Rather, tribal style bellydance honors the Romani Trail, the path taken by the Rom people--(we sometimes call them Gypsies, not knowing that to many, gypsy is a derogatory term). The ROM traveled out of north India through what today is Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, and Iraq, all the way to north Africa and even up into Spain. The style of dance we do takes elements from the dances of all these places and fuses them together in a lovely and stylized way.

This fusion adds a mythic quality to not only the movements, but also to the costumes, for our costumes--like the movements--are from everywhere and no where, making them timeless.

Come lose yourself at our weekly show
at the Dragon's Den (435 Esplanade, New Orleans). Fridays 8-10pm.

 

 

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: SEPTEMBER 2006 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
See us every Friday from 8-10pm at the Dragon's Den (435 Esplanade, above Zot'z Coffee). If you haven't been to the Dragon's Den since K, you're missing a wonderful experience. It's air conditioned; it's clean; and they have a cat! And, of course, bellydancing every Friday, so come check out what we're doing. You may just get to see us show off our strength in floorwork or our balancing skills with our swords.

 

Friday, Sept 29 :: SPECIAL GUEST :: Morrighan and her Tribe Hip'notiq
On the last Friday of this month, special guest Morrighan and her troupe Tribe Hip'notiq will grace the stage of the Dragon's Den. Show starts at 8pm sharp! If you ever doubted that Tribal is improvised, don't miss the grand finale when Hip'notiq and n.o.madic tribal will do some guerrilla improv. To find out more about Morrighan and Tribe Hip'notiq, click to their website where you can see video footage and more.

 

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: OCTOBER 2006 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Friday, Oct 20 :: REUNION:: Lenay Returns!
Lenay Dunn, original member of n.o.madic tribal, returns to New Orleans for a reunion. She'll be performing with us at the Dragon's Den on both Friday, October 20th and 27th! We're hoping that we can talk Lisa into coming out of retirement for this special evening.

Friday, Oct 27 :: Halloween Dance Party! :: SPECIAL GUESTS :: Urban Gypsy, Dandasha, and possibly Red Lotus
We couldn't be more honored to be sharing the stage at the Dragon's Den with Urban Gypsy from Houston, Dandasha from Chattanooga, and possibly Red Lotus from San Francisco on the Friday before Halloween. 8-10pm. The show will certainly begin at 8pm if we're to squeeze that many bellies onto the dancefloor that night! Come early to get a good view.

 

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: UPCOMING WORKSHOPS ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Local Workshop TBA, but SOON!:: At the request of former company members and postK fans of n.o.madic tribal, we're planning a local workshop for one Saturday afternoon in September or October. More details forthcoming.

3rd Coast Tribal::Jan 2007::Don't forget about this wonderful workshop extravaganza hosted by Urban Gypsy that slated for January in Dallas/Ft. Worth. We're honored to be teaching a couple of workshops along with an impressive lineup of teachers: Sharon Kihara (of Bellydance Superstars' fame), Liquid Hips, Tempest, InFusion Tribal, Zafira, Awalim, and Z-Helene. Pre-registration has been extended to Sept 9th. If you haven't thought about making plans, now is the time. Find out more about 3rd Coast here.

 

 

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: WORD ON THE STREET :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Original (but recently retired) n.o.mad Lisa Lala is with child. If you haven't yet, give Lisa and Byron a call to congratulate them on their little one. We knew they could do it.

Original n.o.mad Lenay Dunn is performing with Red Lotus in San Francisco

PreK n.o.madic tribal company member Phuon Nguyen is off raveling the world with her beau Todd. She may relight somewhere on the West Coast.

PreK n.o.madic tribal company member Sami is back in town! Word is that she's dancing with local troupe Casa Samba.

PreK n.o.madic tribal company member Natalie Brown is now doing her own thing in her new home South Carolina. Her troupe, Delirium Tribal, performs regularly. Word is that she (and perhaps a few of her students??) may come to NOLA in late fall.

PreK n.o.madic tribal company member Shannon Wolfe and Kate Jensen are each teaching dance in NOLA and BR, respectively and are performing under the appellation, Indudala. They don't have a website that I know of, but you can catch them easy on Tribe.

PreK n.o.madic tribal company member Gena is studying poi and fire dancing in addition to her regular bellydance performances.

PreK n.o.madic tribal company member Liz Kerry still resides in Mississippi, and much to our delight, has taken up photography as a side-gig. See pics here!

 

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: AROUND TOWN (AND BEYOND) :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
When Urban Gypsy comes to town Halloween weekend, they'll be teaching three workshops, and we're not missing them. Find out the inside scoop here.

Saturday, January 20 Tribal Wallah's First Annual Hafla in Tallahassee. Mark your calendars and keep updated. Click for more info.

The Sisters of Salome are as busy as ever with performances and teaching. Keep up with them at their website.

 

:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: VIRTUALLY N.O.MADIC ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
We've recently added a ton of pictures and several video clips (most blasts from the past) to our website, www.nomadictribal.com.

You can also find us on Tribe where you'll not only get to see candid pics that we'd never put on the website, but you can see the behind-the-scenes conversations and get to connect with other dancers across the region and country.

Did you spy our picture in this month's issue of our favorite local rag, AntiGravity? One of the reasons we've always liked that mag is because they recognize that New Orleans' culture isn't only about the music, and this time, they've proven it by including a plug for us. We're honored.

 

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