Tribal Style

Oriental dance has always been devoloping and growing for thousands of years,in the 1960s Jamila Salimpour was experimenting with different styles of Oriental dance and fusion, then in the 1980s Carolena Nericcio founded Fatchance belly dance and began fusing a tantilizing mixture of Indian Bharata Natyam, Turkish and Egyption Gawazze, Spanish Famenco and Urban moves.

Originally an exiciting improvisation with its own Tribal languge of Cues and transitions and amazing creative costumes it is always devloping bringing new elements into its form and expanding it,but always the nuclus is the joy of dancing togther as a group or a Tribe.

Zafira has been performing ATS(American Tribal Style)since 2000 and has taken workshops from Rachel Brice,Sharon Kiara she preforms regularly with Tanit Tribal and has taught and preformed this amazing style in Holland and abroad.

For info about workshops and lessons click on workshops and lessons or www.bellydancing.nl and check the agenda.

Thanks to Derek Lee for the photos above which were taken at the show in Sahara Nights London, hosted by Anne White.