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Joan Marie - "There is something about the sight and sound of women dancing improv and creating music simultaneously regardless of age, shape or size. When I am happy, dancing is a natual expression of my joy; when I am sad, it expresses the deeper hurt that words cannot. Dancing allows me to become attuned to that deep connection that we have with one another and allows me to be free, to live completely in the present regardless of what I am going through, what has already happened, or what will be. Dancing is my connection to mind, body and community."
Michelle - "I have always loved dancing even though I was too self conscious to have joined an organized dance group in high school or college. Learning about and interacting with different aspects of other cultures is also another passion of mine. When I took my first belly dancing class, I was hoping to tap into the mystical sounds of another culture, to dance a dance that women for generations have been dancing as well as to benefit from a fun form of exercise. I have found so much more in this dance! It is much better exercise than I could have imagined but more importantly, through this dance, I allow the music to move me and to allow me to communicate through movement with my dancing sisters. This dance embraces all women and celebrates the uniqueness and similarities that women possess."
Troupe Bios
Cindy - "I love the new physical challenges that come with American Tribal Style Belly Dance. My past experience is primarily in martial arts as a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. The discipline and fitness required in Tae Kwon Do is also required in dance. I enjoy learning even more ways a body can move. It is much more fun to dance with your sisters, than spar with an opponent (fewer bruises too)!"
Rita - "There has been a dancer in my heart and soul for as long as I can remember! "Life" had kept her subdued and mostly hidden
until I discovered ATS belly Dancing. I LOVE this dance! It is through music and dancing that I most easily express my
deepest spirit, and through which Spirit most easily speaks to my heart. This dance brings me great joy! Now that the
dancer in my heart and soul has been released, I plan to dance forever!!!"