Amber Waves is a troupe specializing in American Tribal
Style Bellydance. Based in Fargo, North Dakota, we are North
Dakota's only tribal style group.
American Tribal Style Bellydance is a relative newcomer to the
bellydance scene, developed in California in the 70s and 80s.
My favorite definition comes from the Tribal Style documentary
page:
a-mer-i-can tri-bal sty-le
belly-dance (bl-dns) v. :
1. n : Made
most famous by Carolina Nericcio and Fat Chance of San Francisco
California. The style is a fusion of Egyptian hip work with Flamenco
arm positions and Turkic torso undulations / stomach movements. Dances
are usually done as Group or troupe. The dances are highly structured
improvisation. Costuming is a fusion of Central Asian, North African,
Afghan and Anatolian folk dance costume elements (silver jewelry and
cotton or wool tassels) with East Indian Choli tops and full skirts
with wide shalwar. Tribal Style mixes many authentic elements in a
modern movement and fusion.
We take FatChanceBellyDance as our
primary
inspiration for technique.
Who are we?
Sarah (left) has been dancing since she was 4 years old. She has
taken jazz and ballet classes and was the choreographer for the
Bismarck Demonettes, the drill team at Bismarck High School. She
also taught bellydance last summer at the Bismarck YMCA.
LeAnn (center) has been a bellydancer for 4 years. Before joining
Amber Waves, she was a part of the Shimmy Sisters, a cabaret-style
troupe from Fargo. She is currently the interim treasurer for
Northern Plains MECDA.
Cherish (right) found bellydancing 5 years ago when she took classes at
FatChanceBellyDance. She is beginning her fourth year teaching at
the NDSU Wellness Center. She has taught workshops all over North
Dakota and Minnesota as well as performing at several regional events
with Amber Waves. Currently, she is serving as the interim vice
president of Northern Plains MECDA.