old school bellydance Archives

11 Apr 2018

Deep Roots Dance at Cues & Tattoos 2018

by Shay | posted in: American Tribal Style, finger cymbals, old school ATS, old school bellydance, old school tribal, performance | 0

The latest from Deep Roots Dance and student troupe Nomaditude at the final Cues & Tattoos, April 2018. Don’t miss our performances and workshops at World Rhythm Festival, Saturday and Sunday, April 28th and 29th at the Seattle Center Armory, … Read More

14 Jul 2015

Cabaret or Tribal? Suhaila Speaks

by Shay | posted in: cabaret, old school bellydance, old school tribal, Styles | 0

We are starting our Old School Bellydance series again in August, and I was recently asked what makes it “old school”–basically what is the class about? We base our Old School classes on the root form of tribal bellydance, which … Read More

4 Jun 2015

Deep Roots Dance Performs at World Rhythm Festival

by Shay | posted in: American Tribal Style, old school ATS, old school bellydance, old school tribal, performance, Styles | 0

Deep Roots Dance was thrilled to be invited to perform and teach dance workshops again at World Rhythm Festival again this year. It’s a really wonderful festival, and all events are completely donated by the artists, making it completely free! … Read More

12 May 2015

Host Shay

by Shay | posted in: American Tribal Style, classes, Costume & Makeup, Featured Pages, folkloric, fusion, history, ITS, learning, old school ATS, old school bellydance, old school tribal, performance tips, Styles, Teaching, workshops | 0

Host Shay Hosting a workshop sure sounds intimidating, but really it’s not as hard as you might imagine! Everything possible is done to make it easy for you, the host, to make your event a success. Contracts are scary, right? … Read More

31 Mar 2015

Weekly Classes

by Shay | posted in: American Tribal Style, classes, drumming, Featured Pages, learning, old school ATS, old school bellydance, old school tribal | 0

OUR CURRENT CLASSES ARE LIVESTREAMING ONLINE!! To register for our current classes, please visit our temporary virtual classroom at www.DeepRootsLive.com Join us to learn a dance of joy, power, strength, and self-expression – Tribal Bellydance! Bellydance as an … Read More

15 Jul 2014

Mm Mm Monday – Tabu at Tribal Massive

by Shay | posted in: MmMmMonday, old school bellydance | 0

Old school yumminess is right here, right now, in your face. Tabu performs a fabulous old school bellydance pot dance and drum choreography. The costuming! The music! The skillz! Mmm MMMMMMMMM!

3 Jul 2014

Tribal Bellydance Costuming 101

by Shay | posted in: old school ATS, old school bellydance, old school tribal, tips | 1

I teach costuming workshops now and again, specifically for tribal and fusion bellydancers. I used to be a professional costumer, so I have spent quite a lot of time considering all the elements that go into this style–what makes it … Read More

16 Dec 2013

Mm Mm Monday – Scarlet Lux

by Shay | posted in: MmMmMonday, old school bellydance | 1

Some dancerly friends had posted this to Facebook over the weekend and I just had to bump it up to the very next Mm Mm Monday. Love the costuming, the music, the choreography…it’s playful and skillful, my favorite combo! Enjoy! … Read More

1 Nov 2013

Fabulous Friday – Jamila Salimpour Tribute Show

by Shay | posted in: fabulous friday, old school bellydance | 0

You want fabulous? I’ll give you FABULOUS! Normally it is only one photo, no words. But this is a slideshow of photos and I wanted to give you context. So for those who don’t know, this past September Amy Sigil, … Read More

11 Apr 2013

Masha Archer and the San Francisco Classic Dance Troupe

by Shay | posted in: history, old school bellydance, Styles | 0

Masha Archer’s daughter, Larissa, has been taking classes with FatChance Bellydance! And what’s more, she has become more active in discussion groups around the web, answering questions, and SHARING PHOTOS from her mother’s collection. She has given me permission to … Read More

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