Student Page
Hi Students,
I created this page for you, a place for you to find class information, class choreographies and videos of our dance routines.
If you ever have any questions please send me an email or give me a call, 480/962-6303.
FAQ's
- What do I wear for class? - wear something comfortable that you can move in. Yoga pants, shorts, skirts, t-shirts, tank tops, etc. Bare feet, socks, dance shoes are great, please no tennis shoes.
- Where are classes held? - All classes are held at the Mesa Arts Center located on the south east corner of Center and Main Street in down town Mesa. The address is 1 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ 85201.
- Classes are held on the second floor in either the Acting Studio or in the Dance Studio in the South Studios Building.
- The South Studios Building is facing Center Street and is in the back of the complex. If you park in the back parking lot it is the building were the glass blowing classes are held the first building you come to facing Center Street.
- Is Belly Dancing for Everyone? - Yes, yes, yes!!! Belly dancing is for all ages, body types, sizes, gender, etc.
- Belly dancing is a great form of exercise based on natural body movement and works the entire body.
- Every one learns at a different pace and you may not pick up some moves as fast as others. The main thing is to have fun!!! Don't give up you will get it.
- What is the difference between belly dancing and tribal? - The two styles are very different yet based on the same moves.
Belly dancing has a variety of styles such as American cabaret, Egyptian or Raks Sharqi, folkloric, ethnic to name a few.
American cabaret style is a glitzier more flamboyant form of belly dancing and we have taken the Egyptian style of the dance and made it our own. We incorporate the use of a veil and other props in our dance routine. American cabaret dancers do not dance any pure form of the dance, but add other influences such as jazz, ballet, modern, etc. to the dance.
Tribal also has a variety of styles, American Tribal Style (ATS), tribal fusion, goth, tribaret, etc.
American Tribal Style® or ATS® was created in the US by FatChanceBellyDance® (FCBD®) in San Francisco in the 1980's. Carolena Nericcio the founder of FCBD® created this improvisational style of dance where there is a leader and follower(s). Each move has a cue which the leader will execute letting the follower(s) know what the next move or combination will be. The leader changes throughout the dance which gives everyone a chance to shine.
Tribal dance styles fuse other forms of dance styles into the dance such as Flamenco, East Indian, African to name a few. Not only in the moves but also in the costuming.
Class Routines:
Cabaret
Alf Leyla, Wa Leyla - beginning (
video)
Dance of Life - beginning (
video)
Drum Solo (Amaya) - beginning (
video)
Drum solo (Jenna) - beginning ( video)
Drum Solo 2 (Jenna) - beginning ( video)
Drum Solo (Jenna) - intermediate ( video)
Drum Solo (Joynan) - beginning ( video)
Drum Solo (Michelle Joyce) - intermediate ( video)
Egyptian - intermediate ( video)
Egyptian Pop - intermediate ( video)
Drum solo (Jenna) - beginning ( video)
Drum Solo 2 (Jenna) - beginning ( video)
Drum Solo (Jenna) - intermediate ( video)
Drum Solo (Joynan) - beginning ( video)
Drum Solo (Michelle Joyce) - intermediate ( video)
Egyptian - intermediate ( video)
Egyptian Pop - intermediate ( video)
Ghawazee - beginning (
video)
Jenna Routine - intermediate (
video)
Ojos Asi - beginning (
video)
Persian Veil - beginning ( video)
Pop Dance (Michelle Joyce) - intermediate ( video)
Reda - beginning ( video)
Short Beginning Dance - beginning - ( video)
Sword - intermediate ( video)
Sword 2 - intermediate ( video)
Sword 3 - intermediate ( video)
Tray - intermediate ( video)
Warda - intermediate ( video)
Warda Skirt - intermediate ( video)
Ya Habibi Ya Eni - beginning ( video)
Ya Hawa (Lebanese Pop) - intermediate ( video)
Persian Veil - beginning ( video)
Pop Dance (Michelle Joyce) - intermediate ( video)
Reda - beginning ( video)
Short Beginning Dance - beginning - ( video)
Sword - intermediate ( video)
Sword 2 - intermediate ( video)
Sword 3 - intermediate ( video)
Tray - intermediate ( video)
Warda - intermediate ( video)
Warda Skirt - intermediate ( video)
Ya Habibi Ya Eni - beginning ( video)
Ya Hawa (Lebanese Pop) - intermediate ( video)
Veil - beginning (
video)
Veil 2 - beginning ( video)
Veil 3 -beginning ( video)
Veil 4 - beginning 2 ( video) private group on Facebook
Veil 5 - beginning 2 ( video) private group on Facebook
Vintage American Style - beginning 2 ( video) private group on Facebook
Vintage Style - intermediate ( video)
Voi - intermediate ( video)
Zill - beginning ( video)
Zills - intermediate ( video)
Veil 2 - beginning ( video)
Veil 3 -beginning ( video)
Veil 4 - beginning 2 ( video) private group on Facebook
Veil 5 - beginning 2 ( video) private group on Facebook
Vintage American Style - beginning 2 ( video) private group on Facebook
Vintage Style - intermediate ( video)
Voi - intermediate ( video)
Zill - beginning ( video)
Zills - intermediate ( video)
Tribal
1920's Tribal Fusion - beginning tribal (
video)
Ali - intermediate tribal ( video)
All About That Bass - beginning tribal ( video)
Arabian Spices - beginning tribal ( video)
Asian Tribal Fusion (Thai nails) - intermediate tribal ( video)
Awakenings - beginning tribal ( video)
Basket - beginning tribal ( video)
Basket 2 - beginning 2 tribal ( video) private group on Facebook
Bhangra Fusion Dance - beginning 2 tribal ( video) private group on Facebook
Bollywood - beginning tribal ( video)
Bollywood - intermediate ( video)
Bollywood Fusion - beginning tribal ( video)
Broom Dance - intermediate ( video) - private group on Facebook
Cane - intermediate tribal ( video)
Disko Partizani - beginning tribal ( video)
Do You Love Me - intermediate tribal ( video)
Fan & Skirt Dance, Bounce - beginning tribal ( video)
Fan & Skirt Dance 2 - beginning tribal ( video) private group on Facebook
Fan Veil - intermediate tribal ( video) private group on Facebook
Fusion Skirt - intermediate tribal ( video)
Hand Candles - beginning tribal / ( video)
Hand Candles 2 - intermediate ( video) ( video performance)
Hand Candles 3 - intermediate ( video)
Hips Don't Lie - beginning tribal ( video) ( video performance)
Iest Sexy - beginning tribal ( video)
Indian Fusion Dance 1 - beginning tribal ( video)
Indian Fusion Dance 2 - beginning tribal ( video)
Indian Fusion Dance 3 - beginning tribal ( video)
Indian Fusion Dance 5 - beginning tribal ( video)
Indian Fusion Dance 6 - beginning 2 ( video) private group on Facebook
Indian Fusion Dance 7 - beginning 2 ( video) private group on Facebook
Indian Fusion Dance 8 - beginning 2 ( video) - private group on Facebook
Moroccan 6/8 Dance - intermediate ( video) private group on Facebook
Move It - beginning tribal ( video)
Pentaphobe - beginning tribal ( video performance)
Shawl Dance - beginning tribal ( video)
Shawl (Spanish Fusion) - intermediate ( video) private group on Facebook
Single Fan & Skirt - beginning tribal ( video)
Single Fan Veil (Solace) - beginning tribal ( performance video)
Single Fan - beginning 2 ( video) private group on Facebook
Single Voi - intermediate tribal ( video)
Single Voi 2 - intermediate tribal / ( video)
Skirt (Alabina)- beginning ( video)
Skirt (Gypsy Style) beginning tribal - ( video)
Skirt (Gypsy Style 2, song Sota) beginning 2 ( video) private group on Facebook
Skirt (Jump in the Line) - beg 2 tribal - ( video) private Group YouTube
Skirt - intermediate ( video)
Skirt (Major Lingo) - intermediate ( performance video)
Skirt (Tamacun) - beginning 2 ( video) - private group on Facebook
Smooth - intermediate ( video)
Snake Charmer - beginning ( video)
Spanish Gypsy Skirt - beginning 2 ( video) private Group on Facebook
Sword - intermediate - ( video) private group on Facebook
Sword (Desert Wind) - intermediate ( video) private group on Facebook
Sword (It's a Man's World) - intermediate ( video)
Sword (Spatak) - intermediate ( video) private group on Facebook
Sword/Veil - intermediate - ( video)
Thai Nails - intermediate ( video) scroll down page
Thai Nails 3 - beginning tribal ( video)
Thai Nails 4 - intermediate tribal ( video performance)
Thai Nails 5 - beginning tribal ( video)
Thai Nails 6 - beginning 2 tribal ( video) private Group on Facebook, 11/27/16
Thriller - beginning tribal ( video part 1) - ( performance)
Tray - intermediate - ( video)
Tray of Candles 3 - intermediate ( video) - private group on Facebook
Tribal Disco Fusion (Shake Your Booty) - beginning ( video)
Tribal Drum Solo - intermediate tribal ( video)
Tribal Drum Solo (Rachel Brice) - intermediate ( video)
Tribal Fusion 1940's Style - beginning ( video)
Ali - intermediate tribal ( video)
All About That Bass - beginning tribal ( video)
Arabian Spices - beginning tribal ( video)
Asian Tribal Fusion (Thai nails) - intermediate tribal ( video)
Awakenings - beginning tribal ( video)
Basket - beginning tribal ( video)
Basket 2 - beginning 2 tribal ( video) private group on Facebook
Bhangra Fusion Dance - beginning 2 tribal ( video) private group on Facebook
Bollywood - beginning tribal ( video)
Bollywood - intermediate ( video)
Bollywood Fusion - beginning tribal ( video)
Broom Dance - intermediate ( video) - private group on Facebook
Cane - intermediate tribal ( video)
Disko Partizani - beginning tribal ( video)
Do You Love Me - intermediate tribal ( video)
Fan & Skirt Dance, Bounce - beginning tribal ( video)
Fan & Skirt Dance 2 - beginning tribal ( video) private group on Facebook
Fan Veil - intermediate tribal ( video) private group on Facebook
Fusion Skirt - intermediate tribal ( video)
Hand Candles - beginning tribal / ( video)
Hand Candles 2 - intermediate ( video) ( video performance)
Hand Candles 3 - intermediate ( video)
Hips Don't Lie - beginning tribal ( video) ( video performance)
Iest Sexy - beginning tribal ( video)
Indian Fusion Dance 1 - beginning tribal ( video)
Indian Fusion Dance 2 - beginning tribal ( video)
Indian Fusion Dance 3 - beginning tribal ( video)
Indian Fusion Dance 5 - beginning tribal ( video)
Indian Fusion Dance 6 - beginning 2 ( video) private group on Facebook
Indian Fusion Dance 7 - beginning 2 ( video) private group on Facebook
Indian Fusion Dance 8 - beginning 2 ( video) - private group on Facebook
Moroccan 6/8 Dance - intermediate ( video) private group on Facebook
Move It - beginning tribal ( video)
Pentaphobe - beginning tribal ( video performance)
Shawl Dance - beginning tribal ( video)
Shawl (Spanish Fusion) - intermediate ( video) private group on Facebook
Single Fan & Skirt - beginning tribal ( video)
Single Fan Veil (Solace) - beginning tribal ( performance video)
Single Fan - beginning 2 ( video) private group on Facebook
Single Voi - intermediate tribal ( video)
Single Voi 2 - intermediate tribal / ( video)
Skirt (Alabina)- beginning ( video)
Skirt (Gypsy Style) beginning tribal - ( video)
Skirt (Gypsy Style 2, song Sota) beginning 2 ( video) private group on Facebook
Skirt (Jump in the Line) - beg 2 tribal - ( video) private Group YouTube
Skirt - intermediate ( video)
Skirt (Major Lingo) - intermediate ( performance video)
Skirt (Tamacun) - beginning 2 ( video) - private group on Facebook
Smooth - intermediate ( video)
Snake Charmer - beginning ( video)
Spanish Gypsy Skirt - beginning 2 ( video) private Group on Facebook
Sword - intermediate - ( video) private group on Facebook
Sword (Desert Wind) - intermediate ( video) private group on Facebook
Sword (It's a Man's World) - intermediate ( video)
Sword (Spatak) - intermediate ( video) private group on Facebook
Sword/Veil - intermediate - ( video)
Thai Nails - intermediate ( video) scroll down page
Thai Nails 3 - beginning tribal ( video)
Thai Nails 4 - intermediate tribal ( video performance)
Thai Nails 5 - beginning tribal ( video)
Thai Nails 6 - beginning 2 tribal ( video) private Group on Facebook, 11/27/16
Thriller - beginning tribal ( video part 1) - ( performance)
Tray - intermediate - ( video)
Tray of Candles 3 - intermediate ( video) - private group on Facebook
Tribal Disco Fusion (Shake Your Booty) - beginning ( video)
Tribal Drum Solo - intermediate tribal ( video)
Tribal Drum Solo (Rachel Brice) - intermediate ( video)
Tribal Fusion 1940's Style - beginning ( video)
Tribal Fusion (Heathens) - beginning 2 (
video)
Tribal Rock Fusion - beginning tribal ( video)
Tribal Style - beginning tribal ( video)
Tribal Veil - beginning ( video)
Tribal Veil 2 - beg. 2 ( video) - private group on Facebook
T'yem - beginning ( video)
U Can't Touch This - beginning ( video)
Voi - intermediate ( video)
Wish - beginning tribal ( video)
Yo - intermediate tribal ( video)
Tribal Rock Fusion - beginning tribal ( video)
Tribal Style - beginning tribal ( video)
Tribal Veil - beginning ( video)
Tribal Veil 2 - beg. 2 ( video) - private group on Facebook
T'yem - beginning ( video)
U Can't Touch This - beginning ( video)
Voi - intermediate ( video)
Wish - beginning tribal ( video)
Yo - intermediate tribal ( video)
