I was recently asked to answer the following three questions, and I had such fun in writing my responses that I thought you might want to answer them too....plus, I'm interested in hearing your responses:
1-How long have you danced, what styles?
2--How have you evolved in this thing we call tribal fusion?
3--Who are some of your teachers and influences?
here are my answers:
-How long have you danced, what styles?
I've been studying tribal since 1999. It's the only form of dance I've seriously studied, but I've taken workshops in other styles of bellydance and Indian dance.
-How have you evolved in this thing we call tribal fusion?
All the members of my dance troupe, n.o.madic tribal, were originally students of Megha Gavin, director of Devyani and partner in Tribal Pura, so our roots are in ATS. When Meg moved away in 2003, we stayed true to our ATS roots for a number of years, but after Hurricane Katrina, we really started to explore dance from a newfound perspective and what we found was no longer pure ATS, nor is it Tribal Fusion, although we continue to draw inspiration from both of these sources.
-Who are some of your teachers and influences?
My first teacher was Teresa Tomb of Rakadu Gypsy in Lexington, KY, and even though I've not had the opportunity to study with her in years, I still feel her influence and I still seek to dance with the emotional authenticity she always embodies. My second teacher, as I've already mentioned, was Meg Gavin; she's the one who made a performer out of me, and I'll always be thankful that she had such high expectations and insisted on solid technique. I've taken workshops with a good number of dancers, but the ones whom I consider my teachers are Carolena Nericcio, Amel Tafsout, and the dancers of Kassar. These dancers move me in ways I can only articulate on the dancefloor.
love.
ali
1-How long have you danced, what styles?
2--How have you evolved in this thing we call tribal fusion?
3--Who are some of your teachers and influences?
here are my answers:
-How long have you danced, what styles?
I've been studying tribal since 1999. It's the only form of dance I've seriously studied, but I've taken workshops in other styles of bellydance and Indian dance.
-How have you evolved in this thing we call tribal fusion?
All the members of my dance troupe, n.o.madic tribal, were originally students of Megha Gavin, director of Devyani and partner in Tribal Pura, so our roots are in ATS. When Meg moved away in 2003, we stayed true to our ATS roots for a number of years, but after Hurricane Katrina, we really started to explore dance from a newfound perspective and what we found was no longer pure ATS, nor is it Tribal Fusion, although we continue to draw inspiration from both of these sources.
-Who are some of your teachers and influences?
My first teacher was Teresa Tomb of Rakadu Gypsy in Lexington, KY, and even though I've not had the opportunity to study with her in years, I still feel her influence and I still seek to dance with the emotional authenticity she always embodies. My second teacher, as I've already mentioned, was Meg Gavin; she's the one who made a performer out of me, and I'll always be thankful that she had such high expectations and insisted on solid technique. I've taken workshops with a good number of dancers, but the ones whom I consider my teachers are Carolena Nericcio, Amel Tafsout, and the dancers of Kassar. These dancers move me in ways I can only articulate on the dancefloor.
love.
ali
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