Tribal Sands 2007 – Workshop Descriptions

To register for the following workshops, click HERE.

Friday September 28th

Workshop by Tribal Tique, $35, Studio Elite, 3:30-5:00pm

Tribal Tique

Tribal Tique Signature Style Combos for Partners - Flashy and dynamic combos to use for duets! Great to choreograph into a routine or to add spice to improvisation.

About Tribal Tique:

Tribal Tique 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 American Tribal Style Belly Dance in Northern Colorado that they like to call ATTS, or "American Tribal Tique Style". Their unique style combines classic ATS posture, vocabulary, and improvisational cue dancing with polished technique and cutting edge fusion. With over 17 years combined belly dance experience as both performers and instructors, the partnership has flourished and firmly established Tribal Tique on the tribal belly dance circuit.

Saturday September 29th

Workshop by Nedra Bashira, $35, Studio Elite, 9:00-10:30am

Nedra Bashira

We are very happy to have Nedra come all the way from Buffalo, New York to share with us her expertise in Isis Wings and veil work! She is a very accomplished belly dancer and her veil work is among the best in the world.

About Nedra Bashira:

Nedra Bashira is a belly dancer & yoga instructor in WNY & other areas! (traveling constantly!) She is the Executive Director & producer of Troupe Mystique & Mystique Productions. President of the WNY Bellydance Association, member of the ZONTA club of Amherst, Jr. League of Buffalo, Family Justice Center, Intake caseworker at the International Institute, UNICEF, UNESCO, UNIFEM, AHA, AWC, Amherst Youth, NYGO. talk show host & producer of many large scale live shows as well as filming bellydance instructional & performance DVD series and castings in films, commercials and also preparing for filming as the mystical bellydancer of the 2007 TV mini series "the Observer" on Adelphia cable & starring in the 2008 release of the movie "Buffalo Gals" Nedra shares the joy of dancing with students all over WNY and Canada! email firenza04@yahoo.com for current locations and schedules!

Workshop by UNMATA, $35, Studio Elite, 10:45am-12:15pm
(Full – Sign up for waiting list)

UNMATA
UNMATA

UNMATA is a professional, multi-award-winning, bellydance fusion troupe based in Sacramento, CA . Formed in 2003 by Hot Pot Studio's artistic director Amy Sigil, UNMATA's current members are Shelly DeCant, Luna Taylor, Casey Staub, and Kari VanderZwaag. The high-energy teamforce of UNMATA is known for extreme choreography, inventive Tribal improvisation, and for tapping into an unmistakable divine inebriation on and off stage. UNMATA's 2007 agenda includes teaching and performing their distinct "Tough Love" style nationally and internationally, tri-hosting the first annual Tribal Throwdown in March, and producing the Seventh Annual Blood Moon Regale in Sacramento on Halloween weekend. UNMATA holds the 2007 title "Tribal Fusion Group of the Universe" Awards, "Tribal Fusion Group of the Universe 2007", "Ensemble of the Year 2005", "Bellydance Troupe U.S.A. 2004", "Bellydance Troupe of the Year 2004".

Amy Sigil Bio:

Amy Sigil is the owner and director of Hot Pot Studio in Sacramento , CA , home of UNMATA. For the past decade, Amy has been developing, teaching, and performing modern bellydance fusion and her distinct vocabulary of Improvisational Tribal Style. She danced as half of Haruspicy Dancecraft for several years, and then formed the professional fusion troupe UNMATA in 2003. UNMATA has brought home awards such as Bellydance Troupe of the Year 2004, Bellydance Troupe USA 2004, Ensemble of the Year 2005, and Tribal Fusion Group of the Universe 2007. Amy and UNMATA teach workshops and perform nationally and internationally at events such as The Spirit of the Tribes, Northern Migration, Tribal Fest, Tribal Quest Northwest, TribalCon, and Tribal Cafe. Amy has judged for various pageant competitions such as Belly Dancer of the Year.

Workshop Description:

"UNMATA au naturel"

Tribal Sands - Featured 2007 Workshop

This multi-level workshop will outline two tribal fusion combinations emphasizing technique and isolation. The first combination will incorporate the building blocks of UNMATA's modern bellydance style. The second combination will focus primarily on the Hula Fusion nuance. Each movement will be outlined within a tribal cueing system so that it may be added to any troupe's choreography or tribal vocabulary. Amy will describe and drill each individual movement, then fasten them together into an accessible tribal combo that will be practiced in useful group and duet formations. This workshop will be fun, fast, and furious. UNMATA believes in beat-your-butt technical practice, so bring water and come prepared to sweat.

More Info: www.unmata.com

Drumming workshop by Kara Nomadica, $35, Grand County High school 9:00am-11:00am

Melodic workshop by Kara Nomadica, $35, Grand County High school 11:15am-12:45pm

Note: Sign up for both workshops for only $65!

Kara Nomadica

Kara Nomadica is a Middle-Eastern fusion band with a sound inspired by traditional Arabic and Turkish rhythms and maqamat (scales) as well as modern industrial/techno music. Its members have well over a century of combined musical experience. The members of Kara Nomadica play a vast array of traditional instruments, including oud, saz, darabuka, doumbek, riq, frame drum, dholla, davul, ney, and mizmar, and didjeridoo; all solidly anchored in the 21st century by the fretless bass guitar. These ancient, and not-so-ancient, instruments blend to give the band's original compositions a truly unique synergy, while breathing fresh life into their large repertoire of traditional songs from Turkey and the Arab world. Kara Nomadica's goal is to bring its exotic Middle-Eastern fusion sound to a broad spectrum of music lovers, while specifically focusing on supporting the grace and beauty of the international bellydance community. To this end, Kara Nomadica has recently been inspiring thousands of dancers and listeners at numerous bellydance shows, haflas, arts festivals, World Music and Dance showcases, and charity benefits throughout Northern Colorado, garnering rave reviews. The band is currently hard at work in the recording studio, with an EP available on May 26th at the Boulder Creek Festival, and a full-length LP to be released in the Fall of 2007.

Workshop Registration

Dance workshops are $35 each, or sign up for 3 for $95 (if registered by August 11, 2007). The Drum and Melodic workshops are $35 each; sign up for both for only $65.
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