.....they will leave you entranced

" Tribal Belly Dance can help you discover and appreciate the strength, grace, and beauty of your body no matter your age, shape, or size"

Hipnosis is an American Tribal Style belly dance troupe from the suburbs of Philadelphia, PA

~Photography by Schmerling & Synnestvedt Photography~
 

American Tribal Style belly dance is a fusion style inspired by traditional Raqs Sharqi and folkloric dance movements from India, Central Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and Spain.  This dance is performed as a "tribe" using group improvisation.  Group improvisation is one of the features that make this dance style so unique.  Within each "tribe" is a set vocabulary of movements and cues that each dancer knows allowing a "lead and follow" format where one dancer will lead the movement and the other dancers are able to follow.  This dancer will lead until she is ready to rotate leadership, bringing another dancer forward to take over the lead.  The moves in American Tribal Style belly dance are controlled and earthy portraying the strength and beauty of the dancers.

One of the most rewarding aspects of this dance is the camaraderie that develops between dancers from working so closely in an improvisational setting.  Each dancer learns to communicate through body language and is mentally aware of her partners at all times.