Burlesque

 

Burlesque shows emerged in the Victorian era. It could be satire, the art of delivering critique in an laughable and extravagant way. It could also be a parody of any serious opera or play, purely meant for entertainment. In time it came to include underdressed women. In an era where showing off an ankle was deemed immodest, underwear (that cover way more than an average pair of shorts today) or tights was truly shocking.

In America, burlesque eventually changed into an elaborate show of undressing. Characters, costumes and storytelling are central themes in creating something extravagant and intriguing. This artform declined in popularity but in the 21st century it have risen anew, often referred to as Neo-Burlesque.
 

 

Tribal Bellydance

 

Bellydance is ancient and modern at the same time. Jamila Salimpour is one of the first (that we know of) that systematically structured various folkloric steps from the middle east into a format with seperate families. One of her students, Masha Archer taught a young Carolena Nericcio in the cultural melting pot that is California. Based on this Carolina created a format for group improvisation known as American Tribal Style Bellydance, ATS© in short.

Some of her students brought the roots with them into new adventures, incorporating elements from other western styles like locking and popping. The new format came to be called Tribal Fusion.
 

 

Fusion

 

Fusion in essence is about the meeting of influences and a creative force that knows no bounderies. It's a dance created by taking the best from differen styles and infuse it to a interesting and very personal style. 

In Burlesque Fusion we take the Burlesque extravaganza, the excessive amounts of glitter and the theatrical expression and fuse it togheter with the technique, posture and grounding from Tribal Bellydance. The combination is where the magic happens.