ONE. Its an honor to be a part of your community...and get involved with the rest of EVERYONE..
For more details about CCMFDS PBD GROUP visit official website...
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Vamp The duo Vamp hails from Penrose, CO. Drawing on all genres of bellydance, they tend towards less traditional bellydance music while incorporating traditional cabaret and tribal moves in their fusion choreographies. Vamp is not really from British Columbia, they're just lurking here until we get a dancer listed who is, then we'll move them back to Colorado!
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