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Anyone Going to 3rd Coast?
I’m buying tickets for 3rd coast when I get paid, so every time I get a check, I get a ticket! I’m at least going to get the show tickets first because, let’s face it, as much as we all love the classes, the shows are what we’re really for! I’m going to try to get every Amy Sigil class that I can get my paws on and after those are bought, I’m going to purchase anything that catches my attention (like Ami Amore’s class!).
Anyways, if you are going and would like to room, I’m willing to share the cost!
Tickets are going on sale tomorrow! Get everything while you can!
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ALL BELLY DANCERS, PLEASE READ!!!
TL;DR: Tribal Dance Camp is in danger of being cancelled TONIGHT. This Southern Texas retreat features a top name that no dancer should go without hearing. Space is limited to 50 people, but there is PLENTY of room to register! And please, don’t think that someone else will fill the space for you because they will probably think the same thing! Pictures on bottom.
Not a lot of people have signed up for TRAMP.
There is still plenty of space for filling!
TRAMP is the Southern Texas tribal belly dance event that I will advocate for life! There are over 20 hours of teacher instruction, free meals, free bunking, plenty of space to roam and feel free and fresh, ACTUAL INDOOR PLUMBING CONNECTED TO YOUR CABIN (which is nicely climate controlled for cold nights!), and PLENTY of time to get to know the headliners!
So what makes this event different than other workshop events?
Well, for starters this is a weekend intensive! While the learning may be fast paced for the three days you get the headliner, every class is three hours! NINE FULL HOURS of leading teacher expertise just for you! That’s an equivalent of six to nine class days!
On top of all of that, there are times between classes to get to know other students, teachers, and even sit down and talk for a few hours with the head liner! Or you can always go jump in the river for a refreshing dip after a hard workshop session!
So what else is there?
You get to have a bunk! There’s no fighting over beds, no fighting over bathroom rights, and definitely no fighting over hot water! Each cabin has indoor plumbing, hot water, showers, working toilets, working sinks, working lights, and even heaters for when the nights get cold (But this is Texas in April, so usually we don’t have to turn on the heaters). There are even fans for when things get a little too hot for yourself, and if you can’t seem to beat the heat, the shower is just around the corner to help cool you off! While the bunks make it seem like a summer time camp (which it is), they will always feel like heaven after that first workshop day.
There are three meals a day! Each entree has veggie or carni (hehe…) options so no one gets left out! There is tea and water served every day with a coke machine out by the gym if you want something sweet (but, boo, you have to pay for it!). You can also bring your own drinks whether they are liquor or not and have such a hayday down by the river at night!!! Oh the wildest parties drunk belly dancers throw… Usually you can hear them all the way to the cabins and the place is about 1/8th of a mile from them… Well… I don’t know how far, but it takes a few minutes to walk over there.
So who’s all coming to this event? Who’s the headliner?
This year we have:
Victoria Whitecotton with a lecture about the Middle East and its history.
Z-Helen for belly rolls and to teach us her VERY IMPRESSIVE coin rolling trick. If you haven’t seen her roll coins, you need to.
Michelle Manx will be doing her signature pin up belly dance style! AND she’ll be teaching us how to do pin up hair styles!
Theresa Wyatt will be showing us new Black Sheep Belly Dance SGI movements.
Angela Sparks will start off the day with yoga classes!
And last but DEFINITELY not least, we have JILL PARKER as the headliner! Wooooooooooooo!!!
So here’s the deal guys: This place is great. It has connected me to others, professionally and personal, in a great bond all over the US. Even though it’s an intensive it also feels like a vacation. The end date for early bird pricing and early deposit plans ENDS TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT, CENTRAL TIME. Every time TRAMP is mentioned in this post, it is linked to the registration page. The deposit plan is 150 for a spot, then you can pay the rest by 3/20. I plan on paying for the rest during income tax time!
I hope that you all can make it out! Please don’t hesitate to sign up!
Pictures below of the camp!
Cabins Pre-Belly Dancer
Cabins Post-Belly Dancer
Bathrooms (toilets on the left, showers on the right)
Ms YET painting trees behind the pavilion (AKA Drunk belly dance party place)
The Guadalupe River
Where the party starts and sometimes ends.
Michelle painting her shirt on the first night! This place is where the classes are held.
Shy, me, and Amy Sigil from 2012 in the cafeteria!
Ashley Lopez and Michelle from 2012 in the cafeteria! I had to get pictures, it was the last time I was going to see them for a while.
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My Ex Teacher Will Never Cease to Amaze Me…
Last night I got a call from a girl that wanted to take up belly dance.
I told her that I do mainly Tribal Fusion and some ATS and she was fine with that.
She told me that she was changing venues…
Venues?
Apparently she was a student of my ex-teacher. She made her CRY in front of the whole class because she couldn’t afford 40 dollar pair of pants for a recital and she was falling behind in her payments. Instead of offering a way to catch up, she basically ripped her a new one in front of all her classmates, stared at her while she cried, and rolled her eyes as she walked away.
Keep being yourself… maybe one day you’ll find yourself with no students left and wonder why.
Hey tribal ladies!
I’m currently making some yarn tassels! Each set comes with two 2”, two 4”, two 6”, two 10”, and one 12”! would look great on any costume piece! Has a natural point so no need to make a triangle scarf to hold them!
Two sets of the golden orange are made, one set of the burgundy, and currently in process are the blue tones, rainbow, earth tones, and green tones!
Last photo, although badly colored, is all that the types of yarn that I have!
I’m doing $20 per set, or give me your best offer!
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Tribal Dance Camp in Ingram, Texas!
Need something belly dance to do this Spring? Come join us in Ingram, Texas, where Tribal Dance Camp is going on! Set in beautiful Rio Vista camps and along the cool Guadalupe River, this place is perfect to connect to the Earth while we dance (and not to mention sweat)!
This year is featuring Amy Sigil of Unmata! You get 9 HOURS of workshops with her for the entire weekend! But she isn’t the only awesome teacher going to be instructing: Michelle Manx of Pin Up Belly Dance is going to be teaching her specialty—Pin Up poses while dancing (I’ve taken one of these classes. Something not to be missed!), Bahaia who started it all (Cabaret Dance Camp in October), Z-Helene the zills master, Ashley Lopez a very new and fresh way of looking at Fusion, and finally Gitane teaching us the ways of the Rromani and selling her awesome handcrafted metal jewelry and belly dance gear (seriously, check her out)!
Now for the awkward portion: price. While it may be a few bucks short of 500 dollars, the price is worth it! You get bunking, food three times a day, and 18 HOURS of workshops for the whole weekend! This is a complete STEAL compared to what you can get going to a different place that you have to find your own accommodations and food. So let’s put this all together: 3 hour workshop is about 100-150 depending on teacher, a 2 hour workshop is about 50-100, and another for 50-100. 3 meals that aren’t fast food related and satisfy are about 10-45 each, and rooming is about 100 a day. Times that all by 4 and you have your price compared to what you’d pay at TRAMP! For the lowest prices, I got 1320. Highest I got 2340.TRAMP’s price is LESS THAN HALF of those prices!
For those that can’t attend all four days are encouraged to still come! Michelle set up a day pass for those that would love to attend but don’t have the funds and/or the time. It runs from Saturday morning to Sunday evening. You get two classes with Amy, a class with Z-Helene, and a class with Bahaia. You also get three meals on Sat and two on Sun and bunking for the night.
Early Bird Special is still going on! 14% off!
There are also deposit choices that let you save your spot without paying everything at once!
If you are interested in coming, please visit the Tribal Dance Camp registration site: EventBrite, where you can sign up, pay in deposits, sign up for the t-shirt contest and performing! (They also have Omnivore or Vegetarian plate choices)
A look of Events during TRAMP:
Thursday:
4-5:30: check-in
5:30-7:30: class with Ashley López
7:30: dinner
8:30: Henna and t-shirt painting party
Friday:
8:30: breakfast
10-1: class with Amy Unmata Sigil
1:00: lunch
2:30-3:30: class with Gitane
5-7: class with Michelle Manx Sefcik
7:00: dinner
9:00-?: showtime
Campfire and s’mores!
Saturday:
8:30: breakfast
10-1: class with Amy Unmata Sigil
1: 00: lunch
2:30-4:30: class with Z-Helene
5-7: class with Bahaia Betsi Robins
7:00: dinner
9:00-?: showtime
Campfire and smores!
Sunday:
8:30: breakfast
10-1: Class with Amy Sigil
1:00: lunch
2:00: sad good-byes
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