Category Archives: Dance

TribalCon 2005 or IceCon 2005?

Posted on November 21, 2009 by perlgurl

TribalCon 2005 or IceCon 2005? The first annual TribalCon (www.tribalcon.com/) was to be held in Atlanta GA over the weekend of Jan 28-30. We drove the imperial shuttle (my minivan) up to Atlanta from Tallahassee, with 5 other folks Friday, … Continue reading →

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Seven Days of Cake

Posted on September 23, 2009 by perlgurl

I like cake. A lot. So, when a VERY decadent cake showed up at Bollywood get together last weekend, which was doubling as an early b-day gathering for me and a celebration of a friends completion of her Phd comps … Continue reading →

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First Drum Circle

Posted on September 14, 2009 by perlgurl

We had our first drum circle at the Studio yesterday. I have attended lots of drum circles before, but never been an organizer or facilitator so I was not sure what was going to happen, but as three of us … Continue reading →

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Living life in the not so fast lane

Posted on August 25, 2009 by perlgurl

Something I quickly discovered when I moved to Alaska is that things up here are frequently about 10 years behind with regard to technology, clothing style and music, as well as with regard to the speediness in getting things done … Continue reading →

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August Update, part 1

Posted on August 25, 2009 by perlgurl

Sunday marked one year since we arrived in Fairbanks. We have bought a house, and really made Fairbanks our home. (click here for more photos of our home )The only other place I could want to be would be Colorado, … Continue reading →

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Dancey Pants Weekend!

Posted on July 14, 2009 by perlgurl

Busy weekend. Lots of dancing on Saturday! Last performance with Cold Fusion at AYP Saturday I had my last official performance with Cold Fusion Tribal Dance at the Angry Young and Poor Festival in Ester. I totally messed up one … Continue reading →

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Studio Preview

Posted on July 14, 2009 by perlgurl

Friday after work I went over to my studio which is being painted. It looks SO nice with new paint! Angie and Chris (building owners) had also laid out tape on the floor to ‘sketch’ out the changing room area, … Continue reading →

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Space for Movement Studio opening soon!

Posted on July 7, 2009 by perlgurl

I am opening studio primarily for belly dance in Fairbanks. Finding a name seems to have been the hardest part thus far. We are located in a historic building that was “Tommy’s Elbow Room” for a long time, and there … Continue reading →

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Please Help me Name My Studio!

Posted on July 6, 2009 by perlgurl

GOOD NEWS: I am opening a studio in my town. I am tired of renting and getting pushed around everything someone forgot about scheduling me in (again!), or decided they want to add a class right at the time my … Continue reading →

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My Own Dance Studio?

Posted on June 16, 2009 by perlgurl

I am considering opening a dance studio in town. My idea is to have this space solely as studio space, so the studio would only host dancers, yoga classes, or other barefoot types of events. I have been looking at … Continue reading →

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