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The adventures of a bellydancer.

Fox! — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:46:29 GMT

It is amazing what a belly dancer goes through just to do a show I think this one tops it for me. I was hired for a theme event at an adult entertainment establishment just to belly dance nothing more. And I still had to attain an Adult entertainers license by S.D. police for this show. So I began my journey this morning at about 9am. OMFG!!!! what the city puts people through! Amazing amounts of bullshit It is no wonder people decide to try their luck and do it without permits! 1.You need to be finger printed and have a background check, 2. You to need to pay the city for a Tax Lic, permit This is new as of this month (of course it is). Anyway 125.00 later I still have to go to the police department and pay for the Actual license that's 141.00 but not before I attain the Tax Permit I need to have this on hand, and then send in my form for the fingerprint background check, making the grand total 266.00 plus about a week of waiting and then there is all the calls because no one seems to know what the fuck is going on within and without the departments. Ok and the best part to all this is you have to go through the whole process every year to renew the Adult entertainers Lic. and the Tax Lic. permit. wow.....Thank god I am just a belly dancer, I think. According to the Tax Lic. department We as bellydancers now need to have this Lic in order to belly dance legally, I am STILL waiting for them to get back to me on that one. IS this everywhere or just S.D?? Until now I had no idea permits to belly dance were needed. Does anyone have additional information on this sort of thing?

Bay Area options

Fox! — Tue, 27 May 2008 22:49:34 GMT

Near Mid August I may be moving to the Bay area, I wanted to feel out my options for good areas to live and job possibilities. I will have a few critters with me A kitty and a couple snakes. So If anyone knows of possible openings for Art lofts, DRUG and SMOKE free folks that are looking to share space please let me know. Just seeking options, and by the end of June I'm gonna sort it all out :). Bay area ia a huge hopeful however a steep jump for a dancer / teachers budget. Thanks in advance!

Performance. To pay or not to pay!? As usual I have a lot to say

Fox! — Mon, 19 May 2008 20:14:01 GMT

IMO Paying to perform is not cool... I think it is due to supply an demand, we know a festival would be lame without dancers but if there are too many dancers then it is to the festivals profit to regulate it somehow, the worst part is that dancers are asking other dancers to pay to perform WTF???. Unfortunately many dancers don't perform because of this and more power to them but it is not going to do anything unless all the dancers pull together and refuse to support this stupid idea. Unknowingly or not it was the first dancer that paid to dance that made this rule work. We know especially as beginning dancers the lust to perform can absolutely override Intel. But as seasoned dancers and new dancers with the right advice, if we all just stopped paying to perform and pulled together then something will be done to support what the festivals are there for, the last time I checked is was to support the dancers not cause them even more dancer debt ;). This lame stunt is still in it's beginning stages and I believe there is time to stop it if we are aware of how much it hurts the community. Not only that if a festival is asking you as a performer to pay as a performer than chances are not many people are going to show up to the festival to see ya. They are likely squeezing money out of the dancers for a low attendance reason, and that's a clear sign not to perform. Along with this There should be a limit to how many dancers can dance, professional and student time slots, and also a bit more pressure to sign up early to dance if you are interested not just depending on how much cash you drop or who you know. Also a reward system to those dancers that do more for the dance community as a whole not just show up to dance 10 minutes before collect their reward and leave. Supporters of the community those who are there in charity to help the event, vender's, and workshop teachers should get first dibs on time, and day of performance slots and that would encourage more organization for the shows, I believe regulation is badly needed not making dancers pay. In the meantime we should really do our best not to support the "pay to dance rule" that is all levels of fucked up to me, dancers should not ever have to pay to perform. The other side of this coin. Dancers should always have to pay to see their fellow dancers perform and show support for the community in a way that keeps the dancers getting paid, especially since it is the dancers that come to see the dancers as a majority. We need to plan to drop at least 5.00 to support them and the event, if it is a free show then plan to tip 5.00!! everyone knows nothing is free, and if it is free for you then that means someone else is paying for you one way or another. When folks bitch about paying to see a fellow dancer and then drop a 20 at the bar they are doing no one any good, they should just go home and get their big head out - the - way of the supporter that dropped a 20 to see the show. An ethical dancers Union should be formed by a collective that has interest in protecting the dancers from getting shafted, maybe now is a time for all of us to pull together and create this for eachother or at least create some boundaries for an art that is no small change to learn. More support for the arts and the artists, not profit for the those that are feeding on the dancers. If the money is going to the right places to begin with the festivals WILL profit, lets fix this.

ATASH MAYA Class Schedule update.

Fox! — Fri, 16 May 2008 17:53:14 GMT

MONDAY @ WORLD BEAT CENTER; 7-8pm Classic A.T.S.combos, drills, and Atash Maya Stylized combos and drills. All to live Drumming by Frank L. of Middle earth and special guests. 12.00 drop in. if you have a class card plase add 2.00 for the drummers, thank you :))) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TUESDAY @ CULTURE SHOCK 6:30-7:30 12.00 drop in. AMERICAN TRIBAL STYLE belly dance F.C.B.D. style with Sabrina. The real thang! Yes this class is Just before Stevens Fusion class, same location same room. Bring Zil's TUESDAYS. Steven. @ CULTURE SHOCK 7:30-8:30pm Isolation drills and combos. Class given by Steven Eggers. 12.00 culture shock fee, discount cards available. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WEDNESDAY, Steven. @ CAFE INDIA 7-9pm Tribal Fusion Performance Choreography by Steven Eggers. 15.00 drop in. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THURSDAYS, Sabrina. *!Beginning Level!* @ CULTURE SHOCK 6:30-7:30pm Cardio bellydance drills and combos (anything goes) Classes by Sabrina Fox. You will sweat and love it. 12.00 culture shock fee, discount cards available. New class 6 week session June 12 - July 17th. V-flow Yoga 4 dancers and choreography 7:45-9:30. Deets; a 45 minute Yoga flow workout leading into a 1 hour class of yummy Atash Maya style choreography. This class is limited to 15 students and is a privately held class by Sabrina Fox. A pre-purchase class card is needed. E-mail us at www.atashmaya.com to reserve your spot, only 6 spaces left! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ More Questions??? E-mail us at Atashmaya@yahoo.com. or post in Tribe We will get to you As soon as we can :) All classes are instructed by Sabrina Fox, Raine and Steven, unless otherwise noted ON TRIBE. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ADDRESS TO CLASS LOCATIONS World Beat Center 2100 Park Blvd. USA 92101 Info - 619-230-1190 worldbeatcenter.org/ Culture shock 2110 Hancock Street, Suite 200 San Diego, CA 92110 telephone:619.299.2110 www.cultureshockdancecenter.com/ho...tml Cafe India 3760 Sports Arena Blvd Ste 5, San Diego, CA (619) 224-7500

Reflection.

Fox! — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:53:08 GMT

All beings tremble before violence. All fear death. All love life. See yourself in others. Then whom can you hurt? What harm can you do? -Dhammapada 129-130

It's not a Secret.

Fox! — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 19:45:30 GMT

It's so simple. Nourish the roots, enjoy the fruits, spread the seeds. Take no part in the harm of ANY living being. It's so simple.