~ ATS® BELLYDANCE CLASSES IN ESSEX ~
COLCHESTER - CANVEY ISLAND - SOUTHEND
Next performance - FRIDAY 25TH MAY ~ 'DREAM NIGHT AT THE ZOO' ~ COLCHESTER ZOO
AKULA TRIBAL BELLYDANCE
Akula present ATS® as developed by our mentor Carolena Nerricio; the creator of American Tribal Style® belly dance and director of FatChanceBellyDance® .
After many years training with the best ATS® belly dance teachers in the world; including Carolena Nerricio, Wendy Allen, Kristine Adams & Sandi Ball of FCBD® & Megha Gavin of Devyani, we formed Akula Tribal in May 2009 in order to pass what we had been taught onto our own students. We continue to travel to workshops all over the world to enhance our knowledge with both our own teachers and others who we respect and admire.
Akula Tribal perform at a wide variety of events throughout the UK and abroad, we are always happy to appear at charity events whenever possible. We supported BBC Essex on their 'Ditch the Diet' Roadshows in 2010 and at Barleylands Essex Country Show in 2011 (over 31,500 visitors). In July 2011, we danced at Planet Egypt London's premier monthly belly dance showcase. Then recently in March 2012 we travelled to Seattle, USA to perform at Cues & Tattoos as Akula Tribal and also as Troupe InternATSional; bringing together 10 friends from all over the world to dance as one through our shared love of ATS®...Our next travel plans are to attend Tribal Camp Oslo in November 2012 to train again with Devi Mamek of Ghawazi Caravan, Australia.
We are extremely proud of our student troupe Nartakah and appear with them regularly as Akula Nartakah. To book us for your event, to attend a workshop, or join a class please contact us by telephone or e-mail;
Christine: 07732 723474Maxine: 07910 745936
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ATS® performances are exciting and unpredictable as they are totally improvised. There is no need for choreography as moves are changed through a series of subtle cues and transitions made by the lead dancers (front left position of the group & chorus). Each move has it's own unique cue; so you learn a cue and a move, followed by another cue and move, making no two performances the same. The beauty of ATS® is that you can dance with anyone else, anywhere in the world who also understands the 'language'.
AKULA ~ In Hinduism another name for the Goddess Parvati, the divine mother of the universe, the consort of Lord Shiva and mother of their sons Ganesha & Kartikeya. Inspired by her beauty, Shiva became the fountainhead of the arts, drama and dance.
FatChanceBellyDance®, FCBD®, ATS® and American Tribal Style®, are federally registered trademarks of FatChanceBellyDance, Inc. For more information, please visit www.fcbd.com/about/legal.shtml
