Rachel Brice
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Rachel Brice is a contemporary performer in Tribal Fusion Style Belly Dance
based in Portland, Oregon
. She is the artistic director and choreographer
for The Indigo Belly Dance Company
and a frequent performer with the Bellydance Superstars
.
She has performed and toured nationally and internationally since 1992. As a member of the Bellydance Superstars Brice made numerous appearances on Bellydance Superstars
DVDs, as well as a multitude of television and radio appearances worldwide, most notably Live with Regis and Kelly
in the US and Blue Peter
in England.
As a teacher and movement arts pedagogue, Brice has released instructional videos focusing on Yoga
and Belly Dance
, and has given workshops throughout the United States
and Europe
. Brice also teaches Yoga and Belly Dance for Pixar Animation Studios and gives workshops annually at Elevation "belly dance extravaganza" in Golden, Colorado.
From Brice's website:
Tribal Fusion (dance form)
Tribal Fusion Belly Dance is a modern form of belly dance which has evolved from American Tribal Style belly dancing, blending elements of ATS with any other style of dance...
based in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. She is the artistic director and choreographer
Choreography
Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements in which motion, form, or both are specified. Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. The word choreography literally means "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" ...
for The Indigo Belly Dance Company
The Indigo Belly Dance Company
The Indigo Belly Dance Company is a tribal fusion style belly dance company based in San Francisco. It was founded by Rachel Brice in 2003. Its members include Brice, Mardi Love, and Zoe Jakes. Past members include Sharon Kihara, Ariellah Aflalo, and Michelle Campbel...
and a frequent performer with the Bellydance Superstars
Bellydance Superstars
Bellydance Superstars is a professional American bellydance troupe formed in 2002 by producer and manager Miles Copeland. In its first six years of touring, it presented 700 shows in 22 countries....
.
She has performed and toured nationally and internationally since 1992. As a member of the Bellydance Superstars Brice made numerous appearances on Bellydance Superstars
Bellydance Superstars
Bellydance Superstars is a professional American bellydance troupe formed in 2002 by producer and manager Miles Copeland. In its first six years of touring, it presented 700 shows in 22 countries....
DVDs, as well as a multitude of television and radio appearances worldwide, most notably Live with Regis and Kelly
Live with Regis and Kelly
Live! with Kelly is a syndicated American television morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa. The show has aired since 1983 in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Tony Pigg has been the show's announcer since its inception...
in the US and Blue Peter
Blue Peter
Blue Peter is the world's longest-running children's television show, having first aired in 1958. It is shown on CBBC, both in its BBC One programming block and on the CBBC channel. During its history there have been many presenters, often consisting of two women and two men at a time...
in England.
As a teacher and movement arts pedagogue, Brice has released instructional videos focusing on Yoga
Yoga
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
and Belly Dance
Belly dance
Belly dance or Bellydance is a "Western"-coined name for a traditional "Middle Eastern" dance, especially raqs sharqi . It is sometimes also called Middle Eastern dance or Arabic dance in the West, or by the Greco-Turkish term çiftetelli...
, and has given workshops throughout the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. Brice also teaches Yoga and Belly Dance for Pixar Animation Studios and gives workshops annually at Elevation "belly dance extravaganza" in Golden, Colorado.
From Brice's website:
"Rachel Brice first fell in love with Belly Dance after watching the famous Hahbi'Ru at the Northern California Renaissance Faire in 1988 and began taking classes right away. In 1999, she decided to study full time, and relocated for the University program in Dance Ethnology at San Francisco State University.
In 2003 she was discovered by rock mogul Miles Copeland and began touring internationally with his company, Bellydance Superstars. Also in 2003 she founded The Indigo Belly Dance Company.
2007 marks The Indigo's first full-length touring show, Le Serpent Rouge, presented by Miles Copeland. When home, Rachel studies Belly Dance with her teachers Suhaila Salimpour, and creator of American Tribal Style, Carolena Nericcio, and Yoga with Gary Kraftsow."
Performance
- "Bellydance Superstars Live in Paris: Folies Bergeres"
- "Bellydance Superstars Solos in Monte Carlo"
- "Bellydance SuperstarsBellydance SuperstarsBellydance Superstars is a professional American bellydance troupe formed in 2002 by producer and manager Miles Copeland. In its first six years of touring, it presented 700 shows in 22 countries....
"
Instructional
- "Tribal Fusion: Yoga, Isolations and Drills a Practice Companion with Rachel Brice"
- "Rachel Brice: Belly Dance Arms and Posture"
- "SERPENTINE: With World Dance New York"
Musical collaborations
- "Sa'iyr - A Tribal Metamorphosis" (2005) - Pentaphobe (also known as "A Tribal Metamorphosis")
- "Bellydance Superstars volume 1" - Musical Selection
- "Bellydance Superstars volume 2" - Musical Selection
- "Bellydance Superstars volume 3" - Musical Selection
- "Le Serpent Rouge: Musical Selections from the Knockdown Revue" - Compilation
External links
- Rachel Brice website
- The Indigo Belly Dance Company website
- BDSS on "Live with Regis & Kelly video clip (with Amar GamalAmar GamalAmar Gamal is a well known Cuban dancer who practices the art of bellydancing. She lived in Florida as a teenager.At the age of thirteen, Gamal began performing as a bellydancer with the Mid-Eastern Dance Exchange company, based in Miami Beach...
, Rachel Brice and Ansuya) Friday 9-10am E/T April 8, 2005 - Bellydance Superstars website
- "Snakecharmer" video
- Rachel Brice interview in Japan Times, August 3, 2005 by Giovanni Fazio '"Tribal Power: Bellydance superstar Rachel Brice"'
- London Sunday Times Magazine review of Rachel Brice and the Bellydance Superstars, October 10, 2004 "Shake, Ripple, and Roll"
- Elevation website