Hilsboro, OR
Circus Tribal performs at 2:30!

1st Friday, Ashland OR
5-8pm, Circus Tribal performs at 6!
522 A Street, Ashland

Fort Jones, CA

7 pm, Fort Jones Community Center

$10
All Ages

Ashland, OR
Featuring The Indigo, with performances by Circus Tribal, Susanita and more!
7:30 pm
The Historic Ashland Armory

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CIRCUS TRIBAL with CHEB i SABBAH + QUEEN HARISH + AMAR + DJ DRAGONFLY + SAMANTHA RIGGS + More ...
Tickets: $15 adv. $20 door.
Hopmonk Tavern
230 Petaluma Ave.
Sebastopol, CA

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Circus Tribal Bellydance Co. is a modern belly dance ensemble out of Ashland Oregon. Known for their creative vision, they infuse their performances with equal parts tradition, innovation and humor. Crisp technique and impressive isolations are combined with sassy vaudeville and modern dance landscapes to take every audience on a journey. Intricate and unique costumes enhance every performance atmosphere and add to Circus Tribal’s distinct performance style.

The dancers of Circus Tribal have studied extensively the varied facets of bellydance as well as dance and culture from the Middle East, North Africa, India, Spain and Roma people. They are currently studying under the guidance of the legendary Suhaila Salimpour and strive to continually learn and grow as artists and dancers.

Circus Tribal has performed extensively throughout the West Coast on their own and in collaboration with other artists. They also offer instruction in the form of popular weekly classes as well as workshops hosted nationwide.

Director Emily Alrick, and principal dancers Gloria and Mariana, strive to bring their distinctive brand of charisma and partnership to every Circus Tribal performance.

Emily was first introduced to bellydance through the striking style of Carolena Nerricio, the innovative director of the famous Fat Chance Belly Dance troupe. She was immediately taken with the beauty and strength of the movements and fell in love with this powerful dance form. Emily began studying, taking as many different classes as she could, with Jennifer Haynes-Clark of Kabile in Ashland, OR and traveling to San Francisco and Portland as often as once a month for a week at a time to seek out and study with some of the best and most well known dancers in the country, including the talented Fat Chance teachers. In 2003 she began her studies with Rachel Brice of the Bellydance Superstars, and Mira Betz, a life-long dancer with a powerful stage presence from the San Francisco Bay Area and a very influential teacher. In 2004 Emily began her studies with the infamous Suhaila Salimpour, dedicated to learning the challenging Suhaila Salimpour format. As a current member of the Salimpour School of Dance, she is currently certified level 2 and is working through the certification program. A full list of teachers and influences can be found on the resources page.

In 2004 and 2005 Emily was invited to teach several workshops and was asked to start regular classes. She currently teaches six weekly classes in Ashland and Medford in addition to various workshops and private lessons. Emily performs regularly solo, and with the Circus Tribal Bellydance Company in which she is the artistic director. She can be seen dancing with Middle Eastern music bands, with her students at haflas (dance parties), at arts and dance festivals and at private parties. Her unique style not only encompasses the many styles of Middle Eastern and North African dance, but also embraces the many inspirations within American culture, creating a dance that can be old or new, ethnic or urban, something for everyone.

Believing there will always be something more to learn, Emily hopes to be a life-long student to this dance form. Being inspired by the myriad of influences touching Middle Eastern dance from traditional to revolutionary, she continues to study intensely with many talented teachers and spreads her love for dance through performance and teaching.