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UrBAN SOUK!

2008-05-27T00:34:45Z

Come to my big sale Saturday June 28th from noon-6pm. All kinds of new and used bellydance costumes, jewelry, music, trinkets. Bring a bag and cash and join us. Location: 628 SE 58th Ave. Portland, between Belmont & Stark.

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Bhrigha back in Florida in May!

2008-04-18T20:23:55Z

Hey Y'all! I'm planning a trip back to Florida in May! Lacey/Farasha with Florida Tribal Dance is excited to host some workshops with me in Orlando and we wanna know what you want. Workshop topics include:

Bellates(R) (Pilates for Bellydancers)
Reflexology for Dancer's Feet
Frame-Drumming the Feminine (A feminine view of frame drumming)
GyspiKelt Fusion

What would you wanna take on Memorial day weekend?

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JILL PARKER Workshop

2008-04-16T18:24:10Z

Yes, it's true... Jill Parker here for her BIRTHDAY weekend! Oct 17 -
19. Friday night poolside meet 'n greet, workshops Sat/Sun, GALA show
Sat night, and we'll top it off at the TI drum circle Sunday at Sunset!
There will be a beach hotel available for all you out of towners.

Please check back to the LOUD ZOO tribe for updates about this event....

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Shredd's! "Tribical" is here!!! Free music!!!

2007-12-31T02:06:21Z

The Florida/Washington-based Shredd! Percussion Ensemble is proud to announce the release of their second CD "Tribical!"

On MySpace: www.myspace.com/shreddpercussionensemble

Check it out on our profile: free download of "Für Elysium" featuring

Bhrigha: Baby Grand Piano, Thee Toxic Avenger, Surdo, Djembe, arrangement for Tabla
Doug Shafer: Tabla, Doholla
Greywolf: Programming, Djembe
Kim Rivera: Violin
Rhett Johnson: Programming, Timpani

The SnoCap store is now active and you can purchase the entire "album" digitally too! Enjoy! Let us know what you think. :-) Happy New Year from Shredd!

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Unmata Workshop Wednesday, October 11th!...it's official!

2007-10-10T18:48:54Z

Workshop
Wednesday, October 10th - 7:30pm-9:30pm
Amy Sigil of troupe UNMATA will present a work shop at the International Bizarre 1600 e 8th ave Ybor city 33605. The cost for this 2 hr workshop is $35 with 100% of the proceeds going to Johanna. Class space is small so please sign up fast. Tickets will be for sale at the door for any extra spaces.

For more info go to: http://www.firewhip.com/hip-expressions/

Amy Sigil is owner and director of Hot Pot Studio in Sacramento , CA , home of UNMATA. Amy has been performing and teaching bellydance classes for over eight years. She danced for several years as half of Haruspicy Dancecraft, and formed the professional fusion troupe UNMATA in 2003. Amy's bellydance style integrates not only her signature Hula-Fusion, but also Bharat Natyam, Flamenco, Hip-Hop and Modern Dance. Put to the test, Amy's exacting choreographies, unique style and UNMATA's hard work brought home several recent awards such as Ensemble of the Year 2005 (NV), Bellydance Troupe of the year 2004 (CA), and Bellydance Troupe USA 2004 (OR). For more info about Amy and UNMATA, visit: www.unmata.com

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...and don't forget: Halfa/ Drum Circle/ Raffle October 11th!

2007-10-10T18:46:11Z

Halfa/ Drum Circle/ Raffle
Thursday, October 11th - 8:00pm-11:30pm
1st Christian Church Annex Hall ( look for halfa sign)
1400 San Christopher Dr.
Dunedin Fl 34698
For venue contact or questions contact Pat at 727 447 8698
(For those who cannot attend, and wish to donate, there is a "donate" option on the site).

This event is pure tribal fusion at its finest between dancer and drummer. The night will start out with over 50 drums, provided by Steve Turner and Giving Tree Music, who will teach and lead us in a traditional healing song and rhythm in drum circle style. Unlike a hafla, there will be no set stage all performances will go on in the center of our healing circle, surrounded by drummers and audience members alike. We will have a small PA system provided by Buffalo Strange www.buffalostrange.com/ , so performers can bring their own music for their performances.

If you are a belly dance troupe/soloist or any kind of other performer who would like performance time, please contact Chandra: BelediBay@yahoo.com
We are expecting a lot of performers, so please limit your performance to 5 minutes, or 7 minutes if you are using living music for your performance. (Note: There is no green room for belly dancers, so come already made up! No make up or costume changes will be allowed in the bathrooms per the venue.)

The planned performance part of the night will end with the Sun Drummers led by King James: www.sundrummers.com/. An open drum circle hosted by Steve Turner of Giving Tree Music: www.givingtreemusic.com/ . and Shannon of drum circles .net: www.drumcircles.net/ will fill the rest of the night, and the floor will be open to anyone who wishes to dance.
Bring your smiles, your good vibes, your drums (or any other hand percussion or organic wind instrument.) Leave your stick drums at home, unless you have a bass drum. ( Non bass Stick drums will be permitted for scheduled acts only.)
This event is free, but we ask you to please make a donation of what ever you can at the door. There will be many items up for raffle, and tickets will be available inside throughout the evening. Word has it there may even be a few custom drums and higher ticket items that will be up for silent auction! You must be present to win.

If you have an item you would like to donate to the raffle contact Riz at firebyriz@aol.com or 727-581-6249. www.firewhip.com/ No matter what your item is, it all helps!

Bottled water, juices, and soda will be for sale inside with all proceeds going to Johanna. Please respect our venue who has graciously donated this space by not bringing alcohol or other substances onto the premises. Thank you in advance for this consideration.
All funds will be handled by Karen and the girls of Loud Zoo and Hip Expressions.
Please contact Karen at karen@hip-expressions.com with any questions or concerns regarding funds.

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Hip Expressions Belly Dance Studio at Yoga Moves, 1045 9th Ave. N, St Petersburg, FL, 33705
(727) 643-5517, info (at) hip (dash) expressions (dot) com

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Caravan Rhythms Remixed!

2007-09-15T20:32:21Z

Yep, another project comes to fruition. Greywolf & I (as Murfeus Percussion Labs) were asked to remix some songs from the old Caravan Rhythms CD that everyone knows by now. and this is the result. Check out the Karshilama! There will be a gallopin' version of the Saidi too on our upcoming CD "Tribical."

From Missy P herself:

It is here!
Paulette Rees-Denis and Cultivator Music are happy to announce then new music CD!
Caravan Rhythms Remarkably Remixed-

Part of the Gypsy Caravan experience is that it takes all of us together to create our music and dance. This remix brings in a few local friends whom we asked to take the songs from our original rhythm CD and do a groovin’ dance remix.

With the Gypsy Caravan musicians on original Caravan Rhythms:
Jeff Rees,Bruce Beaton, Peter Archer, and Paulette Rees-Denis
we asked Bruce Robertson, Peter Archer, Damon Law, DJ Layla, E3 and John John, and Greywolf with Bhrigha, to remix the songs, and WOW!
Let's dance!
and in Portland, our CD release party, October 5th, Friday, at the Someday Lounge!
go to our web, www.gypsycaravan.us
or directly to
www.gypsycaravan.us/shopping/index.php

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Shredd!'s first DVD is here!!!!!

2007-09-11T04:15:19Z

Murfeus LLC is ecstatic and proud to announce the release of Shredd's first full length DVD of their 2006 Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival show: "The Extraordinary Fila Goes to Hell!" A completely original theatre piece based on the Greek myth of Persephone, Diane Hubbard Burns of the Orlando Sentinel said:
"The fabulous Fila folks -– the Orlando-based Shredd Ensemble -- are back with costumes that artfully use more sequins, shells, bells, feathers, fringes and fabulous masks than anything this side of a Monte Carlo masquerade . . . Extraordinary indeed!"
"a cross-cultural block party-cum-performance art."

The Shredd! Theatre Troupe stars: Martin "Greywolf" Murphy, Bhrigha Rebecca Murphy, Mfuka Thobos Lubamba, Jenny & Ernesto Caballero, ZeNubia, Selket and Kasa Panzu and was awarded
2005-6 Orlando Sentinel's Best Bet
2005 Patron's Pick
2005 Newbie Award

Included on the DVD are 2 performances by the GypsiKelts/Shredd! at Maja's Spirit of the Tribes that led us to the Fringe. Get your copy today while they are hot off the presses!
www.filmbaby.com/films/1680

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Djembelly joins Mizna

2007-08-14T20:29:20Z

Greywolf and I were pleased & thrilled to be invited to join Gypsy Caravan's band Mizna! We've been rehearsing with them and played a gig already. We are looking forward to playing with Mizna for the GCDC on Friday August 3 at the Hollywood Theatre in Portland for the "Best of the Quest" show (that's part of Tribal Quest North West.)

Don't worry - we'll still be doing our unique Djembelly thing too! Don't miss us performing Thursday August 2 at the Someday Lounge Portland, OR! for more info on these upcoming performances, see http://www.gypsycaravan.us/tqnw_main.htm

Hope to see ya there! Drum & Dance Your Bliss!

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Bellates (TM) (Pilates for Bellydancers) comes to Caravan Studios

2007-08-06T23:21:26Z

I am pleased to announce that I have been offered a Saturday 9:30 am time slot at CS in Portland, OR to teach my trademarked Bellates class on a regular basis. This class is suitable for beginning-advanced dancers and open-level Pilates students with some knowledge of bellydance. Class size is limited to 10 people to insure safety and individual attention. Anyone interested?

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Bhrigha published again!

2007-06-01T13:35:29Z

Bhrigha has an article in the 2007 May/June issue of Zaghareet magazine, page 59, entitled: "Has Bellydance Become Too Mainstream?" It defines & discusses issues of professionalism in the business, as well as ethics and just plain professional courtesy. In it, Bhrigha descibes situations that she has dealt with in her professional bellydance career, many of which were corroberated by colleagues, and things for newbie bellydancers to think about before jumping into professional performance venues. Get your copy today and check it out! http://www.zaghareet.com

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Shredd's first DVD is almost here!

2007-04-24T20:56:16Z

The DVD from our 2006 Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival is in its final edit stage! Woo hoo! Look for "The Extraordinary Fila Goes to Hell" very soon! It will have lots of extras and bonus material too:-)

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Greywolf & Bhrigha to teach workshops at Tribal Quest North West!

2007-04-04T18:43:12Z

We are pleased and honoured to be invited to teach workshops in World Fusion Drumming and BellatesTM (Pilates for Bellydancers) at this year's Tribal Quest North West in Portland, OR August 1-5, 2007! Check out http://www.gypsycaravan.us/tqnw_main.htm to find out more details as they are made available! Hope to see and meet some of you there!

Bright Blessings,
Bhrigha

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Brand new Shredd! CD's are here!

2007-03-20T16:51:51Z

The new professionally produced & shrink-wrapped Shredd! cd's have arrived! They look and sound great! This is the second edition of "This Is Your Brain on Drums!" Greywolf will be setting up links and distributors soon, so stay tuned!

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Wonderful!

2007-03-06T02:06:35Z

Wonderful to see you perform together this past weekend in Orlando! Truly inspiring! Hope you are both well! Cya again soon Butterfly Sistah' !

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Tornado story

2007-02-21T18:09:01Z

Check out my blog to hear about our tornado experience. It's been quite an ordeal, but for being unlucky - we sure are lucky!

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January 2007 Classes - register by January 3, 2007!

2006-12-05T17:27:45Z

Bellates(TM) Classes Begin Jan. 8: Mondays in Orlando

Bellates(TM) Pilates for Bellydancers
at Avanti Dance in College Park
6 pm-6:50 pm

Ready to get back in shape after the holidays? Get the most benefits by taking at least 1 Bellates(TM) class per week for 8 weeks and see the difference for yourself! Benefits of Bellates(TM) can include: stronger abdominals, a trimmer waist and lower abs, improved flexibility and coordination, improved posture, lessening of back pain in some cases, relaxation, and improved muscle control!

Bellates(TM) is Bhrigha's trademarked fusion of classical-based Pilates with bellydance isolations. This truly unique class will really improve your dancing! You will learn to connect to your core, tone and strengthen your powerhouse, lengthen and elongate for a lean body, as well as learning proper bellydance body mechanics, stomach isolations, authentic belly rolls, proper breathing techniques, and basic bellydance moves done on a yoga-type mat. This class is open to all levels and is a work-out class!!

Please bring your own yoga or Pilates mat with you and wear yoga-type clothes that you can move freely in.

You must pre-register for this class and there is a minimum student enrollment requirement! Please pre-register by January 3, 2007 to guarantee your spot. Cost is $80 for 8 classes.

Register Now for Bellates with PayPal: http://www.bhrigha.com/Dance/Classes/0107BellatesTM.html

Gypsy Caravan Lev. 1 Tribal Classes Begin Jan. 8: Mondays in Orlando

Gypsy Caravan Tribal Technique Beginning Level 1
at Avanti Dance in College Park
7 pm-8 pm

This is an 8-week course that forms the foundation of the GC Tribal Style Level 1 format and begins building the basic vocabulary of dance moves and combinations that are used to improvise group dances. The basic vocabulary is based on traditional Middle Eastern, Indian, and Folkloric dances to create this modern twist on tradition. Students begin to connect with each other and to trust themselves and others in a safe environment. Prior bellydance experience is helpful but not necessary!

You must pre-pay for the entire 8 weeks and no drop-in's will be allowed at this time. This class is taught according to a syllabus and it is very important that you take the entire course to understand the fundamentals and to create bonding in the group.

Cost is $80 for the 8 classes.
Please pre-register by January 3, 2007!
Dates for this class are: Jan 8, 15, 22, (no class Jan.29!), Feb. 5, 12, 19, 26, Mar.5
Please plan on attending all classes as I cannot offer refunds/makeups except in truly exceptional circumstances.

Register for GC Lev. 1 Now with PayPal! at: http://www.bhrigha.com/Dance/Classes/0107GCL1.html

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Tobias is doing video Middle Eastern tabla classes

2006-10-13T18:58:24Z

Here is a post from Tobias Roberson, someone we highly recommend:

Going digital! Video chat private lessons for darbuka (doumbek) over the internet with skype, iChat or aol. All you need is a Mac or PC and webcam or digital video camera with a firewire port (often called iLink, located on almost all cameras that use DV tapes) As many people don't have a drum teacher or live far away this is the next best thing. If you are interested please email me at tobias@riqq.com

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Shredd Theatre Troupe DVD

2006-10-09T20:33:24Z

Coming soon: a full length DVD of the Shredd Theatre Troupe's "The Extraordinary Fila Goes to Hell" from the 2006 Orlando International Fringe Theatre Festival. We may change the title to "The Extraordinary Fila Goes to Greece" to appeal to a more family friendly audience. The show was for general audiences, but we chose the original title to give us an edge at the Fringe. It is the story of Persephone with a huge fusion of Tribal bellydance, flamenco, african rhythms & dance, story-telling, Bolivian, Irish, & snake charming dances, and so much more!

Quotes from Diane Hubbard-Burns, Orlando Sentinel:
"The fabulous Fila folks -– the Orlando-based Shredd Ensemble -- are back
costumes that artfully use more sequins, shells, bells, feathers, fringes and fabulous masks than anything this side of a Monte Carlo masquerade. Extraordinary indeed!
a cross-cultural block party-cum-performance art. "
Stay tuned to get your copy first!

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The original Jammin' Workbook

2006-10-09T20:24:13Z

in 1999, Greywolf published the first ever Jammin' workbook with his copyrighted, easy-to-read box notation that he developed for our drum/Jammin' classes from 1996 onward. The JAMMIN! Workbook Vol. 1 by Greywolf, with a chapter on Women and Drumming by Bhrigha is still available in limited supply as 160 pp., wirebound (limited quantities left) or Three Hole Punch on heavy stock.. Get your original while supplies last here:

http://www.murfeus.com/products/workbook.html

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Shredd's First CD: "This Is Your Brain on Drums!"

2006-10-09T20:17:39Z

You can purchase Shredd's first CD here: http://www.murfeus.com/products/shreddcd.html

CD #2 will be out by the end of this year! It will be well worth the wait and of the highest professional quality from Murfeus Productions!

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Anyone planning to attend the Paralounge Drum Gathering in NOvember?

2006-09-25T18:01:43Z

I was wondering if you guys were paying attention to the great line up of entertainment and workshops. Last April we had over 400 participants! We counted over 160 drums in the circle around midnight on Saturday night. We expect another great crowd of drum circle family. So far I haven't heard from any vendors of Belly dancing items. Greywolf had a great selection last time he attended. I was wondering if they planned to attend this time. Ka-Tet performed last April and there was good amount of dancers taking their workshop. Seems a lot of dancers are becoming attracted to the Paralounge Drum Gathering and would be interested in dancing equipment. Another person I talked to did not confirm, but showed a great interest in selling fire poi and other fire dancer items. Hope you can make it to this event.

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