[*Shira*]

As recently as 5 years ago, Tribal-style dancers used to say, "There is no such thing as a 'tribal-style solo' - in order for it to be tribal, you need to have a tribe." When BDSS originally featured Rachel Brice as a soloist, I heard a lot of complaints about that from the Tribal community.

But today, it seems as though Tribal Fusion has embraced the soloist notion with a passion. You obviously can't do ATS/ITS without a tribe, but lots of Tribal Fusion dancers consider themselves to be "Tribal style" even when they're doing solos.

I'd be interested in hearing what the Tribal-style dancers on bhuz think about this.

Do YOU think Tribal Fusion qualifies under the Tribal umbrella, even when it is being done as a solo, or even when an ensemble is performing choreography? How would you define Tribal in today's climate?