Tribe Maya Fire
An American Tribal Style Ensemble
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BellyUp's is proud to host one of the region's most successful American Tribal Style bellydance programs led by ATS instructor "Valizan". During the early days of the ATS program, it was clear that ATS had found a perfect match at BellyUp, and our program quickly spawned a tribe of amazing women who have come together as Maya Fire, one of BellyUp's most popular dance ensembles. Maya Fire performs regularly throughout the community at a wide range of events such as multicultural festivals, functions such as Halton Trauma Center Gala, Halton Multicultural Council Gala, Burlington Sound of Music Festival, Oakville Waterfront Festival, Take Back the Night, Asian Heritage Festival, Halton Multicultural Fair, Love of the Arts Oakville, Oakville Wholistic Fair, Fuller Woman Expo, Canada Day Festival to name only a few. And this year we are very proud that Maya Fire will be performing on Main Stage at the International Bellydance Conference of Canada on April 23rd. If you are interested in booking Maya Fire for an event, please email info@bellyup.ca for more information, rates, and scheduling availability.
The members of Maya Fire come with a variety of dance backgrounds and are drawn to American Tribal Style for its proud and earthy style, which was developed by FatChanceBellyDance of California in the 1980's. The dance form draws its movements, costuming and general inspiration from the Tribal cultures of the Middle East, North Africa, India, and Spain. A unique aspect of the dance is group improvisation. Dancers learn a set vocabulary of movements, which are subtly cued by a leader to give the impression of a choreographed performance. Maya Fire's instructor and mentor Valizan teaches ATS at BellyUp and is also available to perform as a soloist and/or along with his very own dance troupe, Shades of Araby.
Register today for our next American Tribal Style Session
begins March 29th for 10 weeks. $200 plus GST.
Monday nights. Beginner 6:30pm. Intermediate 7:30pm. Advanced 8:30pm.
Maya Fire's community contributions also extend to the WELNepal charitable organization where they have organized and run a successful annual fundraiser called the "Spooky Souk" at BellyUp to help raise funds for women's adult literacy classes for the villages in the Chitwan area of Nepal. You can learn more about WELNepal through their web site.
Register today for our exciting weekend with
FatChanceBellyDance
October 23 & 24, 2010
October 22, 2010 Gala show starring Carolena Nericcio & Megha Gavin
along with a full show case of exciting performers.
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BellyUp is excited to host FatChanceBellyDance of San Francisco this coming October 22nd. We are offering a weekend intensive with Carolena Nericcio and Megha Gavin. To register email info@bellyup.ca for a registration form or click here for more information on this exciting bellydance intensive weekend. Workshop Weekend is $499 per person. 9 hours of up close and personal training. Workshop size will be kept smaller than usual to allow for maximum interaction, feedback and coaching with the instructors.