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Sep 19 ,2022

What Does It Mean To Be a Certified Studio?

The following post was a three part series written by DeAnna Freeman for fcbdU.com Part One – A Brief History In August we confirmed all the new Certified Studio applications! This is the first batch of Teacher Training graduates since 2019. These dancers had been waiting for two years to complete their training and …
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Mar 04 ,2020

Name Change Statement

Translations to Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese are available below the official statement in English. Este texto está disponible en español debajo de la versión en inglés. Este texto está disponível em português do Brasil após as versões em inglês e espanhol. Greetings All, I know that you have been waiting to hear from me about …
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Mar 03 ,2020

Certified Studio Announcement

When I created this dance format I didn’t set out to build a worldwide community. The fact that ATS has exploded into a global phenomenon goes beyond my wildest dreams for what this dance could be. ATS has always been a place for people who, like me, felt that they didn’t quite fit into society’s …
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Jan 16 ,2017

The New Faces of FatChanceBellyDance®

Since my last Fireside Chat on the topic, the question of “Who is FatChanceBellyDance®?” has been an open one. In some sense, this has always been the case—FCBD® has evolved through many iterations over the three decades of its existence. Dancers come and dancers go—change (and me, of course) has been the only constant. After …
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