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Ascend

Fear me, stupid, for I am the finger of Darwin.

About Me

Sashi is a talented performer, instructor and choreographer based in Orange County, California. Sashi has been a student of dance for sixteen years. She began studying African Haitian and West African dance while a student at San Francisco State University. She went on to further her experience of African dance by studying Congolese and West African drumming. In the years following, Sashi found Middle Eastern dance to be the style she was most drawn to as it spoke to her Semitic roots and aesthetic interests. She has studied many forms of Middle Eastern dance including American Tribal Style Bellydance, Tribal Fusion Bellydance, Gothic Bellydance, Egyptian and Lebanese Cabaret Bellydance, Israeli and Turkish Debke, Saidi, and Nubian Folkloric dances. She is most recognized for her alluring and dynamic performances of Gothic Tribal Fusion Bellydance and Improvisational Tribal Fusion Bellydance. Her provocative and ritualistic performances convey her talent for expressing herself through her dance. Inspired by the “Spirit of the Dance”, Sashi views bellydance as the honoring of the divine feminine by creating spiritual and physical unions through movement. This is evident as her ability to cultivate the energy that the dance evokes is translated to each audience member with a look, a gesture, a presence that is unmistakably unique to Sashi and the dance. You can see her perform solo or in collaboration with internationally acclaimed performance troupes in many venues, settings and shows. Information on her upcoming performances, workshops, tour dates and collaborations can be found at www.ascendtribaldance.com or http://tribes.tribe.net/ascendtribaldance

My Interests

Gothic Tribal Fusion Bellydance, Tribal Fusion Bellydance, Wings,African and Middle Eastern dance and drumming, interesting people, tarot, witchcraft, silliness, humor, uniqueness, wonderment, tattoos, piercings, suspensions, interpreting dreams, meditating, balancing chakras, sound healing, other religions, traveling, astral projection, bullshitting, cussing, Elmo, not taking myself seriously, not taking others seriously, living outside the box, fucking with people inside the box, balancing things on my head...

I'd like to meet:

My inner child so I can kick her ass!You but message me if you want to add me so I know you are not a spammer!If you are a band, a good band, and you want to friend request me great but you sure as hell better make sure I can get a hold of your fricken music if I like it!!!!! All you unsigned bands out there...love to support you but not being able to get yer music is killing me! Ya fuckers! #^@$!#O_@+...XOXO!CURRENT MOON moon phases

Music:

Favorite Bands: The Last Dance, Anders Manga, Assemblage 23, VNV Nation, Alter Der Ruine, Rottersand, Icon of Coil, Covenant, ALumInum VoyagE, HexRx,Gewalt Kubikzahl, Esper Machine, Jill Tracy, Collide, Switchblade Symphony, Dresden Dolls, Sisters of Mercy, Painbastard, Engelmacher, Siouxsie, The Cure...

Movies:

GOTHIC BELLYDANCE II: REVELATIONS DVD TRAILER featuring Sashi of Ascend Tribal...Release date Oct. 30, 2007

Heroes:

Super!

My Blog

Upcoming Hauntings...UK, Germany, Sweden, Spain...muahahhahahahha!

I will be haunting your every move in the following workshops, shows and otherwise....Beware!May 14-18th 2008: Tribal Fest in Sebastopol, Californiawww.blacksheepbellydance.comJune 8th, 2008: The Cham...
Posted by Ascend on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:16:00 PST

3rd Coast Tribal Workshops & Show 1/3-1/6/08 Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas!

Gothic Tribal Fusion Bellydance Workshop 1/4/08 3:15-6:15pm In this workshop you will learn a full choreography, which will showcase the marriage of Tribal...
Posted by Ascend on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 08:18:00 PST

Springfield Missouri Workshops and Show 12/29/07!

10:00-10:15 Brain Massage: An Introduction to Gothic Bellydance, Sashi Style To start the day off, Sashi will be giving a mini lecture on what Gothic Bellydance is and what it means to her.  ...
Posted by Ascend on Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:21:00 PST

Join the Gothfia World Domination Movement!

Spread the dark word...invite them...lure them...guide them away from light and into the darkness that is Gothla US! Muahahahahahahahah!Go forth and invite any and all you know to join the Gothla trib...
Posted by Ascend on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 10:21:00 PST

Gothic Bellydance World Domination plan in place...muahahahahahaha!

The Gothfia is coming to your town...beware... Fayetteville, Arkansas...Springfield, Missouri...Boston, MA....have already succumbed to the new goth order...muahahahahahahah and soon....Yardley, PA! ...
Posted by Ascend on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:40:00 PST

Sashi performs with The Last Dance @ Dragoncon 07!

September 1, 2007 at DRAGONCON!!  2pm & Midnight  Hyatt Regency Ballroom 265 Peachtree Street NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30303 DRAGONCON 2007 - with Bella Morte, Voltaire, The Cruxshadows &...
Posted by Ascend on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:03:00 PST

SASHI & ASCEND + ATASH MAYA = ???

EQUALS: OMFG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You'd better make sure you come to Tribal Cafe on Saturday Aug. 18th to find out! The dreamstate will commence at 6:38pm so says the schedule! BE THERE! Muahahahahaha...
Posted by Ascend on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 04:18:00 PST

SASHI DANCES AT CLUB SKANDAL THIS SATURDAY JUNE 30TH! BE THERE...OR ELSE!!!!!!!

THIS SATURDAY AT SKANDAL SASHI AND MARJHANI'S DELIVERANCE GOTHIC BELLYDANCE!AND PUNK RAQS AFTER PARTY THE SKANDAL FAMILY: HEAD PROMOTERS: Doom Monster Crow RESIDENT DJ'S: Dj Gheist Dj Daemon Dj Liqui...
Posted by Ascend on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:40:00 PST

ON MY WAY TO GOTHLA UK!!!!!

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHH! http://www.gothla.co.uk/index.php
Posted by Ascend on Thu, 14 Jun 2007 01:55:00 PST

Sashi of Ascend Tribal Dance presents POPS, LOCKS AND TICK TOCKS with ASHARAH

Asharah Pops, Locks and Tick Tocks   July 28th, 2007 3pm-6pm (3 hours)   Orange County Dance and Theatre Arts Studio 2214 Newport Blvd. Ste 200 Costa Mesa, CA 92627   Fee:$45 pre-regi...
Posted by Ascend on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:08:00 PST