joined on 04/02/06
last updated 01/15/10
BCA - Bellydancer Costuming Anonymous,
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Tribe Tips & Tricks,
For anyone in the Quakertown or Upper Bucks County area, Suffiya of Dancers' Oasis is hosting a 4 hour workshop called Double Trouble this Sunday the 24th. Below is some basic information:
Date: August 24th 2008
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Location: Slim & Tone/Simply Fit 641 S. West End Blvd. (Route 309) Quakertown PA 18951
Price: $50.00 pre-registration before August 20th
Description: 4 hrs of class + Free Yoga class + Free Light refreshments. Double Veils 10-12pm | Double Fans 1-3pm, sta...
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This ACEO is inspired by some Tribal bellydance sword performances I have seen recently, namely a double sword piece that Belladonna performed at the BellyJam last month. I've seen dancers use swords before, of course, but none of the previous ones I've seen were that dynamic; the other performances I've encountered typically followed a formula of "pick up sword, balance on head for a few minutes while doing some slow moves, remove sword and continue." I was so impressed that I bought Bellado...
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Amy Sigil of Unmata kicked my @$$ this past weekend. I knew this was going to be the case, and I knew that as a "baby dancer" (I hope at this point I'm more like a toddler dancer and less like an infant one!) I was probably in way over my head taking two Unmata workshops, but the opportunity doesn't present itself every day so I figured I would take the workshops despite my shortcomings. If I could learn something from the workshops, then it is worth it to me. Seeing Unmata perform live at th...
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This is an ACEO (Art Cards, Editions and Originals) I began late Sunday night and completed Monday. It's a homage to contemporary Tribal Fusion belly dancers and to the Orientalist trends in art over the past few centuries, particularly in Art Nouveau style pieces and in the art of people like Erte.
I really enjoy the theme and hope to explore it a bit further in future ACEOs. I don't think this is my best work, but I wanted to show that I am in fact still alive and making artwork ;)
Th...
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I feel that cultivating a sense of humility is important. By humility, I am referring to its definition ( dictionary.reference.com/browse/humble) in being unpretending, unpretentious, not arrogant rather than to self-abasement, humiliation, and being deemed low in importance or status. The sense in which I am utilizing the word is perhaps closer to its etymological origins in the Latin humilis which literally means "on the ground." Humilis was in turn evidently derived from humus or "e...
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about me
I am an artist who resides in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. I love to create artwork in various media: traditional 2d drawings and paintings, jewelry, leather craft, small sculpture, etc. and I'm always looking to expand my repertoire of skills. Mythology, Nature, folklore, Faery, and symbolism are my main inspirations. I attended Tyler School of Art in Elkins Park, PA for four years where I majored in Graphic Design with an emphasis on Illustration.
In addition to visual art, I also play the Celtic harp, Native American style flute, and various other folk instruments. I love to belly dance too, and my presence here on Tribe is primarily for the belly dance scene. I've been a student of bellydance since 2006 and have been taking classes in American Cabaret and American Tribal/Group Improvisational styles of bellydance and augmenting those lessons by learning via books, DVDs, and the internet. (I'm an amateur in both departments of music and dance, I assure you!).
Upcoming Double Trouble Workshop
(blog entry)
For anyone in the Quakertown or Upper Bucks County area, Suffiya of Dancers' Oasis is hosting a 4 hour workshop called Double Trouble this Sunday the 24th. Below is some basic information:
Date: August 24th 2008
Time: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Locatio...
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Sword Dancer - ACEO
(blog entry)
This ACEO is inspired by some Tribal bellydance sword performances I have seen recently, namely a double sword piece that Belladonna performed at the BellyJam last month. I've seen dancers use swords before, of course, but none of the previous one...
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Unmata Workshop & BellyJam
(blog entry)
Amy Sigil of Unmata kicked my @$$ this past weekend. I knew this was going to be the case, and I knew that as a "baby dancer" (I hope at this point I'm more like a toddler dancer and less like an infant one!) I was probably in way over my head tak...
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Arabic Journeys: Journey into the World of Arabic Beats
( miscellaneous » music reviews )
"a collection of downtempo electronica laced with Middle Eastern samples"
The cover states that this two CD set is a "journey into the world of global beats" which indicated to me that it would be a collection of down-tempo, contemporary electronica with some hint of Middle Eastern inspiration throughout, and that is ex...
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recommendation posted on Mon, June 23, 2008 - 1:59 PM
Modern Orientalism - Original ACEO
(blog entry)
This is an ACEO (Art Cards, Editions and Originals) I began late Sunday night and completed Monday. It's a homage to contemporary Tribal Fusion belly dancers and to the Orientalist trends in art over the past few centuries, particularly in Art Nou...
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"a collection of downtempo electronica laced with Middle Eastern samples"
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