FatChanceBellyDance
Workshops and Intensivesincluding Tribal:Pura and General Skills for ATS Course Descriptions and FAQs |
Here you will find all workshops and intensive courses offered for 2010.
If you would like to sponsor an FCBD workshop in your area, please email for more information or call 415-431-4322. |
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| January 2010
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| February 2010 13 Feb
Hood River, Oregon
Private lessons with Carolena
info: scarletthistlestudio.com
download flyer
contact: colette@scarletthistlestudio.com 19-22 Feb
General Skills and One Day Pass/Drills
limited to 25 participants (20 hour course spans four 5-hour days)
Arlington, VA - Washington DC Metro Area
Info: info@saffrondance.com or call 703.276.2355
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| March 2010 4-7 Mar
General Skills and One Day Pass/Drills
limited to 25 participants (20 hour course spans four 5-hour days)
Bloomington, Indiana, USA
Info: Margaret Lion at ddbdancers@gmail.com or call 812.360.0549
www.ddbd.org/gsats/index.html 26-28 Mar
Cues and Tattoos Dance Festival
Seattle, WA
Tribal:Pura workshop and show w/members of FCBD and Devyani
info: www.troupehipnotica.com
call: 206.372.0441 email: info@troupehipnotica.com back to top
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| April 2010 6-9 Apr
General Skills and One Day Pass/Drills sold out-wait list only
San Francisco, CA
FatChanceBellyDance Studio
limited to 20 participants (20 hour course spans four 5-hour days)
Info: email to Carolena or call 415.431.4322 12-13 Apr
ATS Teacher Training 1 sold out-wait list only
San Francisco, CA
FatChanceBellyDance Studio
limited to 10 GS for ATS graduates (10 hour course spans two 5-hour days)
Info: email to Carolena or call 415.431.4322 17 Apr
The Dalles, Oregon
Workshop with Carolena - Advanced Movements and FloorWork
info: scarletthistlestudio.com
download flyer
contact: colette@scarletthistlestudio.com 30 Apr-2 May
Barcelona, Spain
Tribal:Pura workshop and show
info: http://mandragoratribal.com
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| May 2010 12-16 May
Tribal Fest
Workshop and show with Carolena and FCBD
Sebastopol CA
www.BlackSheepBellyDance.com
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| June 2010 13-17 Jun
Devotion: workshops with guest instructors
San Francisco, CA
FatChanceBellyDance Studio
*see shows page for info on Devotion 2011: The Harvest
call: 415.431.4322
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| July 2010 8-11 Jul
General Skills and One Day Pass/Drills sold out!
Anchorage, Alaska
Inner Dance Yoga Studio
limited to 25 participants (20 hour course spans four 5-hour days)
Info: carrie@gypsyhorizon.com or call 907.242.3306
www.gypsyhorizon.com 24-25 Jul
Tempe, AZ
Tribal Pura Workshop & Show workshops sold out! tickets still available for the show...
info: www.plazadeanaya.com
call: 480.894-8777
email: plaza.de.anaya@gmail.com
*special show with this event Saturday evening 24 Jul. back to top
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| August 2010 6-11 SF Mecca at FCBD Studio
workshop with Carolena - Fri 6 Aug
guest instructors TBA
*special show with this event Saturday evening 7 Aug.
8-11 Aug
General Skills and One Day Pass/Drills
Highland, CA
The Oasis Dance Studio
Limited to 25 participants (20 hour course spans four 5-hour days)
Info: oasisdance@earthlink.net or call 909.957.8962
www.oasisdancestudio.net
12-13 Aug
ATS Teacher Training 1 sold out!
Highland, CA
The Oasis Dance Studio
Limited to 10 GS for ATS graduates (10 hour course spans two 5-hour days)
Info: oasisdance@earthlink.net or call 909.957.8962
www.oasisdancestudio.net
28-29 Aug
Blue Mountains, Australia
Build Your Own Workshop with Carolena
download flyer
email: devimamak@ghawazicaravan.com
phone: 02 47587264 or 0419184231
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September 2010 9-12 September
General Skills and One Day Pass/Drills
Pine River, MN
Heart and Hara Studio
limited to 25 participants (20 hour course spans three 5-hour days)
Info: mysticcaravanats@gmail.com or call 218.232.3221
http://mysticcaravanats.viviti.com
14-15 September
ATS Teacher Training
Pine River, MN
Heart and Hara Studio
limited to GS for ATS graduates (10 hour course spans two 5-hour days)
Info: mysticcaravanats@gmail.com or call 218.232.3221
http://mysticcaravanats.viviti.com 16 September
ATS Teacher Training 2
Pine River, MN
Heart and Hara Studio
limited to 20 TT for ATS graduates (one 5-hour day)
Info: mysticcaravanats@gmail.com or call 218.232.3221
http://mysticcaravanats.viviti.com 25-26 Sep
Cambridge, MA
Tribal Pura Workshop & Show
call: 781.710.3116
email:info@ombellyco.com
*special show with this event Friday evening 24 Sep.
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| October 2010 8-10 October
Sacred Circles Tribal Belly Dance Retreat
Workshop with Carolena
Lexington, Michigan
info: www.czigany-dance.com
email: krisztina@czigany-dance.com 23-24 Oct
FatChanceBellyDance Weekend Intensive at BellyUpBellyDance
Oakville, Ontario Canada
info: www.bellyup.ca
phone:416.414.1115
email: info@bellyup.ca
watch a youtube clip!
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| November 2010 21-24 Nov
General Skills and One Day Pass/Drills sold out-wait list only
San Francisco, CA
FatChanceBellyDance Studio
limited to 20 participants (20 hour course spans three 5-hour days)
Info: email to Carolena or call 415.431.4322 25-26 Nov
ATS Teacher Training sold out-wait list only
San Francisco, CA
FatChanceBellyDance Studio
limited to 10 GS for ATS graduates (10 hour course spans two 5-hour days)
Info: email to Carolena or call 415.431.4322
28 Nov
ATS Teacher Training 2
San Francisco, CA
FatChanceBellyDance Studio
limited to 20 TT for ATS graduates (one 5-hour day)
Info: email to Carolena or call 415.431.4322 back to top
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Course Descriptions |
Build Your Own Workshop with Carolena
For individuals and groups. Bring your unique concerns and Carolena will customise a lesson just for you. Get answers about steps and formations, costume, music, etc. Including the newest
branch of FCBD: ‘Tribal Counsel’ offering business consultation, developing healthy troupe dynamics and tools for resolving conflict.
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Tribal:Pura an alchemy of art and science, is our exploration of Traditional Tribal Style Bellydance. Using the guidelines of classical art and the science of anatomy to communicate an absolute style. We hope you will join us in our enthusiasm for Tribal in its original form. These workshops are open to the public. A great way to get started in ATS, or brush up on your ATS skills.
Instructors: Carolena, director FatChanceBellyDance and Megha, director Devyani |
| General Skills for ATS
A 20 hour intensive presenting all 70+ steps from the FCBD ATS vocabulary along with cues, formations, lead and follow, chorus, music theory for ATS and functional anatomy for dance. Students must attend all 20 hours, no exceptions. Certificate awarded upon completion.
Limited to 25 people. See student requirements below.
Four 5-hour days. Cost: contact event sponsor.
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| One Day Pass with Drills
For graduates of GS for ATS wanting a review, or students who are not interested in being Certified.
Attend single days of GS for ATS. Need not be taken concurrently but students must understand that each successive day's material is built on the previous day(s) and they may be asked to take a less active role based on our assessment of their skill level.
One, two or three of the GS for ATS 5-hour days.
As space allows within the 25 person limit.
Individual day curriculum will be posted soon! Cost: contact event sponsor.
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| ATS Teacher Training*
For graduates of GS for ATS who are also teaching or performing other styles of Tribal, Tribal Fusion or Oriental Dance.
Curriculum with include instruction on how to present the concept of ATS, the steps, verbal instruction, physical cueing, assessing students needs, answering common questions, structuring a class and troubleshooting.
Limited to 10 people.
*This training is stage one for teachers interested in becoming a FCBD Sister Studio. Sister Studios teach exclusively FCBD format. Students need approval from Carolena to be considered for Sister Studio status. Cost: contact event sponsor.
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General Skills FAQs
Class information and handouts:
Students will receive supporting materials on the first day of class. Review of Tribal Basics Vol. 1-8 DVDs is recommended.
Please bring: zils, a notebook, full skirt and choli are best but not mandatory. Download 4-day agenda. Student Requirements:
These courses are not for beginners. Dancers must have previous experience with some element of ATS, Tribal, Tribal Fusion or Oriental Dance. Students must be fluent in English, no exceptions.
Students will be asked to submit a dance bio, limited to one page, upon acceptance to the program. This should include their experience with ATS, any personal comments, but not be a "resume" type listing of everything they have ever done! Just as it relates to ATS and what they want to achieve at the Intensive.
A deposit at sign up is required, as per the event sponsor. |
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