wanderingfalcon: tribal dance, workshops, drumming, art

Katie Bertsche * PO Box 302 * Old Mystic, CT * 06372 * wanderingfalcon@gmail.com
classes

Beginning Tribal Style Bellydance

Where: Dragon's Egg Studio 401 Shewville Rd, Ledyard, CT
When: Tuesday Nights, 6:30-8 PM
Cost: $60 per 6 week session, $12 drop-in

No Dance Class on September 16 & 23!

Tribal Style bellydance is a fusion form of dance influenced by many dances from the Middle East, India, North Africa, and Spain. Katie's basic class will cover basic dance movement technique and begin the concept of tribal style group improvisation. We will have fun and get Funky!

workshops

Stay Tuned for Future Workshops!

Past Workshops

Amy Sigil & Unmata

Where: Dragon's Egg Studio 401 Shewville Rd, Ledyard, CT
When: April 12 & 13, 2008
Workshops! Hafla!

Possibly the most fun workshops so far!

Annual Drum and Dance Retreat with Zafira Dance Company and Carmine and Djinn

Where: Dragon's Egg Studio 401 Shewville Rd, Ledyard, CT
When: Sept 22, 2007

Absolutely not to be missed event with Zaghareet nominated troupe of the year, Zafira, amazing musician Carmine Guida and East Coast Tribal band Djinn! With a mix of traditional and modern dance and music, there will be many exciting challenges for dancers and musicians alike.

Tribal Tapas at Dragon's Egg
Bite size tribal fusion bellydance combinations, followed by tasty middle eastern drum rhythms.

Na'am Rakisha Workshare at Seven Arrows

What is it? You've got a dance you want to show? Need an idea for a move that just needs tweaked a bit? Stuck on a choreograghy? Na'am Rakisha is a new way to exchange dance ideas, choreography, costumes and just to mix and mingle with other dancers and musicians


Nomadic Summer Spirit in Hartford
June 23, 2007

An evening performance by Djinn, Brooklyn's own "East Coast Tribal" style music ranging from traditional Middle Eastern to an experimental blending of traditional instruments with electronics and beat boxing. Check them out at www.djinnnyc.com/

Katie will be teaching Jellyfish! squishy tribal style! and facilitating PURE dancer workshops

for more information see Nomadic Summer Spirit Tribe

Tribal Bellydance Workshop With Sharon Moore of Infusion Tribal

Where: Dragon's Egg Studio 401 Shewville Rd, Ledyard, CT
When: June 2-3, 2007

Sharon Moore of Seattle returned to Mystic for two days of tribal workshops, fun and frolic! Workshops in tribal improvisation, InFusion style, as well as Spanish Skirt Fusion and energetic Bhangra! Plus a notorious Dragon's Egg hafla! It was a lot of fun, thanks to everyone who came!


performance

chrysaora Chrysaora

Chrysaora means "superb golden one" and is also the genus name of the stinging nettle jellyfish. We are a Vermont/Connecticut dance collaboration. We will be jellyfish dancing in Vermont, Connecticut and around New England.

We will perform on Friday night at Rakkasah Spring Caravan with Djinn. photos from last year! on Flickr

We are happy to have danced at the monthly Bellydance Soiree at the World Cafe in Burlington, VT

Katie B will be at Shimmy 4 fun Hafla, Norwich, CT April 26

Manhattan Tribal Salon, at Je'Bon in NYC, June 20

Donna Meija's Hafla, at Lotus Rising Studio in Rollingsford, New Hampshire June 28

azarmaya AzarMaya

AzarMaya troupe performed American Tribal Style and tribal fusion around the North East. We formed in late 2003 and have a love for the foundations of tribal improvisation! Currently AzarMaya is on haitus from performing.

drumming

TribalRhythms Drum Circle

Where: Calvary Episcopal Church Chapel 27 Church St, Stonington Village, Stonington CT Directions
When:New Dates Soon!
Cost: Suggested donation $5

Mostly Middle Eastern Drumming circle, come learn new rhythms with us!
more info call Rich 860-287-1921
or email richcooper@sbcglobal.net

drum flyerIn the spirit of Thunderous Summer Storms and Heroic feats of Sprinkler Jumping comes ...
Epic Summer Drum and Dance!

Saturday July 19th, from 6-9 pm
Suggested donation $5 all donations to benefit the Egg

an evening of Heros and Heroines, Gods and Godesses, Muses and Medusas! Bring your Olympian drums, and Orphean musical instruments and Terpsechorian dancing feet to Dragon's Egg studio for fun and frolic for all ages! This is an open circle and all are welcome!

creative mythical attire encouraged!

for more information, contact Katie B. wanderingfalcon@gmail.com or call 860-501-2444

artwork

Art!

I make art! It will be available here at some point!

Welcome to the at long last updated homepage for my diverse projects in tribal bellydance, music and performance in Southern New England.

Here you will find information about dance classes I teach, workshops that I am sponsoring (or teaching), performances, and hopefully art I make to fund all this stuff!

I hate resumes, so instead I will thank my favorite teachers from the past few years:

  • Ms. B - my original theater teacher, taught me how to organize crazy creative people
  • Diana Johnson - my first bellydance teacher who started us with tribal
  • Domba for showing us how not to take ourselves too seriously
  • Unmata for rocking the show!
  • Sharon Moore for happy improvisation in a sea of choreography
  • Jill Parker for holding high standards, even in once-off workshops
  • Heather Stants for uniqueness of movement
  • Kami Liddle tribal fusion for real people and bhangra!
  • Neylan for her support and friendship
  • Marya Ursin for her generosity
  • AzarMaya my troupe, for putting up with me!
People, places, events

Mystic Paper Beasts

Mystic Yoga Shala

Blackstone River Drum Circle

Gathering of the Tribal Moon

North East Tribal Tribe

New England Bellydance

PURE

Tribal Fest

Northern Migration

Neylan

Erzulie

Alchemy Performance

Rhode Island Theater Ensemble

Carmine and Djinn

Zafira

Drum and Whistle

Zingari East

Hipnosis

Lotus Moon

Auralynne Designs

Anatolia Imports