Both Leslie and Diana, are FatChanceBellydance Certified American Tribal Style Teachers. They are dedicated to presenting ATS as created and developed by FatChanceBellyDance and director and master teacher (and, our Mentor), Carolena Nericcio. In their classes, Leslie and Diana do NOT blend with or present other styles of Tribal Bellydance, as they follow the FatChanceBellyDance 'Sister Studio' goal, which is to ensure that you, the student, should be able to attend a FCBD ATS class anywhere in the world (and now, in Buffalo NY!), and receive consistent, quality instruction.  

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So... are you wondering what 'ATS' is??
Let us help you get that question answered!

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"When performing these movements, try to remember the origins and influences of them. This is a fusion dance performed against a cultural backdrop. Each movement has a particular feeling to it, so it is important to represent that "origin" in your dance. Imagine the grace of a full-skirted Indian woman with heavy silver anklets, balancing a water pot on her head, when you execute the Camel Walk. Picture the dramatic passion of a flamenco dancer when sweeping your arms to accent a slow move. And never forget the playful Egyptian Baladi dancers and the earthy Ghawazee when performing shimmies and the other movements described above. With our small repertoire of movements, marrying the moves with the appropriate music and differentiating each dance in your set with the feeling of it, will create variety and spice in your shows."

- Tribal Talk Retrospective. Page 31.

ATS Dance Fundamentals – Level 1 – in our 4 week American Tribal Style Bellydance Basics class, we will be covering the basics of American Tribal Style Bellyance, including the 'history' and background of ATS, posture and body awareness, zils, basic moves, cues and basic formations.

New class startng in the late summer! Stay tuned! In the meantime, Euphraxia will be teaching an ATS '101' class at the Gloria J. Parks Community Center, on Tuesday, July 20th at 3:30pm. If you are interested in attending, drop us a line to pre-register!

To register for class, or to ask questions:
• classes@euphraxia.com •

For our classes: 

- Bring some water to drink.

- Be prepared to dance in either bare feet, appropriate dance shoes, or socks.

- Wear a comfy or fitted shirt, and comfortable pants, or tribal skirt (Cupcake or Jaipuri style). There are also excellent quality skirts available directly from the Fatchance Bellydance online catalog. If you wish, you can also wear other tribal accents such as a hip shawl or a tasstle belt.

- Also, and most important, you will eventually need a pair of zils (finger cymbals). We recommend the 'NEFERTITI MC-100' style from Saroyan Zils, which can be purchased here.