TRIBAL FUSION & ATS with ORKIDEH
4 week Sessions
Down Hips is excited to bring back, by popular demand, ORKIDEH from Toronto!
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ATS & Beyond – American Tribal Style Bellydance
January 22 2012 – February 12 2012
10:00am-12:00pm
This intermediate level class takes American Tribal Style training (in the Fat Chance Bellydance format), and ITS (Improv Tribal Style) with Serpentina North’s own styling to train and challenge the tribal fusion enthusiast.
STRICTLY DRILLS
12:30pm-1:45pm
January 22 2012 – February 12 2012
Just like the title says, this will be a drill class, focusing on polishing your technique and reviewing ATS vocabulary. Build a strong foundation in tribal posture and fluidity. Perfect for both students brand new to tribal style and intermediate students who want to develop their technique.
PRICES
- 4-week ATS & BEYOND with Orkideh (8hrs) = $130.00
- 4-week STRICTLY DRILLS with Orkideh (5hrs) = $75.00
- *BOTH* 4-week ATS & Beyond, and the Strictly Drills: $185 (discount)
Visit the SCHEDULE page for details!
COMPILATION OF ORKIDEH WITH HER TROUPE: Serpentina North Ensemble
ORKIDEH:
Orkideh Serpentina is the director of The Serpentina North Ensemble, based in Toronto. Orkideh has been studying bellydance for ten years and fell in love with tribal style in 2004, when she met her dance partner, Joanna, in New York City. Joanna and Orkideh began Serpentina as a duet, but when Orkideh emigrated to Canada in 2007, she started her troupe, now containing eight members.
Orkideh has been influenced by her various teachers, including Safiya and Anahid Sofian (Anahid Sofian Dance Company), Sarah Locke (Gypsy Caravan), and Susan Frankovich, and she was certified as a Fat Chance instructor in October 2009. She has also currently studies Kathak with Joanna De Souza, continuing the challenge of this classical Indian dance that she began in New York with Najma Ayshah.