Trillium Tribe

California Fusion Belly Dance

Sun drum

Trillium Tribe creates dances drawn from

traditional tribal styles throughout the world culminating into a California Fusion Belly Dance

 

FOR BOOKINGS

Contact Holly at 707 272-1805 or trilliumtribe@gmail.com

Available for Special Events, Blessing Ways and Educational Forums

SPRING HAFLA 2009

photos by Allan Droyan - alland@pacific.net

Great Day in Elk 2007

photos by Nicholas Wilson Photography

Trillium Tribe Members


 

NICOLE FISH

Head Teacher /Choreographer

photo by Allan Droyan

Nicole Fish has been involved with the rich world of Middle Eastern Dance for the last 13 years, she has co-produced and performed in events on the Mendocino coast. Inspired by the music and rhythms of the Middle East as can be seen in her passionate and playful style. For the last six years, Nicole has also immersed herself in the studies of Bharata Natayam, or Devadasi Sadir. This outstanding form of South Indian Dance is where Nicole has truly come into her own. As this form of Devotional dance requires rigorous training of the body and mind, as the depth of a dancer's heart and grace is revealed and offered.

 

 

ELIKA FREEMAN

Co-Teacher/Choreographer

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Born and raised in Westport, CA. She began dancing at age 4 studying jazz moving into hip pop. Active in theater arts throughout school, she discovered Belly Dance in 2002. Her continued participation with Trillium Tribe has inspired her deeply through the continued growth and sisterhood of the troupe.

 

JAN HINSON

Treasurer/Co-Teacher

photo by Allan Droyan

Sentenced to 7 years of ballet at the tender age of 8 due to toes pointing in the wrong direction, she survived and went on to a career in High School musicals.

Twenty five years later she discovered that muscle memory lasts longer than the usual kind when she returned to Dance through Sevillanas and Swing.


Noticeing the heritage of 'isolations' from Africa to Jazz and Hip Hop she began studying Middle Eastern Dance in 2002.
Today she teaches Swing Dance and dreams of being a choreographer when she grows up.

 

 

LAVENDER GRACE CINNAMON

Promotion/Tech/Co-Teacher

photo by Allan Droyan

Lavender began dancing with this group in 2002. She has learned a great sense of feminine beauty and how to support each other in belonging to that beauty. In showing up every week we teach each other an honesty of womanhood as we share our lives and experiences given within it.

 

 

THERESA McNEAL

Dancer

photo by Allan Droyan

With the women of Trillium Tribe she has danced for over 5 years. She owns and operates the Evergreen Barn Pet Grooming in Mendocino.

 

HOLLY NEWSTEAD

Bookings

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Dancing from the age of 5 when her mother put her in a ballet class. After several years honing her skills, Holly decided the costuming wasn’t satisfying, so she joined gymnastics where she found pleasure in sequined leotards. Upon her entrance to college, in the mid eighties, more pleasure was found in bad eighties nightclub wear. In 2003, after seeing a flyer offering a belly dance class in Mendocino, Holly’s costuming interest was again piqued. Holly has been now been dancing with Trillium Tribe since 2004 and has an extensive costume collection.

 

 

MIEL NEWSTEAD

Costume Assistant

 

 

LIA MIYAMURA

Lia grew up on the Mendocino coast and has been interested in dance and performing since she was a child. In 2003 she took a bellydance class reccommended by some friends and she loved it. Due to some traveling and other social interests she did not return to it until 2006. She became a member of Trillium Tribe in 2007 and has since then grown in so many ways due to the bonding of women and inspiration of Middle Eastern dance that has come along with it.

 

 

CHRISTINE BERCHEN

"I've always loved to dance, ballet as a kid. Then cutting loose on the dance floor in my teens.
Later in my twenties and thirties, modern and african dance spoke to me.
Now in my fifties I've found belly dance and salsa dancing to be my passions.
I feel privileged and honored to be a part of the marvelous women that dance in Trillium Tribe. Keep movin"

 

LYNNE BUTLER

Lynne has been dancing in one way or another all her life.....and has been tribal belly dancing on and off for the past ten years! She feels honored to be part of such an inspiring group of women celebrating the Goddess in every woman through tribal dance.

 

 

We gather weekly to support each other through our lives

celebrating the beauty of this world

Photo by Daniel McDonald

 

 

Classes

Call Nicole for more info 707.877.3494

 

Daniel McDonald - www.dmacphoto.com

Allan Droyan- Droyan Photography 707-964-2130 alland@pacific.net

Lavender Grace Productions