About the Davina Tribal Collective:
Davina Tribal Collective is a collaboration of like-minded professional dancers dedicated to learning and performing strictly FatChanceBellyDance® American Tribal Style® (FCBD® ATS®) belly dance.
FCBD® ATS® is a modern style of improvisational belly dance created by Carolena Nericcio of San Francisco, CA. It is based on traditional, folkloric, and Indian movements. However, the name "American Tribal Style" distinguishes this style as a distinctly American invention, not a traditional style of belly dance, while "Tribal Style" describes the dancers working together as a group with a "tribal" look. For more info about FatChanceBellyDance®, Carolena Nericcio, and American Tribal Style® (ATS®) belly dance, please visit: www.fcbd.com; also check out our page on the "History of ATS®" on this site!
Our collective is currently formed by Amina, Jen, Temis, Maia, and Wendy. We've been performing together for several years in Salt Lake City, UT; however, Davina Tribal Collective was officiallly formed in December 2009. Our members are all FCBD® General Skills Certified and most members are FCBD® Teacher Trained/Certifed. We offer FCBD® ATS® Sister Studios across the Salt Lake City and Logan valleys as well as now in Auburn/Tacoma, Washington! Read more below about the individual dancers.
Individually, we have different styles of dance experience that we bring to the troupe. We have over 55 years of dance experience collectively between the four of us! We love FCBD® ATS® and thoroughly enjoy sharing our love of it with the community.
About the Dancers:
Jen:
***I've moved! I'm now in the Tacoma/Seattle, Washington area! FCBD® ATS® classes will be starting February 8th, 2012 at the Auburn Dance Center!***
Jen is a certified FCBD® ATS® instructor and tribal fusion belly dancer based in the Tacoma/Seattle, WA area. She is a core member of the Davina Tribal Collective. She has earned her GS and TT1 certifications and offers pure FCBD® ATS® instruction and private/semi-private lessons in the Tacoma/Seattle areas. Jen is the Tacoma, WA "Northwest Division" FCBD® Sister Studio of the Davina Tribal Collective.
Jen has been dancing in various styles since she was a toddler and belly dancing since 2000. Her love of ATS, hip hop, and classical dance is sprinkled throughout her solo performances. She performs both solo and in troupe at various local area venues, festivals and shows in SLC and surrounding areas offering tribal fusion, sword, fire-fusion, and ATS performances. For more information or to contact Jen, please see her website: http://jentribalfusionbellydance.tripod.com
Amina:
Amina is a certified FCBD® ATS® instructor and fusion belly dancer based in Taylorsville, UT. She is a core member of the Davina Tribal Collective. She has earned her GS and TT1 certifications and offers pure FCBD ATS instruction and private/semi-private lessons in the Taylorsville area (this includes West Valley City, West and South Jordan, UT.) Amina is the Taylorsville Sister Studio of the Davina Tribal Collective.
Amina started dance at a very young age. She has several years of classical training as well as ATS, fusion, sword, fire, Turkish (Khallegy, thobes), Debke, Armenian, Tunsinian, Classic Egyptian, and Ghawazee to name a few! For more information or to contact Amina, please see her website: http://aminaslc.tripod.com
Temis:
Temis is a certified FCBD® ATS® teacher and belly dancer based in Logan, UT. She is a core member of the Davina Tribal Collective. She has earned her GS and TT1 certifications and offers pure FCBD ATS instruction and private/semi-private lessons in the Cache Valley area (Utah and Idaho). Temis is the Logan Sister Studio of the Davina Tribal Collective.
Temis participated in various styles of dance and body work from age 5, and began belly dancing in 2001. She performs both solo and in troupe at a variety of venues, festivals and events in Utah. In addition to performing ATS with Davina, her other dance styles include tribal fusion, folkloric, and sword. She performs and is an occasional guest instructor in African dance at Utah State University. For more information or to contact Temis, email her through our "Contact" page!
Maia:
Maia is a core member of the Davina Tribal Collective. She began studying ATS in 2007 and earned her GS certification shortly after. She is dedicated to the practice and performance of pure FCBD® ATS®. Maia currently teaches weekly in the Holladay, Utah area and will be earning her FCBD Sister Studio status in June this year.
Maia first became interested in belly dance at the age of five but it wasn’t until 2001 that she traded in her love for soccer and began taking classes. Immediately, she was drawn to ATS and after studying various styles, has found her true passion for dance in ATS with Davina. In her spare time, she can be found drinking tea and watching bees. For more information or to contact Maia, please email her through our "Contact" page!
Wendy:
We are pleased to introduce our newest member, Wendy! She comes to us from Maryland, a GS certified ATS® dancer, dedicated to the practice and performance of pure FCBD® ATS®. More info coming soon!