Tribal Fest (TM) 7: “The 7-Year Twitch n’ Bitch”

 Performance Program

Written with joy and “an...ti-Ci---------PA-tion” (thank you, Dr. Frankenfurter)

by Kajira Djoumahna, your Producer and “Original BlackSheep”! Revised 4/7/7

***CAUTION! LOUD MUSIC WILL DEFINITELY BE PLAYED!***

Consider yourselves warned, and please don’t ask us to “turn it down!” Bring earplugs if that’s not

your cup o’ tea. We do have the benches on the side of the Youth Annex (YA) Building (near the Labyrinth Vendors) for quiet networking, as well as the *new this year* “Chillax” (a.k.a. “Quiet”) Room featuring massage therapy (table and chair), neuromuscular reprogramming and henna/mehndi artist/s for your relaxation in the Small Room of the YA on Saturday and Sunday by your request.

These are great places to chill and get away from the constant sensory input of the Main Hall.

ADMISSION is the same each of the 3 days of The Show:

Adults and Teens: $15, Kids under 5: free, from 5-12 years: $10, Seniors over 60: $10 with ID. *IF* the children “look older than their age,” as many kids do these days, bring IDs for them (birth certificates will suffice) to avoid questions, problems and hold-ups at the door. Some 5-year-olds look 7, and Teens are Young Adults, so must pay the prices for their age group. Thanks for your understanding.

Parents, since this event is not “the usual” type by any means, please be aware that not all acts may be suitable for all kids, depending upon your own values as you raise them, so do think about it before haulin’ the tiny masses to this created-for-the-alternative-scene-adults event. If you are open-minded there should be no problem but it is only fair I tell ya straight and true, as I always do. Any

“disclaimers” are noted in this Performance Program that I know about ahead of time. Thank you for your attention to the Above and Below important matters! =:-D  

***IMPORTANT***

ALL ADMISSIONS MUST BE PAID *IN CORRECT CHANGE IN CASH*, and at the Main Door ONLY. Thanks for helping us speed your enjoyment by gettin’ ya’ll in as quickly and painlessly as possible by having your correct dollars in hand as you approach the Main Door each day.

You will wish to have handy one extra dollar or two for your party as:

* The Official Tribal Fest 7 Program will be available at the door of The Fest each day for $1.*

AND yes, it has bunches mo’ info than the online schedule, so bring a buck and save your paper!

***Please note that paying admission does not guarantee a seat during peak hours.

Familiarize yourself with the “no saving seats” policy’s stricter enforcement rules

for this year! (A few paragraphs further in this section of your Program.) Early arrival is suggested if you are not ambulatory or comfortable standing or walking for long periods of time.***

NOTE: If you’re feeling kinda broke lately but really wanna come, we can use your help! Get in free all day for only 3 hours of your time, and depending upon how many 3-hour shifts you take on, earn a free TF7 T-Shirt or Tank Top and even more is possible. We *always* need help!!! Tell the Door Person and we’ll set ya right up! (You have to be at least 16 to take us up on this offer, though.)

*Please note that this Performance Program is subject to a few changes between Now and

Then, and in fact already has been (*so re-check your performance time and those of your favorite groups, as some may vary by a few minutes from the earlier schedules*).

Deadlines are deadlines, and since we have a *real program* this year, I cannot wait until all

performer’s releases are in. Please listen for announcements for performers to make certain they are as scheduled while at The Fest. News as it comes in after this Program deadline can be found first (as usual) on our Tribe: !BlackSheep, Tribal Fest, Maui Intensive on www.Tribe.net. Our URL is: http://bsbd.tribe.net  up until May 4^th. After that, we’re on our way and no more changes will be posted.

Of course do not forget to check www.BlackSheepBellyDance.com in November each year for classes and performance sign-up info! I promise to make the classes part easier for all next year! (Unless you don’t have computer access, get ready now to go to a friend’s, a library or an Internet Café as it will be absolutely required to sign up.) Check it out then to see the new and improved class-sign-up-thingee! Because I - and so many of you! - LOVED this year’s performer sign-up method SO much - such a personal touch involved this way, it will not vary much at all. I love getting all your cards and letters, photos and DVDs, and most of all, your own words about your own styles! So, class sign-ups and performance sign-ups will be handled separately in 2008, still with similar performance requirements. Tribal Fest 8: “The Year of Infinite Possibilities” is from May 14 - 18, 2008.

*About the wording in this year’s Program:

In the performer application process this year I asked for and got so many wonderfully thought-out descriptions I thought all of you would like to know more about what you’re about to see as well! So, instead of the usual stark, boring, day, time, name and place, I’ve spiced it up a bit - most often using words from the performers themselves. This process has been incredibly rewarding and to my knowledge for the first time ever, an actual full-length festival is supplying you with info about the performances you will be about to see! Dang near like a Theater Show, I dare say! Pretty cool, huh? 

You will also find my own bubbly personality intact via some Hawai`ian Pidgin and other general American slang throughout ‘cause it makes it mo’ fun fo’ me ta write, yeah? You may even find a few emoticons here and there ‘cause I like those, too. Gee, ain’t this is fun already?! ;-D

There were surprisingly few “disclaimers” needed and lots of VARIETY this year - I think more than ever before. Also an extremely high level of expertise, which contributes to making Tribal Fest’s Magickal Seventh Year our Greatest Show Yet! YAY!

Thank you for noting that American Tribal Style BellyDance is being represented in the Program by its well-known acronym, ATS. Same dealio with Tribal Fest (TM) (TF), Belly Dance (BD), Kajira Djoumahna (KD) and BlackSheep BellyDance (BSBD) - their acronyms will be used in some cases as well, to save space.

*Please bear in mind that the “no saving seats” policy this year is being strictly enforced throughout the 3 days of The Show. If you get up, please allow someone else to sit in your seat. If you’re only going to be gone a few minutes, you can come back to your seat, just leave a personal item on it so others reading this know your intention. Everyone, if you see a chair like that, kindly treat the item with care and place it underneath or on your lap until the person returns. However, if anyone vacates a seat for more than 15 minutes it is no longer “theirs,” it has become “public domain seating” by then. Thank you for sharing and caring!

*The Lost-n-Found is located at the BlackSheep BellyDance/Tribal Fest booth in the Main Hall.

*Please note that if you do not see a state or country listed after some of our performers, that means they’re from California. Anyone from outside CA is noted.

*THANK YOU for READING, and ENJOY THE SHOW!*

Friday, May 18, 2007

*5:00-6:00 p.m. - Doors Open for Seating and Shopping!

Please note that only the Tribal Fest/BlackSheep BellyDance booth and The Indigo/ Bellydance Superstars booth will be open on Friday night, due to us having the bright idea of filling the auditorium (on Friday night only) with LOTS more chairs! (YAY for ALL!)

This is the time to buy your official TF7 T-Shirts and Tank Tops (in the right size and before we run out - there are less than in previous years available!) and your Raffle Tickets to help Best Friends Animal Society (www.bestfriends.org - visit them to see where your funds are going). Of course, buying Raffle Tickets also provide you with a shot at helping your finances! (Yay to THAT!)

You can do those things and more at the TF/BSBD booth all weekend, but why not get a jump on it now so you’re prepped for the FIRST Raffle Give-Away Saturday morning! More Raffle Give-Aways are scattered throughout the weekend and are noted in this performance program.

Also, a VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: tonight is your ONLY chance to support The Indigo and Bellydance Superstars vendor tables, as due to their rigorous touring schedule, this is the only day they can be with us this year. :-(        So no slackin’ on da shoppin’ at their booth tonight!

*6:00-6:30: Vishnu Tattva Das - I am very honored to present for Tribal Fest 7 this Master of Odissi Classical Dance from Orissa, India. He will offer our Opening Invocation for TF7. (INDIA & USA) - TF7 Instructor!

*6:32-6:45: Tribes of Wadi Annar - are mixin’ it up with ATS, Tribal Fusion and Bandari Stylings! Their set is certain to be a celebration! (NV)

*6:46-6:59: Serpent Groove Dance Company - Tribal-Hip Hop Fusion, yo! 

*7:00-7:03: Catch-up and Raffle Announcement! Buy your tickets tonight and be ready for tomorrow morning’s first Raffle Give-Away. (Remembah, you must be present to win! ;-D)

*7:04-7:13: Tempest & Anaar - Dark Ritual Duo - TF7 Instructors!

*7:14-7:21: Lava - Tribal Fusion BD with elements of ATS, Indian Dance, Hip Hop and Shamanic Study and Practice. (BC, CANADA)

*7:22-7:32: Sahra Saeeda - We are fortunate to have such a highly-acclaimed Egyptian Dance Master at TF this year, and for the first time ever! Sahra will showcase traditional Nubian and/or Saiidi Egyptian Folkloric Dance/s - TF7 Instructor!

*7:33-7:40: The Shakti Dance Movement - my “homegirls from da 808 State” teach and perform Tribal Fusion BD on our neighbor isle, O’ahu! They’re so hot they rival Volcano Goddess, Pele! (HI)

*7:41-7:54: Backwoods Belly Dance - Structured Group Improv BD (ATS), including a few of their own “ethnic fusion combos”!

*7:55-8:05: SuperKate - shall present a Performance Art Piece - with a rather unusual “partner”.....

*8:06-8:16: TribalTique - Tribal Fusion BD Duo Extraordinaire! (CO) - TF7 Instructors!

*8:18-8:25: Severina - Tribal Fusion BD featuring saber and floorwork! (OR)

*8:26-8:35: Shakra - will present their own African Industrial Fusion Style, a.k.a. “Transfusion”! Some of Shakra’s music during this set contains profanity. Take an outside break or use your earplugs if that bugs ya. (Wa, D.C.)

*8:36-8:46: Atlantis - World Fusion Fantastic BD! TF7 Instructor!

*8:47-9:00: NATIUM World Dance - ATS/World Fusion BD - may be a bit on the “naughty side” but you can count on ‘em to be light and FUN! No disclaimers needed! (AZ)

*9:02-9:22: The Indigo, featuring a peek into *their own* new Miles Copeland production, Le Serpent Rouge! All 3 members of The Indigo are TF7 Instructors! Rachel taught her very first big workshop right here at TF 2 (or 3)?! WE LOVE YOU, RACHEL, for always finding a way to be here for us at TF !!! (And for bringing “your partners in crime” witcha this year! YIPPEEE!) =:-D

*9:24-9:37: BlackSheep BellyDance - Directed by Seba, also featuring BSBD Founder and Creator of the KD/BSBD Format for ATS BD, Kajira Djoumahna (HI). Along with MJ, we 3 are TF7 Instructors! Oh, and yeah, we (BSBD) do da real deal/true/pure/group-improv-kine ATS, though many of us also do other dance stuff, too! (YAY!) WE LOVE YOU, SHEEPIES !!!

*9:39-9:48: Solstice, featuring Sera. This creative group performs their own brand of Fusion BD, bringing together electronic music made from their own collaborations with Freek Factory, ATS, Tribal Fusion, ballet and modern forms to create their own fusion style: East Coast Tribal! (NYC)

*9:50-10:00-ish-p.m.: Princess Farhana, with “Le Royale Courtiers” Natasha & Kelly! Star of Stage and Screen, author and writer extra ordinaire, now performing with comedienne Margaret Cho’s “The Sensuous Woman” Review! The Princess of Hollywood will be performing Classical, Vintage-Style American Burlesque down to pasties and g-string, so if that bugs ya, leave after Solstice, above. (LOL! ;-D) It was only the year before last that I noticed such a tremendous amount of crossover between the BD community and that of the Burlesque community. So I asked my punky writer friend, who happens to be the most well-known, super-cool, highly skilled Belly Dancer and Burlesque artist to be the first to teach Burlesque at a BD festival - and she did! Yup, you saw it here first, last May at TF6! The Princess is, of course, a TF7 Instructor! WE LOVE YOU, “OUR LADY OF PRINCESS FARHANA”!!!

The End (for today ONLY, like duh!) of Tribal Fest Shows, and the Beginning of:

*10:30-ish p.m. -2:00 a.m.: The Cosmik Casbah official Tribal Fest After Party - Night Number One! Yes, folks, this year we have 2 separate After Parties with 2 different themes, AND each is  different from Tribal Fest in some creative manner! Produced by Electric Vardo, Groove Garden and Mandala Tribal. The After Parties will be held at the Odd Fellows Hall (seems appropriate! ;-D) which is upstairs and across the street from Whole Foods Market, about four or so long blocks away. See your Program’s full-page ad for more info, and be sure to check ‘em out: www.tribalfest7.com  The hall is not huge, so you may wish to take advantage of the pre-sale tix.     

*ATTENTION: Firebugs and Burners!* I know I told many of you the parties would be held at the Grange Hall on Hwy. 12 but I was wrong. There would’ve been a gravel place for you to spin your toys there, as I explained and encouraged you to do, but The Odd Fellows Hall doesn’t have a spot - except of course, the cement Town Square of Sebastopol! ;-D (Right across from Whole Foods, too.) We do not have permits and this would not be associated with Tribal Fest itself, nor the After Parties......... but no one from Tribal Fest even knows you read this, right? Of course we are not encouraging you to break the law in any way, nor are Tribal Fest, Sebastopol Community Center or After Party Producers responsible in any way, legal or otherwise, should you decide to “give it a whirl.” Just do it away from the Sebastopol Community Center! Thanks for your understanding. Have fun and be safe!

See you all “bright eyed and bushy-tailed” for our Raffle Give-Away to benefit the Animals at 10:00 a.m.! www.bestfriends.org - to see where your money is going, and join for maximum aid and a great quarterly magazine!

Saturday, May 19, 2007

*10:00-10:12: First Raffle Give-Away! Be Present to win your present!

*10:13-10:22: Tribal Sky - will perform their signature Chinese Tribal Fusion Style BD! Two of the dancers are featured in a photo wearing their supah-cool costumes on my site under “Teacher Certification Program” (as one is Level 1 KD/BSBD Format for ATS-Certified! Yay, KiKi!) (TAIWAN)

*10:23-10:36: Daughters of Durga -“Ethno-Belly/Tribal Fusion with Bollywood undertones.” Sounds like this group will hit you like a fine wine! ;-)  (NV)

*10:37-10:44: Naxi Ruya of Sisters of Salome` - improvised Tribal Fusion Belly Dance (KS)

*10:45-10:58: Circus Tribal Bellydance - presenting a fabulous “Urban Interpretation” of Turkish, Arabic and traditional trance dances!  (OR)

*11:00-11:30: Official Vendor Fashion Show! See your must-have items on the stage and learn where to run to get ‘em! (Also Catch-Up Time and Raffle Announcement - Help the Animals, buy tix! Visit: www.bestfriends.org to see where your funds are going.)

*11:31-11:38: MunaRain - Gothic Tribal Fusion (WA)

*11:39-11:41: Janelle - Belly-Hop - no, NOT “bunny-hop!” Rather a kick-ass fusion of Bellydance and Hip-Hop set to instrumental Linkin Park music! Yeah! (WA)

*11:42-11:55: Saaidi - Students of Carolena Nericcio, TF7 Instructor! Director: Laurie Herraiz. You can bet they’ll be performing FCBD-Style ATS BD!

*11:57-12:04: Katrina (NV)

*12:06-12:13: Akasha - Tribal Gothic Fusion BD! From all the way “across the pond,” I am proud to present my friend, peer and often-time student, also known as Heike Humphreys! - (ENGLAND)

*12:14-12:30: Sabine & Tribalation! - shall perform their own unique Format for ATS BD, of COURSE with a Special Scimitar Section you KNOW will knock your socks off (even if you’re not wearin’ any) ‘cause it features Sabine, Director and TF7 Instructor! (OR) 

*12:31-12:41: Vicki Virk - Traditional Bhangra Dance from Punjab, India. This is likely to be one of the most ENERGETIC and FUN solos of the whole weekend! (INDIA & USA) - TF7 Instructor!

*12:42-12:48: Xenobia shall present her own fusion of Tribal, modern & oriental forms in this high-energy set! Xenobia is our Fire Teacher’s (Riz) inflammable Assistant! Catch them later tonight! (FL)

*12:49-1:03: Clandestine - high-energy, formation-changin’ hardcore Tribal Fusion - they ROCK!

*1:05-1:14: Myths and Legends Dance Company - “Tribal Otherworld Fusion,” with some West African influence for even more flavor!

*1:15-1:22: Cymbeline - shall enchant us with a playful “Pirate Comedy Dance”! Ahoy there, mates!

*1:23-1:30: Tanja Odzak - Tribal Fusion BD with a “hardcore drum solo”! Cool!

*1:32-1:41: EvilEye BellyDance with Tribal Zone - BSBD Alumni have taken the KD/BSBD Format for ATS to an entirely new level of excitement, making “Mama EvilZoneSheep” so proud! Yup, they’ve “graduated”! WE LOVE YOU, “EvilTribalEyeZoners”!!! ;-D

*1:43-1:56: Bastet - energetic, athletic, precise Tribal Fusion BD, featuring Janice Solimeno  - TF7 Instructor!

*1:57-2:06: Romka`- a Dark and Dangerous Duo with scimitars, Tribal Fusion Style! (Wa., D.C.)

*2:08-2:15: Mishaal and GoRo - This incredible woman - I know she is, ‘cause we’ve known one another for years - accompanied by her equally talented husband on dijeridoo, shall present an Interpretive Sacred Dance informed by many travels, studies, disciplines - and Mishaal and GoRo’s own unique Spirits!  (JAPAN)

*2:17-2:47: John “The Sheik” Compton & Hahbi ‘Ru! - Old World-Jamila Salimpour Format-Based-Fun & Funky-Extremely Talented-Folkloric-y-Creative, Renn Faire-Style BD! Featuring the One, The Only, “The Legendarious” John Compton, Director & TF7 Instructor! :-D  WE LOVE YOU, JOHN!!!

*2:49-2:56: Tansy and Friend - no disclaimers for this faboo dancer - but let’s just say that if you’re not fond of reptilian partners, perhaps this is a good time to shop or shi-shi.  ;-)

*2:58-3:05: Heather Berry - is presenting her own fusion of Tribal and Dark Ballet! Sounds SO cool...  *3:07-3:16: Tenley Wallace - Surprise, surprise! Something World-Fusion-exotic featuring floorwork and fans, I bet! ;-D (CANADA) - TF7 Instructor!

*3:19-3:35: inFusion Tribal Bellydance joining forces with their student troupe, Nomaditude! - Both groups are Co-Directed by Renee` Drellishak and Shay Moore, Director and TF7 Instructor!  They’ll be presenting their unique World Tribal Fusion Blend style. Shay also designed one of this year’s logos and all of the previous years’ for Tribal Fest. Thanks, Shay! (WA)

*3:38-3:45: Titanya Monique Dahlin: “The Tribal Celt” - I am SO PLEASED Titanya made time in her busy schedule to attend Tribal Fest! This is her first show here, but you know of her from her visionary theater shows, numerous awards, acting career, global workshops and even as a Faerie Queen in an animated computer game! For us, she has created a *very mysterious masked sword dance* in the vein of Performance Art. 

*3:47-4:04: Mandala - featuring Jane Archer, Director and Creator of Neo-Tribal BD, the fusion before there even was “Tribal Fusion!” -  TF7 Instructor! (OR)

*4:05-4:14: Shadow of Bellydance performs FatChanceBellyDance-Style ATS! (TAIWAN)

*4:15-4:28: Red Lotus Belly Dance - Students of Carolena Nericcio, Director & TF7 Instructor! I don’t have to tell you what style they’ll be showcasing! ;-D

*4:31-4:44: Lunatique - featuring Amy Luna Manderino, Director & TF7 Instructor!

*4:45-5:40: Open Floor with Live Middle Eastern Music by Raquy and A Caveman (NYC), also featuring Special Guest Tobias Roberson! This is YOUR chance to get up and boogie, so please do! (Please note this time includes band set-up and take-down, thanks.) - Raquy & Liron, TF7 Instructor/s!

*5:41-5:48: Barushka - brings us a Tribal Fusion BD masala of Indian mudras, Rajasthani Kalbelia “accents” and “Old School” American Cabaret BD! (NY)

*6:00-6:10: Sashi and Ascend Tribal Dance - will mesmerize you with their “Vampiric Raks Assaya!” Featuring Sashi, Director and TF7 Instructor!

*6:13-6:26: Shivaya - Tribal Fusion BD with influences from ATS and India’s Kathak Dance!

*6:28-6:37: Tribe Marrakech - Tribal Fusion BD - (CO)

*6:38-6:48: Tempest - I asked Tempest to teach “Gothic BD” at TF 3 (or 4?) as I noticed a new trend in the air, and knew she was gutsy AND knowledgeable enough to take me up on my offer. So she did. It was purrrfect that the first time a Gothic Bellydance class was held at a BD event was here at TF! And the rest is herstory... :-)  TF7 Instructor! WE LOVE YOU, TEMPEST !!!

*6:50-6:59: Subee Djinn - has cooked up a special Comedy Piece for us at TF7! Yay! Known for their impeccable choreographies, numerous accolades and through EEMED DVDs, their combined skill and range enables them to pull off comedy, which is harder than one may think.   

*7:00-7:13: NeferTem - Students of Carolena Nericcio, TF7 Instructor! Director: Dorian Taylor. And yes, like “duh”! - Expect them to perform FCBD-Style ATS BD!

*7:14-7:21: Zuza - a Tribal Style improvised solo BD by a founding member of TNT! (Totally Northern Tribal, that is! ;-D) - (MN)

*7:22-7:29 - Betty Lee - is featured on my site under “Teacher Certification Program” and is Level 1 Certified in the KD/BSBD Format for ATS! For her solo at Tribal Fest 7, Betty will give us a peek into the complicated world of Chinese Opera, with a bit of her own personality for added flavor. Yay, BETTY! (TAIWAN)

*7:30-7:37: Obsidia - a Gothique Goddess from (TX)

*7:38-7:51: Mizmar Madness - “Full-on, traditional ATS!” - Yeah! (CO)

*7:52-8:02: Colleena - shall present her well-informed-and-researched Fusion of Arabic and Indian Dance Styles - (INDIA & USA) - TF7 Instructor!

*8:03-8:22: FatChanceBellyDance with Helm - Carolena Nericcio, Director and TF7 Instructor!  FatChanceBD will be accompanied by the live music of Helm. This set features Carolena herself, the Creator of American Tribal Style (ATS) Belly Dance. If not for her, none of us would be here doing this now. THANK YOU, CAROLENA !!!

*8:22-8:30: Raffle Give-Away! Be Present to Win! Help the animals and buy some tix. THX!

*8:31-8:40: Jennifer Faust, Freyja & SoozhyQ - are presenting a Tribal Fusion duet with live drum accompaniment!

*8:41-8:54: Shift-A-Belly - World Fusion BD!

*8:56-9:11: Zafira Dance Company - are Tribal/World Fusion Artists of the highest caliber. Athletic, skilled and downright ultra-fantastic! - TF7 Instructors! (PA)

*9:13-9:22: Tribal Moon - Instructor and Director Kathy Stahlman - TF7 Instructor! Also featuring our daughter, principal dancer, dance class assistant, painter, scientist (MS in Biology/Genetics) and full-time school teacher, Noelle! WE LOVE YOU, NOEY/Joey/Miss Elle !!!

*9:24-9:33: Lee Ali - Moroccan Sheikhatt Dance - TF7 Instructor! (Kisses to you, my dear! xxx! ;-)

*9:34-9:41: Victorlia - combines her passions of Japanese Kendo and BD into her own Fusion expression! Kendo is usually performed with a sword, but for us (and U.S. customs) she will use The Weapon that is The Fan. (TAIWAN)

9:42-Close: Boom Boom Bollywood!- Bollywood Dance from India’s Filmi Industry, featuring Samantha Riggs, Director & TF7 Instructor! *This is Boom Boom Bollywood’s last U.S. show featuring Sam, as she is moving to England in August.*  Watch for her to return now and again, here at Tribal Fest! WE LOVE YOU, SAM, & MISS YA ALREADY !!!  (AZ)         

*10:00-ish (after Boom Boom Bollywood, and outside the BACK of the Auditorium) -10:15-ish: *Fire! Fire!! FIRE!!!* = :-D (I know, every now and then one of my alter egos, Beavis, just cannot control himself - er, um, herself? LOL!) Outside the Auditorium Riz -TF7  Instructor and his lovely Assistant Instructor, Xenobia will give a short Fire Performance. THIS IS RIZ’s LAST FIRE SHOW for awhile, so catch him while you can! (FL)  

The End (for today ONLY, like, hell-o!) of Tribal Fest Shows, and the Beginning of:

10:30-ish p.m. -2:00 a.m.: The Cosmik Casbah official Tribal Fest After Party - Night Number Two! Yes, folks, this year we have 2 separate After Parties with 2 different themes, AND each is  different from Tribal Fest in some creative manner! Produced by Electric Vardo, Groove Garden and Mandala Tribal. The After Parties will be held at the Odd Fellows Hall (seems appropriate! ;-D) which is upstairs and across the street from Whole Foods Market, about four or so long blocks away. See your Program’s full-page ad for more info, and be sure to check ‘em out: www.tribalfest7.com            

*ATTENTION: Firebugs and Burners!* I know I told many of you the parties would be held at the Grange Hall on Hwy. 12 but I was wrong. There would’ve been a gravel place for you to spin your toys there, as I explained and encouraged you to do, but The Odd Fellows Hall doesn’t have a spot - except of course, the cement Town Square of Sebastopol! ;-D (Right across from Whole Foods, too.) We do not have permits and this would not be associated with Tribal Fest itself, nor the After Parties......... but no one from Tribal Fest even knows you read this, right? Of course we are not encouraging you to break the law in any way, nor are Tribal Fest, the Sebastopol Community Center or After Party Producers responsible in any way, legal or otherwise, should you decide to “give it a whirl.” Just do it away from the Sebastopol Community Center! Thanks for your understanding. Have fun and be safe!

See you all bright n’ early for our Raffle Give-Away to benefit the animals at 10:00 a.m.! (www.bestfriends.org) to check out where your money will go from the raffle..... and why not join as well for maximum aid and a great quarterly magazine! Work at the Sanctuary, or find out where they have branches near you, especially in cases of disaster relief where some members of the family are forced to part. Help those who cannot speak for themselves. Best Friends turns down no animal for any reason, and all are cared for humanely and compassionately for their entire lives. Even from areas such as Lebanon, Croatia, Africa, India, zoos and Saudi Arabia! THEY ROCK and deserve our support!

Sunday, May 20, 2007

*10:00-10:09: Raffle Give-Away! Be Present to Win your present!                      

*10:10-10:17: Ban-da`l - will present a partially improvised Tribal Fusion SCA-Style set!

*10:19-10:32: Tanjora Tribal Belly Dance - Tribal Fusion BD, Directed by Lydia Fortner of The Shroud. Many of you know her music from my more recent workshops and classes. 

*10:33-10:40: Erin Carmean - Tribal Fusion BD - check out the moves on this youngster! I can vouch for her as I’ve seen her dance back home at the Maui Intensive 1 show! 

*10:41-10:50: Lotus Moon World Fusion Bellydance - ATS & Tribal Fusion - (NH)

*10:52-11:01: Be-Mused - this group will present a Performance Art Storytelling piece incorporating ceremony, soft sculpture and ritual to make a POINT. Their set may contain theatrical “violence” in a sacred context.

*11:03-11:16: Diffa Dance Tribe - Folkloric Fusion!

*11:18-11:27: Masande Dance Theatre - Tribal World Dance Theatre! Expect the unexpected - this is an entirely different type of Storytelling Dance!

*11:28-11:37: House of Inanna - Sacred Tribal Invocational Dance for World Peace

*11:38-11:46: Jewels of Cairo and The Desert Dudes - perform fun Vintage Style dances. Steve, an extremely valuable member of our Staff each year, is featured as one of “The Dudes!” Yay, Steve! :-D

*11:47-11:54: Marisa - Latin/Hip Hop/Tribal Fusion! “That’s HOT!” (KD quoting Paris H...) (NV)

*11:55-12:04: RockaBelly - Tribal Fusion Rock Bellydance! At least Elvis’s hips have NOT “left the building”! ;-)

*12:04-12:07: Catch-Up Time & Raffle Announcement/Give-Away! Be present to win!

*12:08-12:21: Luminessah - will showcase their own Indian-influenced ATS BD Format!

*12:23-12:30: Anaan - will combine ATS & Oriental BD styles - the original “Tribaret”! (JAPAN)

*12:32-12:45: BlackSheep BellyDance’s BlackLambs & Level 2 Students - Seba, Director & TF7 Instructor! ATS BD all da way, man!!! :-D WE LOVE YOU “GRANDKIDS”!!! Sure do us proud!

*12:47-12:54: Politti Ashcraft - Something sinuously honey-sweet in the vein of Tribal Fusion I’d bet -  TF7 Instructor, Logo maker and Program person! Thanks, Politti!

*12:54 - 1:00: Raffle Give-Away! Be Present to win your present!

*1:00-1:09: Elizabeth Strong - is presenting traditional Turkish Romani Dance - TF7 Instructor!

*1:11-1:21: Anaar - Sacred Ritual BD by a lovely Witchy Woman and TF7 Instructor!

*1:22-1:31: Folk Infusion - North African Theatrical Folk Dance

*1:32-1:39: Shahlah Sutra - Gothic Tribal Fusion BD

*1:41-1:48: Juliet Monique of Saraswati Modern Tribal - Solo Tribal Fusion BD

*1:50-2:06: Gypsy Fire!- Perform ATS BD in their own unique Format! Featuring Quinn Donovan, Director & TF7 Instructor! (OR)

*2:08-2:24: UNMATA! - HOT Pot World Tribal Fusion! Featuring Amy Sigil, TF7 Instructor!

*2:26-2:34: Amy Luna Manderino - will showcase Rajasthani Kalbelia Dances of Northern India during her solo! TF7 Instructor!

*2:35-2:48: Kassar - Amazingly athletic, wonderfully precise and FUN World Tribal Fusion! TF7 Instructors! (NJ)

*2:50-3:03: ORIGIN Tribal Bellydance - Improv-based Tribal Style BD!

*3:05-3:15: Darshan of P.U.R.E. & The Dalia Carella Dance Collective (among other things too numerous to list!) - I’m certain this consummate artist will burn a lasting impression into your brains. (Eh! No keedin’! See her one time, you neveh fo’get!) TF7 Instructor! (NYC)

*3:15-3:30: Guerilla Tribal Dance  - This group’s time is approximate to allow the DJs to set up. Then be treated to real-on-the-spot-improv by DJ Layla’s dancers as she spins the mixes live! Talk about improvisation - they dance to whatever she throws at ‘em! (OR)

*3:30-4:00: Open Floor with DJs Layla, Jeffe and Amar! Now it’s YOUR turn to dance your heart out to some favorite live mixes sure to spark your soul, wake your mind and shake your hips! YAY! (DJs from OR & CA.) This includes the DJs’ take-down time.

*4:03-4:16: The Judith’s Head Experience - this group performs ATS-based choreography to create Storytelling BD. Their set may contain theatrical “violence” needed in order to tell their story.

*4:18-4:28: Sarah J. Locke of Alchemy Dance Theatre, P.U.R.E. and more is sure to bewitch us with something special she’s cooked up for TF7! - TF7 Instructor! (NYC)

*4:29-5:00: LAST CHANCE RAFFLE! BE PRESENT !!!

*5:00-5:07: Asharah - “Electribal Style” is her own blend of ATS & Suhaila Salimpour formats to create a highly technical, yet very expressive performance! (VA)

*5:09-5:19: Sashi - shall perform Raks Gothique with non-pierced-supah-cool Wings! No need for a “piercing disclaimer” this year - but consider yourselves duly warned anyway - Mmuwahaha! ;-D - TF7 Instructor!

*5:21-5:34: RockRose - I’ve watched this group grow SO much since their first lessons in the BSBD Format for ATS, about 4-5 years ago. Add to that a lot of other study and practice time over years, giving us a chance to witness ATS’s limitless possibilities!

*5:40: Tribal Fest 7's HEADLINERS: the incredible Urban Tribal Dance Company! Featuring Heather Stants, Director and TF7 Instructor! Heather was here teaching early on Wednesday, and she is STILL here in order to honor us by Closing TF7's Show! WE SO APPRECIATE YOU, HEATHER! YOU ROCK !!! See you and Jill Parker on Maui for Maui Intensive 3 this July!

*AND, THANK YOU ALL!* We couldn’t’ve done it without *YOU!*

We REALLY appreciate your help folding and stacking the chairs. Please pick up any trash and recyclables you see, too, and plop ‘em into their appropriate containers before you leave. If you’d like to help us take down and clean up, we could always use more help in that department, just stick around for a bit. Thanks a trillion!

I hope to see you at Maui Intensive 3 featuring Jill Parker and Heather Stants this July,  on one of my travels, or here next May for Tribal Fest 8: “The Year of Infinite Possibilities” After all, what’s a sideways 8, anyway? ;-D.... May 14-18, 2008!

Maui Intensive 4 will be the LAST Maui Intensive, so make plans to attend! Held in beautiful Haiku, Maui, HI from July 13-20, 2008. Instructors are: myself (Kajira Djoumahna); my Turkish Teacher, Mentor, Scholar, Historian, Holder of a Master’s in Social Work (MSW) with an Emphasis on Women’s Studies and Dear Friend, Elizabeth Artemis Mourat; as well as my wonderful, learned Teacher, Holder of a Master’s Degree (MA) in Dance Ethnology, trained since age 4 in India and the U.S., Classical Odissi Temple Dancer of Orissa, India, Whip-Snapper and Friend, Sarala Dandekar.

Joyfully,

Kajira and Chuck, BlackSheep BellyDance and The Sebastopol Community Center!  

Oh yeah! One mo’ real-kine IMPORTANT “p.s.”:

If you’ve enjoyed Tribal Fest, please help keep us going and The Fest alive by voting for Tribal Fest/Kajira Djoumahna as “Favorite Event/Promoter” in Zaghareet! Magazine’s annual reader’s poll, The Golden Belly Awards.

I am pleased Tribal Fest has initiated so many other tribal-themed events around the world! After all, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and I happened to just be the first one to take the plunge. However, as years pass, I wish to remind people that this was the first and is the largest of its kind anywhere. Your support for the “event that started it all” would be GREATLY appreciated and *sorely needed* for the Producer’s morale! ;-D

It’s easy (the voting part, that is!): You can cast your votes for Tribal Fest, myself as Instructor and Lifetime Achievement, BlackSheep BellyDance (Troupe of the Year) as well as your other favorites by going to Zag!’s site: www.zaghareet.freeservers.com. Voting by email is allowed for subscribers and non-subscribers alike. Just email your vote’s category/ies and name/s, along with *your name and address* to: zaghareetmagazine@earthlink.net   

You will wish to subscribe if you don’t already! This is truly my favorite trade publication, if for no other reason than sheer volume and variety of content (well, and my ongoing, super-informative, really ass-kickin’ Tribal Q-n-A Column! LOL!) ;-D        

MAHALO NUI LOA / THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your CONTINUED SUPPORT! It means a LOT, more than words can say!!!

See you all (and all your friends!) again next year!           

Aloha and namaste`,

Kajira Djoumahna, Tribal Fest Producer and Chuck “The DJ” - her sole secretary and biggest fan. That “sole secretary” part must end for TF8, though! Promise, honey! The “Baby” is now a “Big Kid!” =:-O