BELLY FEST - Stayed tuned!
2009 10th Anniversary of FMT and Belly Fest
FULL MOON TRIBAL BELLY DANCE CO.
Inspire to dance. Dance to inspire.
Last update: 7/23/08
Full Moon Tribal Belly Dance Co. was founded in the fall of 1999 by instructor and director Chelle Naef of Syracuse, New York. FMT performs mostly Tribal Fusion style belly dance which contains elements of American Tribal, Egyptian, Turkish and some contemporary dance. They range from improvisational tribal to choreographed troupe pieces.
Chelle is an eternal student of belly dance since late 1995 and has studied numerous styles including: American Tribal Style; Oriental (Raks Sharki); Folkloric Egyptian and Turkish; Tunisian; Veil, Sword, jazz, ballet and modern. She continues her training and research through classes and workshops. She teaches weekly troupe and beginner classes as well as workshops.
In 1999, Chelle began teaching and produced Belly Fest - a workshop, bazaar and show. which ran until 2005. (Check back for updates on the 10th anniversary of FMT and Belly Fest.) She represented SABA (Syracuse Area Bellydance Association) as Vice-President 2001 and President 2005 and is still active in the organization. In 2006, Chelle had the distinct honor of co-choreographing a "Danse du Ventre" a belly ballet with Danya Eades of the Syracuse School of Dance. She has taught numerous workshops with the most recent being in April '08 Bare Bones Tribal sponsored by Sword and Scarab - Rochester NY. A Bare Bones Tribal II is slated for August 16th in conjunction with the Rochester Raqs Series also featuring Kalilah of Sword and Scarab teaching a sword routine, Ilya of Buffalo teaching a Gypsy Style dance and Nahara of NYC teaching Tunisian - Raqs Shaabi. Visit
www.swordandscarab.com for more information and registration.
www.swordandscarab.com for more information and registration.
