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Euphraxia ~ A Latin Term meaning "Joyful Movement". And joyful movement is the spirit of American Tribal Style Bellydance!
Dance:
Euphraxia, Buffalo's first American Tribal Style® Bellydance Company: Instructors, and Performers, are proudly dedicated to the art of Carolena Nericcio's Amerian Tribal Style® Bellydance - the bellydance of FatChanceBellydance® in San Francisco, California.
Leslie Fineberg is a Certified American Tribal Style® Bellydacer, Instructor, and a Sister Studio to FatChanceBellydance®. She travels to study ATS® on a regular basis: at dance intensives/workshops, with private lessons, and with other Sister Studios. She firmly believes that dance is an ongoing learning process... and that in order to keep true to any dance, one must continue to take classes, be mentored, study, and prepare to evolve as the dance evolves.
Leslie is also proud to be involved with Buffalo Contact Improv, as well as other contemporary, expressive, and modern dance projects. In 2011, she helped form a collaborative dance and sound project called "The Four Graces", and continues to collaborate with other local artists: dancers, musicians, performance artists and acting troupes/companies.
Drumming & Music:
Leslie is also a drummer with a local djembe drum ensemble (under the direction of the talented and wise, Grace Turner of The Miraculous Rhythms of Sankofa) that is preparing to be a part of the huge upcoming Million Women Drummers event in 2013.
Fire Art:
She also studies fire art as part of Four Quarters Alchemy: Fire & Dance, and collaborates with Buffalo's very own Pyromance.
Community:
Leslie is in her 4th year of being the Dance Organizer/Coordinator for the Buffalo Infringement Festival, and takes great pride in the festival... it really is the BEST Arts and Entertainment Festival in Buffalo! A great article about the Dance of Buffalo Infringement can be found here:
'Dance on the Fringe':
Dance in the 2010 Buffalo Infringement Festival
Recently, Leslie and Nicole "Tehani" Hudon founded a new American Tribal Style® project called "One Dance: No Borders". The Mission Statement of which is:
One Dance No Borders: American Tribal Style® Bellydance... the dance of sisterhood and brotherhood. The dance of our "tribe". The dance that brings us all together, and allows us to speak with one another, through movement. Movement, that creates a one of a kind piece of artwork, each and every time it's done. Artwork, that lives on to leave it's mark on everyone who partakes and watches. Artwork that is joyful, graceful, strong, and magical. American Tribal Style® Bellydance... the dance with no borders. Meant to be done with anyone else who "speaks it's language". At Tribal Union 2011, this new "universal" dance troupe project, will make it's debut. Founded by 2 Sister Studios: Leslie Fineberg (of Euphraxia) and Nicole "Tehani" Hudson, with hopes that it will grow from here, giving ATS® dancers who just want to dance with other ATS® dancers, the change to do that... perhaps at festivals such as Tribal Union, as a "troupe", one that honors ATS® and what Carolena Nericcio has given us. The ATS® of ODND is "classic" FCBD® ATS®, and 100% improv.
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~ Training, Education & Experience ~ Dance & Music ~
~ 2006-2012 ~
- Djembe drumming classes with Grace Turner of The Miraculous Rhythms of Sankofa.
- Contact Improv Workshop with 'Underscore' - November 2011.
- West African Dance Workshop with Youssou Lo at Configuration Dance.
- Workshops and Performance at Tribal Union 2011 - September 2011:
Dance Workshops with: Colleena Shakti
Dance Workshops with: FatChanceBellydance®/Carolena Nericcio
and Drumming Workshops with Mark Bell of Helm
- Contact Improv classes and participation in "jams" and performances. Collaboration projects with "The Four Graces", "Apogee Dance" and "Delphinus Sound and Movement".
- Workshops at 'Cues & Tattoos' in Seattle, with Carolena Nericcio of FatChanceBellyDance®.
- 2 day workshop intensive with Carolena Nericcio of FatChanceBellyDance® at BellyUp in Oakville, Ontario.
- Workshop with Ranya Renee.
- Traditional Middle Easten Dance Classes/Choreography with Maharishi.
- Monthly ATS® 'Drillhouses' at BellyUp with Valizan.
- Private lessons at the FatChanceBellyDance® Studio, in San Fransisco, California, with Carolena Nericcio, Wendy Allen, and Kristine Adams.
- FatChanceBellydance® General Skills Certification Intensive, with Carolena Nericcio and Megha Gavin.
- FatChanceBellydance® Teacher Training and Certification - with Carolena Nericcio.
- Workshop with Bozenka
- Workshop with Domba
- Workshops with Norhan Sharif
- 2 Day Drumming Workshop with Daveed Korup
- Workshops with John Compton and Kami Liddle
- 2 Day Workshop with Ansuya Rathor
- 2 Day Workshop with Rachel Brice of the Indigo
- Workshops with Tempest and Sashi
- Workshop with Kamille of Rockabelly
- Tribal Pura: Workshops with Carolena Nericcio and Fatchance Bellydance, Megha Gavin of Devyani Dance, and Helm
- Workshop with Zoe Jakes of the Indigo
* Northern Migration Tribal/ALT Festival 2007:
Workshops with:
- UNMATA
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Sashi of Ascend Tribal Dance
- Frederique
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Zafira
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Gypsy Caravan
* Northern Migration Tribal/ALT Festival 2006:
Workshops with:
- Jill Parker of Ultra Gypsy
- Gypsy Caravan
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Frederique
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UNMATA
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Zafira
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Kassar
Shimmy For a Cure: Workshop with Zafira (in Erie PA) and performance in gala.
While I dance,
I cannot hate, I cannot judge.
I cannot separate myself from life.
I can only be joyful and whole.
That is why I dance!
~ Hans Bos
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