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About Your Tribal Revolution 2011 Teachers: (more teacher bios coming soon)
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In 2002 she was discovered by rock mogul Miles Copeland and began touring internationally with his company, Bellydance Superstars. Also in 2002 she founded The Indigo Belly Dance Company. Between 2007 and 2010, The Indigo toured with its first full-length show, Le Serpent Rouge.
Whenever possible, Rachel studies Belly Dance with her yoga teacher, Gary Kraftsow, and dreams of owning a dog and tending a garden.
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Elizabeth is former primary member of Aywah! Ethnic Dance Company, a troupe devoted to regional dances and music of North Africa, the Balkans and the Middle East. She was a collaborative member of “The Pogonometric Revue” with the Toids, Rachel Brice and Mardi Love, and a choreographer and collaborator for the last Undulation performed by Ultra Gypsy. Elizabeth performed with the Bellydance Superstars in 2008 and 2009, and is currently a part of Jillina Carlano’s new production, Belly Dance Evolution, as well as Zoe Jakes’ dance company for Beats Antique.
Find Elizabeth Strong's performances on Evolution and Tales of Desire 1& 2 released by Hollywood Music, and on Tribal Fusions 2 released by Bellydance Superstars. back to top
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Urban Gypsy
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The band quickly adapted to playing in larger clubs, adding rock, country, disco, jazz and folk covers from a broad variety of cultures as well as strong original material that blends heavy metal, classical and world music influences. Their Middle Eastern flair attracted attention from Midwest's rapidly growing belly dance community. Now, local and regional dancers and musicians accompany il Troubadore at many of their appearances. back to top
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As a professional musician, Jim has fronted several bands through the 80's and 90's as a guitarist, vocalist and keyboard player. In the late 1990's, Jim Boz gained a small worldwide following as a solo gothic/industrial artist under the stage name of Fell.Head and with the experimental music duet Tension Factor. He has run his own digital recording studio “Alchemy”, engineering and producing recordings for his and other musical projects. In addition to offering his musical tools he uses to teach in classes & workshops, Jim has returned to his roots applying his experience & knowledge towards bringing together his loves of Middle Eastern and Arabic influenced music and electronics with his own brand of Electronic World Fusion music in recordings and as a DJ/ musical performer touring North America. |
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Rachel Brice first fell in love with Belly Dance after watching the famous Hahbi'Ru at the Northern California Renaissance Faire in 1988 and began taking classes right away. In 1999, she decided to study full time, and relocated for the University program in Dance Ethnology at San Francisco State University. While in San Francisco, she studied with Jill Parker and was a member of Ultra Gypsy Dance Theatre in 2001. 
Amy Sigil was raised on the basketball court and re-inspired on the dance floor. Dancing for 16 years, teaching and performing for over 11 years and bringing those bad ass banshees UNMATA everywhere she goes. A little Bellydance, a little bit more Street and a whole lot of heart. 
Tempest pulls from her visual arts background (BFA from RISD), literary tendencies, and global inspirations to create dance that crosses the boundaries of time and culture. Tempest began her journey into dance in 2000, and has traveled the country to study traditional, folkloric, and fusion forms of bellydance. She is the premiere instructor of Gothic Bellydance in North America, and her extensive work in the genre has helped to define and develop the movement across the world. Her compelling performances exemplify her distinctively theatrical and expressive style, and are rooted in oriental dance technique with a transcendent approach. Her costume designs have revolutionized the look of modern bellydance, and continue to inspire new and old generations of dancers alike. 
Donna Mejia is a choreographer, lecturer, teacher, and performer specializing in contemporary dance, traditions of the African and Arab Diaspora, and emerging fusion traditions in Transnational Electronica. For 10 years she was a faculty member at Colorado College and Director of the Colorado College International Summer Dance Festival (2001-2005). For twelve years she served as managing director of the award-winning Harambee African Dance Ensemble of CU-Boulder. With Harambee she was awarded the prestigious El Pomar Foundation grant, was featured in the March 1996 issue of Dance Magazine, performed for President Bill Clinton and Nobel Laureate Archbiship Desmond Tutu, and was hailed as the “Best of Boulder” for 3 years running. In October of 2011 she was selected by the Fullbright Association to present the 2011 Selma Jeanne Cohen Fund lecture for International Scholarship on Dance in Washington D.C., notably for her 2011 graduate thesis “Digital Diasporas and Transnational Dance Communities: The Effects of the Internet on Identity Formation and Collective Cultural Memory. Donna is an authorized instructor of Brazilian Silvestre Modern Dance Technique and is a primary person assisting in representing this esoteric study of dance and the body after 20 years of practice. She was the Guest Artist in Residence for Smith College Dance 2006 through 2009, and has been awarded extended residencies at the Naropa Institute, Mt. Holyoke College, University of Northern Colorado, Tapei National University of the Arts, Hampshire College, Bucknell University, Colorado State University, EarthDance, Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival and the Bates Dance Festival. Donna is now completing her Master of Fine Arts degree on full fellowship and balances her time teaching part-time for Smith College, directing the Sovereign Performance Collective, and touring internationally to teach, lecture, perform, and consult for publishers, private sponsors and community organizations. Her choreographic commissions and performances continue to generate outstanding critical reviews from print and digital press. 
Elizabeth Strong is a life long dancer, raised in the folk communities of California, where she was exposed to music and dance of the Balkans and Middle East from a young age. In addition to over a decade of study in the Bay Area, She has traveled and studied dance ethnology in Turkey and Egypt, the first student of Reyhan Tuzsuz in Istanbul, and student of Sahra Saeeda in Egyptian dance and culture.
Urban Gypsy, Houston's very own tribal dance inspiration, has been dancing, teaching, and nurturing the tribal dance scene in Houston and around Texas since 2003. The troupe includes eight talented and dedicated dancers and is lead by the fearless partners in crime, Sahira and Zymirrah. Since their travels to Egypt in 2006 to teach at Ahlan Wa Sahlan, Urban Gypsy has been dedicated to bringing the dance back to its roots, and is spreading the folkloric love to the US tribal dance scene with their unique brand of Ghawazee-inspired ITS.
Formed in May 2004, Il Troubadore was conceived first as a variety band designed for private parties and small venues. The name was chosen to reflect the early material - which included several Italian Bel Canto, operatic arias, and Irish and Scottish folk tunes. Robert Bruce Scott, a classically trained vocalist plays mandolin, Celtic harp and classical guitar. Jon Silpayamanant exercises his classical-training on the cello and also contributes to the singing. In 2007, Paul Radecki added his dumbek talents to the ensemble. Wendi Wampler (aka Amirah) is il Troubadore's resident bellydance as well as adding her clarinet skills to the mix.
Jim Boz is a musician, composer and Internationally Acclaimed Award Winning Middle Eastern Dance artist, based in San Diego, CA and Toronto, Canada. A featured dance workshop instructor, promoter and competition judge, Jim has enhanced dance events on 5 continents with his humor, passion and knowledge. Bringing years of classical and jazz music training, composition and performance, Jim Boz approaches dance with a musical sensibility that allows him to express in concise and clear ideas of movement. His trademark style “American Glam” combines organic Arabic dance movement vocabularies, the excitement of theater, tongue-in-cheek antics, powerful combinations and emotional connection.
Deb Voegeli of The Red Camel has been dancing and making her own costumes for over a dozen years. A growing love of all things tribal prompted her to bring these adornments to the dance community. Proprietress of The Red Camel since 2003, Deb has gained invaluable experience in working with tribal jewelry and textiles in creating her own line of tribal and fusion costuming and jewelry items. 
Brandie Franks is a member of Diva Dreads who travels all around the country styling hair for belly dancers (specifically tribal hair, and dread lock) she is a belly dancer who enjoys supporting the community through her art. While dancing in several troupes specifically ITS, and ATS, found that hair falls are the way to go to create a polished and styled look quickly. She comes from a long line of women hair dressers, and stylist who have been doing hair collective over 60 years. You will see her and her family’s work on many belly dancers including many from the Belly dance Superstars. Her Mother Ethel Franks and sister Ivorie Franks create all of the hair falls with her by hand. 
One of the best kept secrets of Tribal Bellydance, Chicago's Blue Lotus Tribe is celebrating ten successful years together. These dynamic and versatile dancers have mastered the art of both fusion choreography and tribal improvisation, having created their format with inspirations from all over the dance world. Each director of Blue Lotus Tribe is also accomplished in the art of Egyptian style bellydance. Blending Egyptian technique, composition, and musicality with the tribal movements, music, and aesthetic, Blue Lotus Tribe has successfully created their own twist on tribal. "Egypto-Tribal Fusion Bellydance" honors the ancient art of Middle-Eastern dance while still moving forward with today's modern tribal and fusion movement. Apart from their popular local performances and workshops, Blue Lotus Tribe has had the honor of teaching and performing around the country to enthusiastic students and appreciative audiences. List of Instructors
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Workshops
The Tribal Revolution workshop descriptions listed by teacher can be found here.
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Tribal Rev Gala Show
Come see our esteemed instructors and perform in our spectacular Saturday evening Gala Show on June 23, 2012. Information can be found on the shows page.
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