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"I have always loved Tribal Style belly dance for a variety of reasons. I love the strength and beauty of this style. There is a power behind the moves and the music that is intoxicating. When I dance with a group of ladies who also love the dance, there is a sense of sisterhood and community that can't be equaled. The costuming uses both traditional and modern pieces from all over the world, allowing us to feel exotic and transforming us to a different place and time."
American Tribal Style Bellydance is a fairly new dance form with its origins in
traditional Middle Eastern dance. The components of this history include the
gypsy dancers that inspired the Orientalists of the nineteenth century and the
introduction of the dance into the United States at the Chicago World's Fair in
1893. The gypsy dance then transformed into an urban cabaret dance style to
please a colonial audience in Egypt. Also included in this history are the
teachers of the last fifty years that are the direct lineage of what is
presently known as American Tribal Style: Jamila Salimpour, director of Bal-
Anat, Masha Archer, director of the San Francisco Classic Dance Troupe, and
Carolena Nericcio, director of FatChanceBellyDance. Bellydance in the modern era
has always modified to suit the expectations of its audiences and that is what
links nineteenth century gypsy dancers of the Middle East with twentieth century
modern American dancers. -- Rina Orellana Rall- principal dancer FCBD, 1988-
1998
For entire document, see A History of American Tribal
Style Bellydance
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