Kajira's Instructor Certification
Program
About the Program| Student Qualifications
| Certified Teachers
Description
for Participation in my Teacher Training Certification Program for the
Kajira Djoumahna/BlackSheepBellyDance Format for ATS BD, All 3 Levels
My goal for training teachers around the world in my specific format for
ATS is a simple one: to help spread the joy of synchronized group improvisation
to anyone who wishes it, and to perpetuate knowledge of "True, Pure,
Real-Deal" American Tribal Style BellyDance so it does not become
a lost art.
I feel ATS (originally developed by Carolena Nericcio of FatChanceBellyDance
and carried on by myself with my own unique innovations on her original
format) is the world's greatest invention in dance since Martha Graham
- and is in danger of becoming either extinct or only one, boring, homogenous
style - which, IMO, will surely mean extinction because we are not all
alike.
It doesn't have to be either if you choose to study with me. What's more:
I do not require anyone to stop any other styles they are currently enjoying
and in fact, encourage concurrent studies in any dance or wellness form
that calls to you. I cross-train and would expect any serious artist to
do so. Of course it is also perfectly fine if you only wish to focus on
my style as well. I do require that when Level 1 Certified, you use the
curriculum exactly as it is given to you for at least the first year in
the class/es you teach in my Format before varying or adding anything,
as this strong foundation will enable you to add more later on your own,
and/or when you obtain your Level 2 Training from me.
Certifications are good for one year. After that they are renewed
for no additional fee as long as you send me proof via DVD or
video tape that you are teaching the Format. Film a class from the back
facing the mirror (if you have one, otherwise, face the camera towards
yourself and the students at an angle) on the second 8-week Level 1 course
you teach, as well as a couple performances you and your students have
done over the year using or incorporating my Format with your existing
Tribal Style, as some teachers with existing troupes may wish to do. Questions?
Call me: 808.891.8891 (24/7)
My qualifications for this task are numerous and include well over sixteen
years of learning, teaching and performing American Tribal Style (ATS)
BellyDance, eight years as a dedicated student and performing member of
student groups under Carelona Nericcio and as developed over a decade
in conjunction with members of my troupes BlackSheep BellyDance (BSBD)
and United We Dance (an earlier incarnation of the same group) and several
years of oriental, traditional folkloric and Rromany dance training (which
is unusual for other major developers of the form and gives me an advantage
when explaining it to dancers with those backgrounds). I am currently
an avid student of Odissi Classical Indian Dance, from the Temples of
Orissa in East India, which I study 3 times per week minimum while not
touring and perform as a humble student under the direction of my master
teacher, Sarala Dandekar. Sarala brings other masters from India over
to further our education and in the 2 years I've been with her (at the
time of this writing in Oct. '07) I've had the immense pleasure of studying
under the amazing life-long Odissi master, Vishnu Tattva Das, and the
acclaimed Jhelum Paranjape (who just won the Mahari Award - the highest
honor bestowed upon any Indian dancer in India! Mahari means "Temple
Dancer/Priestess" in Oria, the language of Orissa, like "Devadasi"
means in South India.)
I am a recipient of two major recognized awards for teaching, one from
the International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance, a.k.a. IAMED - www.bellydance.org
- and Instructor of the Year in Zaghareet! Magazine's Golden Belly Awards
- www.zaghareet.freeservers.com,three
awards for event production for my All-Tribal-and- Alternative-themed
event, Tribal Fest (the first and largest of its kind, held the third
weekend in May and the 3 days preceding that, for a total of 5 days of
classes and vending with the Show running more than 24 hours over 3 days)
in Sebastopol, a town in SF's North Bay Area of California each year,
an honorary award for "Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Middle
Eastern Dance and Arts", have judged and will be doing so again in
Feb. '08 at The Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition in Long Beach,
CA, am the subject of two instructional DVDs in my format, produced by
IAMED; and am the author of the definitive resource for Tribal Style BellyDance,
"The Tribal Bible, Exploring the Phenomenon That is American Tribal
Style Bellydance" (ISBN 0-9728486-0-6). I have had the honor of teaching
all over the U.S. in both workshops and festivals, as well as twice in
Germany, once in Austria (with a future booking for 2009!), England (also
with an upcoming second booking in 2008), Taiwan (with two more bookings
for 2008), onboard a cruise for bellydancers from Long Beach to Ensenada,
Mexico on 3 occasions, at the prestigious Mendocino Middle Eastern Music
and Dance Camp (with a future booking as well, also on staff there for
7 years when not teaching), at Folks Tours Camp in MD 3 times and certainly
look forward to more traveling in the future! Check out our Events
and Workshops page for all the places I'll be - there's nary a month
off in 2008, and I can tack on Teacher Trainings following a Workshop
in your area.
During the Level One Teacher Certification Training dancers can expect
to have handed to them my tried-and-true class curriculum for that level.
You will be taught when to teach each move, why and how. You will receive
a Certificate of Achievement when the course is complete, enabling you
to start teaching the KD/BSBD Format for ATS BD!
Qualifications for dancers who wish to pursue Level
1 training include:
1. A minimum of five years of bellydance or oriental dance training in
any genre, OR a minimum of advanced intermediate skill level in any bellydance
genre. This flexible criteria allows for dancers who have excelled more
quickly than the average for whatever reason - be it a classical dance
background or simply being an exceptional learner - to benefit from my
training. It also protects my name and stamp of approval from the dancers
who may have danced for longer than five years but are still not of the
technical level needed to teach. I have been around long enough to know
that length of time studying is not necessarily an accurate gauge of skill.
2. Familiarity with both of my instructional videos or DVDs and The Tribal
Bible. Each dancer wishing Certification MUST own their own copies of
these items. If English is not your first language, the book contains
over 300 useful photos that are important in our dance style's history
and therefore, is still a requirement even if you cannot read the text.
3.
If you are a foreign sponsor wishing to set up a Teacher Training in your
country, it is your responsibility to convey these requirements to the
applicants so everyone understands what is expected of them. I also require
an interpreter during the training to make sure everything I say is imparted
to all students who wish to become Certified Teachers in non-English speaking
countries. In some cases it may be best to allow for 4 days of 4 hours
each day for Level One Training for a group of more than 5 dancers who
are not English-speaking.
Each applicant is required to send me a video/DVD example of your current
dancing and ability to demonstrate your understanding of the material
presented in my videos or DVDs, which I will consider when deciding whether
pursuing a Level One Teacher Certification with me is right for you at
this time. Again, if you are setting this program up for students in another
country, it is up to you to get these materials to me from your non-English-speaking
applicants.
It may be helpful to also be at least somewhat familiar with the FatChanceBellyDance
Format for ATS since my Format for ATS is rooted in that original form
(which is why it is still ATS) and/or with the basic Jamila Salimpour
format for belly dance (upon which the FCBD system is rooted), but this
is more of a bonus for you than a requirement.
4. Understanding of what ATS BellyDance is as compared to other styles
of belly dance. Ability to verbally articulate this concept accurately.
You will send me this in written form along with your qualifying DVD,
or tell me verbally over the phone.
5. Desire to teach the material you will learn in your classes or to your
troupe-mates for at least one year.
I ask that you use it the way I give it to you for at least the first
year with no variation in your introductory classes. This way you will
see it in action over time, and how well my techniques work. I have found
this is the perfect start for pretty much anything you wish to add later
on in more advanced Tribal BellyDance classes. I feel that is where more
freedom comes into play and that a strong, simple foundation is the most
important part of any dancer's career.
6. Here's the major differences between myself and other ATS or Tribal
teachers's certification programs:
I do not intend for my format to be used in only one way with every person
who learns it forever on end. After the first year it is up to you how
you will continue to put it to use. It is perfect as is, and has been
honed to a fine art over many years by myself and members of my troupes.
But as an artist myself, I do not expect all other artists to never wish
to vary or add anything, and I do not expect you to be clones of me or
BlackSheep. I do not expect any more or less from you than I do from myself.
I do expect you, if you are certified by me, to know the difference when
you vary or add anything. I expect you to teach the differences to your
students if you choose to vary my curriculum, and be sure you can explain
them to me as well if you wish to keep your Certification current. Furthermore,
I do not expect that to happen until after teaching my Level 1 for at
least one year, though there may be some cases where this can happen earlier
if you are already an experienced teacher with a "built-in"
student base. You and I can talk and examine DVDs you send me to see if
that is OK or not. This will be handled on a case-by-case basis.
7. You may also continue to teach any other style you wish, are encouraged
to study with anyone you can as often as possible in all styles of dance,
gain more Certificates from whomever floats your boat and know the difference
between those styles and when you're teaching the Kajira Djoumahna/BlackSheep
BellyDance Format for ATS BD class/es.
8. Teachers certified by me are required to send me one or two DVDs or
video tapes of their classes and/or performances per year for critique
and re-evaluation. If you fail to do so, your certification will not be
renewed. I encourage ongoing email or telephone dialogues and to ask me
anything, anytime. Once certified and actively applying the material learned,
these services are good for life!
9. Your Certification will be renewed on an annual basis. Sending me the
DVDs showing me you are using the format correctly, and keeping in touch
with me, are expected to keep yourself certified. At any time after the
first year, either of us may decide to "un-certify" you if you
or I feel you are not representing the BlackSheep BellyDance format correctly,
or are not using it. There are no additional fees to keep certified, only
proof of your work.
10. The above applies to all Three Levels of Certifications possible.
If you decide to pursue Level Two (and especially by Level 3) Teacher
Certification with me, some evolution may happen if you and your dancers
are not in my classroom every week. There are different aesthetics in
different areas of the world, different influences and training, and your
own ideas and those of your dance company. These variables are taken into
consideration after and talked about during your Level Two Program. However,
my Level 2 Class Curriculum should be taught fully if you wish to keep
your Certification active, and it takes a minimum of 16 weeks or more
to teach to others. Please do not vary or add to the Level 2 Curriculum
until everyone is grounded in it very well (usually takes a year or two
if teaching dancers from the beginning level on up). I strongly recommend
all of your students who enroll in your new KD/BSBD Level 2 class/es continue
in Level 1 (you can give them that class for free or half price like BSBD
does), as they will learn to perfect the basics as no one can drill basics
enough, ever. = ;-)
For all prospective New Teachers of any Level:
Assuming you are familiar with my basic movement vocabulary as presented
in my videos or DVDs and in The Tribal Bible, own your own copies of such
and meet the other qualifications above, you will need approximately 10-12
hours to complete the Level One Certification process. It is best to allow
for more time if we have never met. I prefer to schedule you over 3 days
of 4-5 hours per day. It is very possible you will not need all this time,
but again, it is best to allow for it. If English is not your first language
and there will be a group of 5 or more dancers, plan on 4 days of up to
5 hours per day for Level One Training.
This does not mean you will necessarily be perfect in the execution of
every nuance of every move, but we both must be satisfied that your understanding
of them is clear so you may continue to work on perfecting them on your
own - before and while you teach them. I do not expect to need to teach
you from the ground up the moves, I expect you to know them to your best
ability already from The Tribal Bible and my DVDs, and during the Teacher
Training you will learn how to perfect and teach them, in what order and
why.
There are three ways to achieve the certification training: you can come
here to Maui, you can bring me to you, and you can book me when I am traveling
to a workshop near you on weekdays following the weekend workshop.
If you are considering this for an advanced group of dancers in a Master
Class workshop situation, it is possible, but each individual enrolled
would still need all the same qualifications as needed for one-on-one
training and outlined herein. Tuition is $400 per person when teaching
a group of 5 minimum to 10 maximum dancers at one time (Level One). Group
trainings for Levels Two and Three are just as possible as with Level
One and there is a price break for teaching more than two students at
a time.
I require you to videotape (or digitally record) the Teacher Training
classes for personal review later on. You will be asked to sign a waiver
that states the video is for your personal use only and that you agree
not to show it publically for any reason.
After successful course completion I will list you on my web site as certified
to teach my format for Level One (and/or Two) and link your email and/or
web URL. I ask that you do the same. I expect you to keep in touch with
me frequently as you put this information into use and to send me videos
of your work in order to keep your Certification current. I will re-evaluate
each teacher annually, so use it or lose it!
Qualification for Level Two Certification is at least one successful year of sticking to the Level One curriculum. You cannot be trained in Level Two unless you have completed and worked with my Level One course. Level Two Certification is also renewed annually by assessing your work and that of your students and/or troupe via DVD, as in Level One.
Level
Two Teacher Training is done by you filming me and my assistant over the
course of two 5-hour or less days while I/we explain the counts and nuances.
Yes, you will need to fly two people to you for Level Two, or come to
Maui and stay for up to 4 days of study with me alone, for up to 4 hours
per day, in order to learn our partnering steps with me. You will videotape
or record by digital medium me and my assistant explaining and doing all
the moves in my curriculum for Level Two (there will be a total of over
70 moves, combinations and variations once you learn my Level 1 and 2
Format). Then your homework begins!
You will work on each move, and when you feel ready, you will film yourself
explaining and doing each move as if you were teaching them, like I did
on your copy of your Level 2 film. If English is not your first language,
you may try your best to speak as well as you can and otherwise, make
sure I can understand what you're trying to convey by mime and by doing
the steps properly, demonstrating from all angles as if you were teaching
a foreign student who doesn't speak your language.
During our time together we will also talk, and I expect you to ask and
for me to satisfactorily answer any of your questions about anything to
do with this style's history or the material being presented.
You must be paid in full before you leave with your recording, after we
have completed our time together and before you send me your own demo
tape or DVD. You will not be considered Certified for Level Two until
I see and approve said demo DVD. You must have completed the DVD within
one year after taking my Level 2 course at the maximum, earlier is best.
You may not teach Level Two until you are Certified, so work on the material
while it's fresh and send me those DVDs!
More
About the KD/BSBD Format for ATS BD Class Curriculum:
This format owes homage to that of my principal teacher for American Tribal
Style (ATS) Bellydance, Carolena Nericcio of FatChanceBellyDance (FCBD).
However, it should be noted that my format differs profoundly in some
ways from that of FCBD, even though it is based in the same foundation.
Major ways I have innovated on the basic style originally developed are:
more movements, changed movements (so as not to be a copy in every way
and to preserve personal ethical standards), four possibilities for chorus
formations, three basic lead positions and corresponding directional changes
for the following groups. The latter innovations led to what is perhaps
my most important - and definitely still most unusual - contribution:
my dancers and I have pioneered for improvisational Tribal applications
the use of both hips, something taken for granted by dancers of other
styles but left out of ATS originally. Also unique to this format is the
use of both rhythmic and arrhythmic slow movements and the use of vocal,
musical and visual cues, allowing for even more possibilities within the
group improvisational structure. Another hallmark of my format is my unique
"cut-it-in-half" rule that pertains to all symmetrical steps
and enables dancers to respond immediately to direction changes without
fumbling.
Throughout these changes my dancers and I have striven to uphold the original
characteristics which make Tribal "Tribal" as developed by Carolena.
These include synchronized group improvisational choreography, a more
uplifted posture than oriental dance requires, a more joyful and alive
demeanor - especially for us BlackSheep! - interaction among members of
the troupe and dedication to learning all the moves the in the same manner
so as to facilitate the group's improvisation, among other criteria she
has published in Jareeda Magazine a couple years back, all of which we
adhere to with the possible exception of not always using Egyptian Folkloric
music (which we did not do in her classes while I was studying with her
personally - she used to use Zap Mama, The Kiska Bulgarian Women's Choir,
lots of North African music such as Moroccan and Nigerian, and many types
of fusion music in the classes she taught. That new criteria came about
only after FCBD began dancing exclusively with the band Helm).
It is important to recognize that what I and my troupe do is ATS - to the core! We are not FCBD but we are ATS and we are *very related* especially in the basics taught in Level 1. I know there is some confusion in our community about terminology lately, so wish to address this matter. Carolena and I work together every year at Tribal Fest and email and have always stayed in touch. We are by no means "enemies" as some ignorant people have worried about. Stay away from rumors and if you want confirmation about anything, please go directly to the sources: me and Carolena in this case.
There
are three levels of classes in my curriculum.
Tuition for Level One Training is $500 U.S. dollars. $300 is payable
before beginning the course and the balance upon completion of the course.
Should for any reason either of us decide that you are not to be certified,
the $300 paid is non-refundable and goes to my time spent.
Tuition for Level Two Training is $1,000 U.S. dollars, with $600
paid in advance and the remainder at the completion of our time together.
Level Three Teacher Training is best done after you have successfully worked with my format in both Levels 1 & 2 for more than a year each. Tuition is $500 U.S. dollars for currently certified Level 1 and 2 Teachers. In Level 3 you will learn many different cymbal patterns to enliven your performances, our own KD/BSBD Format floorwork, tribal veil and skirt work, how to work with props and more shimmy overlay drills and ways to teach them even more successfully now that you're more skilled as a KD/BSBD teacher, though the latter will be broken down in your Level Two Training, in Level Three it will be perfected.
Feel
free to call or email me with any questions and to schedule your certification.
And, thank you for your interest in the amazing art form we call American
Tribal Style BellyDance!
With Love, Joy and Aloha, Namaste`,
Kajira Djoumahna
The
following Teachers are Currently Certified by Kajira to teach her
Kajira Djoumahna/BlackSheep BellyDance Format for ATS BD
This list was updated in November 2007.
Certified to Teach Both Level 1 and Level 2:
Seba
- Rohnert Park,CA seba@blacksheepbellydance.com or purplesherry@comcast.net
Seba is the Acting Director of BSBD and oversees all classes, shows and
troupe work in California, while keeping close contact with me here on
Maui. She is my apprentice, frequent teaching assistant and is also Certified
SSSD L1 and has a Certificate of Completion from Ansuya Rathor's Belly
Dance Comprehensive. Under Seba's direction the troupe has gone on to
win 4 awards at the Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition for Tribal
Group. She is who you should contact for classes or performances in the
Northern SF Bay Area.
Certified to Teach Level 1:
LuSha
- Middletown & Rohnert Park, California
lusha@blacksheepbellydance.com or lucy95461@hughes.net
Lu Sha is also a very long-time member of my troupe, a regular BSBD class
teacher and principal dancer!
Jillee - Rohnert Park, California
Jilleej@hotmail.com, 707-570-5817 and on Tribe: Jillee Con Carne.
Jillee also teaches fire-bellydance fusion classes in Sebastopol, CA,
and has a troupe called The Fire Lilies. She is also a regular BSBD class
teacher and principal dancer!
Martha
Jane (MJ) - Rohnert Park, California froggyjane@hotmail.com
MJ has also received her Certificate of Completion from Ansuya Rathor's
Belly Dance Comprehensive. She is also a regular BSBD class teacher and
principal dancer!
*The
above four ladies are all long-time members of BlackSheep BellyDance and
are eligible to be my teaching assistants when I travel with one. They
teach
all of the BSBD classes in California of all levels, with Seba at the
helm.*
For more information and photos, please see the Bio
Page on this site.
Also Certified to Teach Level 1 and who live in the U.S.:
Karen Hersh - Chicago Area, Illinois kjhersh@yahoo.com 773-852-8209
Christina
King - Chicago & Elgin, Illinois www.bluelotustribe.com
& www.rakschristina.com
Christina does "rak" and is a co-director of Blue Lotus Tribe
in Chicago. They were the ones who brought me out to teach at their annual
event, Tribal Revolution. Christina is very active in her community there,
teaching ATS, Tribal and Egyptian dance in several studios in the area.
Christina King
Jatare
Barrett - Chicago, Illinois
hipnotic@hipnoticdance.com , www.hipnoticdance.com
and 1-800-711-5198
Mary
"Neta" Smollack - Chicago & NW Suburbs , Illinois
hipnotic@hipnoticdance.com , www.hipnoticdance.com
and 1-800-711-5198
I must thank the two ladies of Hipnotic, above, for setting up the
Level One Teacher Training following Tribal Revolution! What great community
supporters they are to share so willingly with others. They're also incredible
dancers!
Therese Springfield - Central Illinois ptwyatt@mchsi.com or 217-624-3020
Most
of the lovely ladies mentioned above at the completion of
their training with me in Chicago!
Wisconsin
February 2008 was a wonderful month for me! In between attending the first-ever
Gothla festival and judging, teaching and performing at the Belly Dancer
of the Universe Competition and Show, I had two wonderful afternoons with
Stefanie Masters in my hotel in Long Beach, CA.
I am utterly honored that this woman chose me for one of her teachers!
I mean, gee! How cool is that? Stefanie didn’t have to begin teaching
a new style, her classes in classical American Cabaret were and are going
strong. She also has a great performance DVD out.
But she and some of her students wanted more. So Stefanie looked into
the various offerings out there and came down to Long Beach to earn her
Certificate! She truly understands how sacred group improvisational “choreography”
can be, and that there is more to this dance than meets the eye. She “gets”
what I mean by my phrase, “It’s much more than a series of steps.”....
Currently Stefanie is Certified to teach the KD/BSBD Format for ATS BD
Level One, and was certified on February 14, 2008. (Valentine’s Day,
aw!)
Stefanie's Bio
Stefanie Masters is an Award-Winning Belly Dance performer and has been
featured in Time Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. She has been a
performer and instructor since 2000 and with her extensive background
brings a uniquely holistic outlook to her classes and seminars. By teaching
self-confidence through posture, breathe and technique, she helps women
realize the beauty and power they hold within themselves.
Stefanie
is a Certified and Licensed Massage Therapist, also Certified in Prenatal
& Postnatal Massage. She is a Certified Yoga Instructor, registered
with the Yoga Alliance, and a Certified Birthing Doula, registered with
the Massage Doula Network. Stefanie also holds a diploma in fitness from
PCDI, and is pursuing her training as a holistic psychology practitioner.
Stefanie is owner of Dance For The Soul, and offers a State Approved Bellydance
Teacher Training Program in the Masters Format.
Stefanie resides with her huband Dave in Wisconsin and teaches classes
from Milwaukee to Sheboygan. For more information or to contact Stefanie
please visit her website at www.danceforthesoul.com
or email her at stefanie@danceforthesoul.com
Most of the Certified KD/BSBD TEACHERS in Taiwan!
Certified to Teach Level 1 and Level 2 who live in Taiwan:
Betty
Lee a.k.a. Lee Mei Ling - Taipei yildizistanbul@hotmail.com
Betty is the second dancer in Taiwan who came all the way to Maui to study
with me and earn her Certification. She has also returned to Maui for
further in-depth study and will bring me to Taiwan for more training.
Betty is joyful, thoughtful, kind and really has the spirit of my style
down pat! While watching them perform in KiKi's show, Seba was brought
to tears, as it was as if she was watching BSBD, except some were newer
performers and everyone was Taiwanese! What better compliment could I
receive as a teacher!?! Betty is very focused on the KD/BSBD Format for
ATS BD and teaches over 10 classes weekly all in my format. Her group
Shimmy Tribe performs ATS and Chinese-Tribal Fusion, and they're the first
to pass a two-hour-long-straight-dancing audition that gives them a permit
to perform anywhere in Taipei! I am so proud of all Betty has accomplished,
and in such a short amount of time it is really amazing.
Betty and I following our show in Taichung, Taiwan, that KiKi produced.
Also Certified to Teach Level 1 who live in Taiwan:
KiKi
Kuan - Hsinchu and elsewhere in Taiwan bk.sky@msa.hinet.net and bodymindcenter@yahoo.com.tw
KiKi was the first teacher I certified in Taiwan, back in 2006. She came
all the way to Maui to study and is working wonders there! Her troupe
is called Tribal Sky and they perform ATS, Tribal Fusion, Egyptian dance
and all kinds of other styles. Besides teaching regular classes in the
KD/BSBD Format for ATS, she also teaches many other types of dance and
fitness programs, is a certified Pilates instructor and acts as a booking
agent for teachers and performers she has personally trained. She also
runs her own studio, The Body-Mind Center in Hsinchu.
She was the first to sponsor Taiwan's largest Tribal Bellydance workshop
and show, held in real gyms and in an actual theater in Taichung! She
sponsored me and Sahira of Liquid Hips Tribal in TX as her teachers for
this event, and I brought Seba as my teaching assistant, as KiKi had lined
up both a Level 1 Teacher Training for 10 eager dancers (listed below)
and a Level Two for herself while there. We hope to work together annually
for her Tribal in Asia event and she plans to grow it into a competition
as well as the workshops and shows, and to invite dancers from mainland
China, Japan and elsewhere to attend. I cannot say enough wonderful things
about KiKi and how hard she works for all of Asia and beyond!
KiKi and I on Maui after completing her Certification!
My newest Level 1 Certified KD/BSBD Teachers in Taiwan:
Eva Shen - Taipei eva@bellydance.com.tw
Gina
(Chen Tsung Hui) - Kaoshiung
bear2202@hotmail.com http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/belly-dance/
+88-696-882-6664
Ann Liu Hsinchu ann19691112@yahoo.com.tw
Ann is a member of Tribal Sky!
Ho Chi Er - Taipei cheer7184@hotmail.com and www.wretch.cc/blog/HOCHIER
Pei-Fang
Chang (Rebecca)- Taipei asta97@hotmail.com
The two ladies above are members of Shimmy Tribe!
Kuo Shu-Chen - Taoyuan County http://3476833.:du.tw
Yuki-Chen - Taoyuan yuki825369@yahoo.com.tw.
Wen-Chen,
Lee (Jessica) - Taipei
wenchen_lee2002@yahoo.com.tw and http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/bellydance-2002
Chen-yu Pan (Tequila) - clover19831210@yahoo.com.tw
Tsui-Chuan
Lee (Co Co) - Taipei greek319@hotmail.com
I had the honor and immense pleasure of going back to Taiwan in January
2008. This time I was a guest of Betty Lee’s of Taipei’s Shimmy
Tribe. (Betty is a true gem, a once-in-a-lifetime student for me!) I worked
with her students (my “grandkids!”) who were now at the point
that they were ready to sub Betty’s classes and even strike out on
their own.
My welcome dinner upon arrival in Taipei! In attendance are almost
all of the ladies mentioned below and more.
The following ladies took January 2008's Certification Program together.
All of them (with the exception of Tuk from Thailand, who joined us) are
members of Shimmy Tribe and are Certified by myself to teach Level One
classes in my Format for ATS BD.
They were
Certified in person on January 13, 2008, and have certificates dated February
13, 2008. Their classes are held in Taipei, Taiwan and the surrounding
areas. They all speak some English, some very well. Mandarin is their
primary language, except for Tuk, who speaks English perfectly, as well
as Thai and others.
Taiwan
Nicole: b89404037@nta.edu.tw
Erica Chen: iou_erica@hotmail.com
Martina Lee: nsiaotzu@taitra.org.tw
Carolyn “Cheng” (Little Tiger): carolyn@cht.com.tw
Sabrina Lee: shizuka829@yahoo.com.tw
Chia Chen Lee: junka_lee@msn.com.tw
Kuo Li Chin: kuo530729@yahoo.com.tw
Joane Chen: joane0705@yahoo.com.tw
Vicky Chen (Chen, Ming-Chi): mcchen925@gmail.com
Kathy Chou: cattychou@gmail.com
Thailand
Tuk (a.k.a. Raevadee Vikornvongvanich) teaches bellydance classes
in Bankok and the surrounding area. Her classes are not all ATS, but at
least one a week is. Tuk can be reached by email: raevik@yahoo.com