Welcome to the world of Tribal and Fusion Bellydance, a colorful exciting new dance community where the very essence of women is celebrated! Tribal and Fusion Bellydance is a new style that has been created using the basic steps of Oriental dance, a dance that developed from the shapes and possibilities of a woman’s body, then mixing it with Western dance styles as modern, jazz ballet, hip hop and more. This contemporary, new dance genre appeals to all shapes and sizes, ages and types of women and has quickly spread around the planet. Dancers use its universal language to communicate with each other and with other dancers in one big strong and supportive community that embraces difference. To bring joy through movement, to touch people’s hearts and to ignite the fire of creativity in those who dance it.
The New European Cultural Collaborations Foundation is the organization that brings you the Shimmy Shake, set up by Gail Pilgrim in 2007 as part of the LiteSide Festival which celebrated the meeting of East and Western culture. This talent discovery project quickly developed into a yearlong talent development endeavor, that supports, develops and provides a platform for this new genre with coaching for all levels, workshops, presentations and a national network community. In 2014 we established a Shimmy Shake office in Rotterdam – the fusion city of the Netherlands, and we started up the most successful annual International Fusion and Tribal Bellydance festival.
We are still enjoying the warmth of the glow created by so many great experiences during the 3 days of the 5th Shimmy Shake festival. Dancing together generated so much joy and happiness! The fifth FESTIVAL was the best one so far.
The Shimmy Shake Festival 2018 is almost there! Put 9, 10 and 11 November in your agenda and come and join us for amazing shows, inspiring workshops and a lot of fun!
Want to be part of an international dance project? Be coached by Eliana Hoffman and perform in the coming Shimmy Shake and World of Orient Festivals?
With glorious weather on Sunday 10 June we were back with the Talent Carnival in Theater ‘t Kapelletje, Rotterdam. The sun gods shone on us making a magic atmosphere in the Mystic Garden. As always the delicious catering of El Yasmine – Veggie Galore – was a big hit, the market stands exciting and colorful and with the lovely dancers on the Open Stage in the garden the afternoon was complete. As so many people wanted to see the Talent Show in the theater last year we performed it twice this year.
Mail, print, post it: the Shimmy Shake Talent Carnival is coming up! To help you invite your friends, family and fellow dancers you can now download the flyer for your own use. Let us know how you are making noise for the Shimmy Shake Talents :-)