Nicole Fish
Head Teacher /Choreographer
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.
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Elika
Freeman
Co-Teacher/Choreographer
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.
She now teaches Belly Dance
at the Mendocino Recreation Center onWednesdays for beginers and Thursdays
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Jan Hinson
Treasurer/Co-Teacher
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.
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Lavender Grace
Kent
Promotion/Tech/Co-Teacher
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.
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Theresa McNeal
With the women of Trillium Tribe she has danced for over 5 years.
She owns and operates the Evergreen Barn Pet Grooming in Mendocino.
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Holly Newstead
Bookings
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.
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Miel Newstead
Costume Assistant
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We gather weekly to support each
other through our lives
celebrating the beauty of this world
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