Tribal Belly Dance with the Gypsy Caravan Dance Company
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hey dancing friends, my blog is on hiatus, waiting for the new cool fabulous updated pages to happen...pretty soon, so hold on for the Adventures of Tribal Country Gal Paulette, and Taking Tribal Global! 2 blogs, not one, but 2, coming at you soon....thanks for your patience.... loves....
Tribal Gone Global, truly has, is, and will be!
Tribal Technique #10 has been filmed and will be released within the month!
Intermediate Combos, Turns, and Partnering Ideas...
filmed in Australia with Paulette and Gypsy C dancer Nina Martinez, along with Sienna, we are thrilled to bring you more fun moves to add to your dance repertoire! (tribal or otherwise!)
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Paulette's new Tribal Technique #9 DVD is here!
Tribal Grooves and Combos...
filmed in Italy with Cinzia from Les Soeurs Tribales!
go to http://www.facebook.com/GypsyCaravanDanceCompany
and hit the SHOP NOW button on the left...
plus other bellydancer bundles specials...
also available at Amazon.com, music available at CDBaby.com
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This Friday, February 17th, starts out
Tribal Trance Dance and Dreaming Workshop in Portland...
With Paulette and Lynea Gillen
A dance and writing workshop to Release the spirit, reawaken the dreams, Healmthe body and blossom into spring!
Series of four Fridays, 6:45-8:45, starting Feb. 17...
March 9, April 20, May 4....
With African dance, trance dance, and tribal bellydance, and journaling,
Wow! Join our small circle of dancers for this fab workshop...
Email lynea to register
**WOO hoo! Paulette will be teaching in Hanover, Germany -- March 16-24, 2012,
World of Orient
International Bellydance & World Dance Festival
16th - 18th of March 201S
2 fab Tribal Workshops, plus performance with Cinzia Di Cioccio (GCDC,Int. and Les Soeurs Tribales)
Collective Soul Tribal certification,
Levels One and Two, March 19-24!
Join now....
Tribal Technique #10 has been filmed and will be released within the month!
Intermediate Combos, Turns, and Partnering Ideas...
Taking Tribal Global
Paulette Rees-Denis has been a Portland local and international cutting edge dance force since 1991, with her innovative and inspiring style of dance-Tribal Belly Dance. Her part memoir, part experiential book, Tribal Vision: A Celebration of Tribal Belly Dance (Cultivator Press, 2008), has received glowing praise, telling her stories and sharing other dancer's tales around this dance. Based outside Portland, Oregon, Paulette teaches, performs, and directs her performance dance and music group, Gypsy Caravan Dance Company, while taking her in-demand Tribal workshops, Collective Soul and Teacher Training intensive certification programs around the globe.
to read more.... http://www.gypsycaravan.us/paulette.php
Tribal Bellydance is an exciting community oriented style—a fusion of urban, folk, and ritual dances—a contemporary blend of the folkloric, nomadic, and classical dances of the Middle East, Spain, India, Egypt. It is esthetically pleasing, spiritually grounding, physically rewarding—a shared celebration of women.
Tribal belly dance is about the empowerment of the dancers as they improvisationally and collectively dance in their circle, a community of all sizes and ages. It is a dance for every body. And it is good for toning up, laughing, and feeling great in your body--please see class listings for updates...
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Dates for Collective Soul and Teacher Training Tribal certification in Portland,Oregon!
April 2012
Collective Soul Level One--April 20, 21, 22,
Teacher Training One--April 23, 24, 25
Collective Soul Three--May 1, 2, 3
Collective Soul Four-May 4, 5, 6
Just added! Teacher Training Level Three!
please email Paulette ASAP to let her know your interest and we will send you an application!
for other dates for Collective Soul, Teacher Training, and Paulette's workshops around the globe, go to http://www.gypsycaravan.us/workshops.php
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For Portland classes -- to sign up , please contact Carol at
New Session, January 4th...every 6 weeks
Tuesday nights, 7PM Advanced place TBA
Wednesday nights, 6pm Beginning & 7 pm Intermediate at Om Studio, 14 NE 10th
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to watch a video on you tube
on my Zill Drill in Milan, Oct 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rODhOFQo708
Paulette is the author of the internationally acclaimed book,
Tribal Vision: A Celebration Of Life Through Tribal Belly Dance
BOOK REVIEWS:
AND, the book was reviewed in the Spring issue of FUSE Magazine
2011……Reviewed by Alexandra Lancette
Subscribe to this new fabulous magazine
and to read the review, go to http://www.gypsycaravan.us/praise.php
Beautifully Produced Book!,
Marilyn J. Mcleod "Coach Marilyn" (San Diego)
It's evident the author took care when creating this work of art. Sharing her experience of tribal belly dance on so many levels, it's both an introduction and guide to a beautiful tradition. Thank you, Paulette!
Fantastic!
"Jess" (Minneapolis, MN)
Tribal belly dance is growing in my area like crazy, and this book was a fabulous introduction not only to the history of Tribal belly dance in the US, but to a dance philosophy I really admire.
Paulette's personal history is as fascinating as the journey of Tribal dance up the West Coast from California to Oregon. The pictoral sections give life and color to her history, and the sections focusing on community and teaching really spoke to me. I aspire to a similar dance philosophy in my own life: participating in a community where a strong sense of safe female expression is vital and experimentation in dance is encouraged. I'd recommend Tribal Vision to anyone interested in belly dance as a creative outlet or way of life.
Linda M. Holt "Amaryllis Dahlal" (Broken Arrow, OK USA)
Bravo to Paulette Rees-Denis. This wonderful book is full of magnificent photos and Paulette's personal journey is the perfect book for any person who is interested in Tribal Belly Dance. This book is wonderful reading. I highly recommend adding it to your dance library.
A Belly Dancers "MUST HAVE"
J. Zacharias
This book is a definite must have for any belly dancer.....whether you are a follower of the Cabaret / Tribal, Gypsy or Fusion style of the dance there is something for everyone in this book. Paulette is one of the keepers of the dance.....Please don't take me wrong there are others out there that are also keepers of the dance....Paulette is just one of them. With this book she lays it out....she draws you in...and allows you to feel the spirit of the dance. I have read this book many times since I bought it....I put on some Gypsy Caravan music and I open the book and step into the wonderful world of dance. Thank you Paulette. As Oliver once said...."Can I have some more...."
An email from a book reader!
Tracey wrote: "I began reading my copy of Tribal Vision today and got to the part where you said the troupe was dancing and zaghreeting & you heard a reply in the crowd, for some unknown reason it brought me to tears!!! I'm loving the words and the pictures. Thank you."
Paulette's book, Tribal Vision, the Tribal Technique instructional DVD series (now NINE DVDS),
along with the documentary about the Gypsy Caravan Dance Troupe, Tribal Travels,
plus the Gypsy Caravan music on CDs are available on our Facebook shopping pages...
Tribal Vision, a weekend of tribal bellydance and more, with Paulette and guests,
Samantha Riggs and Lynea Gillen...
Register now... http://www.gypsycaravan.us/workshops.php
see workshop pages for more info...
or go to our Facebook shopping pages to put down your deposit! woo hoo...
another action packed weekend....
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