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kazoogrrl · 02-03-2009, 05:43 PM

If I did a solo I would probably use the term tribal fusion but that's because I dance tribal with a group 99.9% of the time. So my solo will pull from the rest of my BD education but will be heavily flavored with my primary experience. If I did more solos I'm sure I'd move it away from the tribal term because I'd probably pull more and more from non-tribal influences.

ATS actually has solos, though they have pretty tight parameters. I still find Carolena's shimmy solo (to the Nubian clapping song) on the "Live!" DVD to be utterly captivating, even though her movement vocabulary is quite small.

I think if it's still using an ATS/ITS movement base modified for solo dancing, with the tribal posture and presentation, approximate costuming guidelines, etc. I'd probably see it as tribal fusion. One the costume gets minimal or morphed, the posture changes, the attitude softens or strengthens, the music moves mostly out of the ME realm and so on I'd just call it fusion.

I think TF will keep going and going and going and more power to it because there has to be a venue for that! Cues and Tattoos sounds more my speed.

02-03-2009, 05:43 PM	#14
kazoogrrl Official BHUZzer Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 297	Re: Tribal-style culture - evolution? If I did a solo I would probably use the term tribal fusion but that's because I dance tribal with a group 99.9% of the time. So my solo will pull from the rest of my BD education but will be heavily flavored with my primary experience. If I did more solos I'm sure I'd move it away from the tribal term because I'd probably pull more and more from non-tribal influences. ATS actually has solos, though they have pretty tight parameters. I still find Carolena's shimmy solo (to the Nubian clapping song) on the "Live!" DVD to be utterly captivating, even though her movement vocabulary is quite small. I think if it's still using an ATS/ITS movement base modified for solo dancing, with the tribal posture and presentation, approximate costuming guidelines, etc. I'd probably see it as tribal fusion. One the costume gets minimal or morphed, the posture changes, the attitude softens or strengthens, the music moves mostly out of the ME realm and so on I'd just call it fusion. I think TF will keep going and going and going and more power to it because there has to be a venue for that! Cues and Tattoos sounds more my speed.