Ariellah
performs tribal fusion and gothic belly dance all over the
bay area and the United States. She has studied and performed
belly dance for the past five years, both with Janine Ryle
of Danse Mahgreb and Rachel Brice of The Indigo. She also
studied classical ballet with the Royal Academy of Dance from
London for 12 years. Her style infuses Middle Eastern, American
Tribal Style and cabaret belly dance with Indian and Flamenco
overtones, all with a modern, very dark, unique flavour. She
was most recently featured on the first of its kind "Gothic
Belly Dance" DVD.
For more information, please see: www.ariellah.com
~ ( Washington DC )
Asharah
has been performing since the age of six as a dancer, figure
skater, and singer. She has extensive experience in Turkish,
Egyptian and American belly dance, and she is best known for
her dramatic fusion of tribal, Turkish, and cabaret styles.
She recently earned her Level 1 certification in the Suhaila
Salimpour format. Her technique, musicality, and finger cymbal
playing skills have been noted and admired across the country.
Past accomplishments include
she performing with the avant-garde troupe Martiya Possession
and Raks Odalisque, Princeton University's Middle Eastern
dance troupe. In addition, Asharah has performed as a soloist
at many venues on the East Coast in Northern Virginia, Maryland,
New Jersey, and Manhattan, as well as at some of Washington,
DC's largest nightclubs: Nation, and the Black Cat. She also
provided live percussion and graphic design for Maduro's upcoming
release Shimmer Sustain.
Asharah is not only an accomplished dancer but also has a
B.A. in Near Eastern Studies from Princeton University. Ever
since her childhood, Asharah has been deeply interested in
Middle Eastern arts and culture. She brings her love and understanding
of the Middle East to her dance and to her audiences. For more please see: www.asharah.com
(
Washington DC )
Shakra:
deviance. evolution. variance.
The three performers of Shakra were fused together in the
summer of 2004 by a passion for dance experimentation and
a desire to deviate from the norm. Bronwen, Hilary and Na'la
have all been dancers since childhood, and have studied a
variety of western and world dances such as: Ballet, Tap,
Jazz, Modern, Middle Eastern, American Tribal Style, African,
Persian, Central Asian, Egyptian, Classical Indian, Bhangra,
Swing dance and Ballroom dance. They combine their dance knowledge
to form an expressive and unconventional fusion style that
is constantly developing and evolving. Their unique and innovative
choreographies are inspired by the powerful music they love
and the stories they wish to tell.
Shakra is based in the DC Metro Area, and you can find them
on stage in theaters, night clubs and festivals, or on the
web at shakra.tribe.net
or shakra.tribalgrove.com
~
NYC
Sarah
Johansson Locke is a performer, choreographer, and teacher
whose work is inspired by her experience with several forms
of ethnic and contemporary dance, theater, yoga, and somatic
modalities, as well as her training and interest in cultural
studies, international folk art traditions, and the visual
arts. 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. Sarah began studying tribal bellydance over 12 years
ago on the West Coast and was a member of Gypsy Caravan before
returning to NYC to develop her own style of tribal fusion
as an alchemy of her wide ranging theater, dance, and movement
experience. She is the Artistic Director of Alchemy Performance,
a company whose current projects include Alchemy Dance Theater,
the Alchemy Tribal Collective, and collaborations with artists
in all media. She is also a founding member of Adelantre,
a contemporary Sephardic performance ensemble, and a facilitator
of PURE (Public Urban Ritual Experiment). Sarah currently
teaches dance and yoga and performs regularly throughout NYC.
www.alchemyperformance.com
~NYC
Sera
is a performer, Instructor, and choreographer of Belly dance,
based in New York City. Sera's primary form of creative expression
is through Tribal styles of belly dance. Her movements are
rooted in Tribal Fusion Bellydance, drawing from ballet, Modern,
Jazz, hip-hop, and ATS tribal to make a blend of what she
calls East Coast Tribal. Sera is a full time teacher, and
performer at various venues in New York City, director of
Solstice, a bellydance Ensemble, and has created an instructional
belly dance video entitled "East Coast Tribal".
A former member of three nationally respected dance troupes,
Bellyqueen, Raqs Sahara, and the Silk Road Dance Company,
former artistic director of Transcendance Tribal and a founding
member of DC Tribal. In 2005, Sera's dancing was greatly influenced
when invited to India to teach dance as a means of
healing and empowerment to young women who had been rescued
from sexual abuse. Sera strives to push the boundaries of
definition of belly dance, and seeks to cultivate environments
and events which encourage dancers to use bellydance as a
tool for artistic expression. Solstice
is an ensemble of Bellydancers from New York, directed by
Sera,who use Bellydance in combination with electronic music
to present complex choreographies which speak of bold feminine
expression. Their highly choreographed peformances are rooted
in Tribal Fusion style Bellydance, drawing from ballet, Modern,
Jazz, hip-hop, cabaret and ATS tribal to make a blend of what
they call East Coast Tribal. They can be seen in an instructional
video, entitled East Coast Tribal, produced by
World Dance New York.
For more, please see: www.seradance.com
~ NYC Elisheva and Kittarina have joined
together to create"Uyum Dans," the newest Bellydance
fusion duo to hit New York. Having come from a long road of
cabaret performing, these two dancers found each other through
their need for spiritual exploration and a thirst to
incorporate their many influences into their current dance art.
Using dance movement with theatrical expression they have created
a vocabulary of movement that inspires audiences. Kittarina's
tribal influences and Elisheva's modern dance training are seamlessly
blended throughout familiar middle eastern movements, allowing
an expression of dance that is personal and dynamic. Elisheva
~ www.bellyqueen.com /companyBios.htm
l
Kittarina
~ www.kittarina.com
~ NYC
Ayshe
is a New York dance artist, choreographer and designer. Ayshe
blends her Greek and American heritage to create an exotic
and unusual dance style. She has trained extensively in classical
ballet, modern dance, yoga, and numerous ethnic dance forms,
particularly Middle Eastern dance, ancient pharaonic dance,
and Indian dance. She holds a B.A. from Hunter College in
Human Movement, Archaeology, and Middle Eastern Studies.
Ayshe dances throughout
the New York area in clubs, museums, cultural festivals, and
theater settings. Some notable appearances have been at MTV's
Christmas Party; the Taj Mahal Casino and the opening of Ceasar's
Palace in Atlantic City: the Museum of Natural History and
Lincoln Center's Bruno Walter Auditorium with Morocco's Casbah
Dance Experience: and Summerstage with renown Calypsonian,
Super Blue, and again with the New York Grand Opera's production
of Aida. In the summer of 2002 Ayshe appeared in Jehan's off-Broadway
production of Goddessdance, at the American Theater for Actors,
and again in 2003 at the Poet's Den and the Director's Studio.
Also, in spring 2003 she appeared in an international music
and dance festival in Trinidad. In 2004 Ayshe appeared in
Lincoln Center's dance series as part of the show, "Divas
of Middle Eastern Dance".Currently, Ayshe performs with
Jehan's "Goddessdance" company, as well as at restaurants,
nightclubs, stage shows, weddings and many thematic events.
She performs Turkish and Egyptian style belly dance, Indian
dance, and fusion dances. To book Ayshe for your event or
venue please e-mail: ayshedancer@webtv.net
Recently, besides designing a number of the costumes featured
in Goddessdance, Ayshe has been designing "wings of Isis",
a spectacular dance prop that transforms a dancer into a vision
of a winged goddess. See more on Ayshe at: www.wingsofayshe.com
~ NYC
The
maidens of darker and unorthodox Middle Eastern based dance
were the original idea of Zan Asha. For more info on ChoveXani,
click HERE.
With
the idea of creating a feeling of ancient and mysterious landscape
through dance, ChoveXani's members convened from darker, pagan
and/or ethnic backgrounds suitable for the troupe. With a
emphasis on ethnic dance, ChoveXani eventually expanded to
create it's own dance choreography, and strove to embrace
a more theatrical scope. This includes events organization
and artist collaborations. Most notable of these: the first
ever New York City experimental showcase (Urban Oasis, 2004),
monthly featured Experimental Gothic Showcase (Shadows of
the Harem, 2006), and the upcoming Halloween Extravaganza:
"VictOrient: Tales of the Macabaret."
~~~
ALSO: Lovely
Ariellah
has come all the way from California, and will be teaching
a WORKSHOP the DAY before Night of 1000 Goddesses as part
of the N1000 Weekend! For more information on her workshop,
click HERE
~(
CA )
Ariellah
performs tribal fusion and gothic belly dance all over the
bay area and the United States. She has studied and performed
belly dance for the past five years, both with Janine Ryle
of Danse Mahgreb and Rachel Brice of The Indigo. She also
studied classical ballet with the Royal Academy of Dance from
London for 12 years. Her style infuses Middle Eastern, American
Tribal Style and cabaret belly dance with Indian and Flamenco
overtones, all with a modern, very dark, unique flavour. She
was most recently featured on the first of its kind "Gothic
Belly Dance" DVD.
Asharah
has been performing since the age of six as a dancer, figure
skater, and singer. She has extensive experience in Turkish,
Egyptian and American belly dance, and she is best known for
her dramatic fusion of tribal, Turkish, and cabaret styles.
She recently earned her Level 1 certification in the Suhaila
Salimpour format. Her technique, musicality, and finger cymbal
playing skills have been noted and admired across the country.
(
Washington DC )
Shakra:
deviance. evolution. variance.
~
NYC
Sarah
Johansson Locke is a performer, choreographer, and teacher
whose work is inspired by her experience with several forms
of ethnic and contemporary dance, theater, yoga, and somatic
modalities, as well as her training and interest in cultural
studies, international folk art traditions, and the visual
arts. 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. Sarah began studying tribal bellydance over 12 years
ago on the West Coast and was a member of Gypsy Caravan before
returning to NYC to develop her own style of tribal fusion
as an alchemy of her wide ranging theater, dance, and movement
experience. She is the Artistic Director of Alchemy Performance,
a company whose current projects include Alchemy Dance Theater,
the Alchemy Tribal Collective, and collaborations with artists
in all media. She is also a founding member of Adelantre,
a contemporary Sephardic performance ensemble, and a facilitator
of PURE (Public Urban Ritual Experiment). Sarah currently
teaches dance and yoga and performs regularly throughout NYC.
~NYC
Sera
is a performer, Instructor, and choreographer of Belly dance,
based in New York City. Sera's primary form of creative expression
is through Tribal styles of belly dance. Her movements are
rooted in Tribal Fusion Bellydance, drawing from ballet, Modern,
Jazz, hip-hop, and ATS tribal to make a blend of what she
calls East Coast Tribal. Sera is a full time teacher, and
performer at various venues in New York City, director of
Solstice, a bellydance Ensemble, and has created an instructional
belly dance video entitled "East Coast Tribal".
A former member of three nationally respected dance troupes,
Bellyqueen, Raqs Sahara, and the Silk Road Dance Company,
former artistic director of Transcendance Tribal and a founding
member of DC Tribal. In 2005, Sera's dancing was greatly influenced
when invited to India to teach dance as a means of
~ NYC 
Elisheva
~ www.bellyqueen.com /companyBios.htm
Kittarina
~ www.kittarina.com
Ayshe
is a New York dance artist, choreographer and designer. Ayshe
blends her Greek and American heritage to create an exotic
and unusual dance style. She has trained extensively in classical
ballet, modern dance, yoga, and numerous ethnic dance forms,
particularly Middle Eastern dance, ancient pharaonic dance,
and Indian dance. She holds a B.A. from Hunter College in
Human Movement, Archaeology, and Middle Eastern Studies.