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Paloma

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About Me

PALOMA is a Boston area based bellydancer with a penchant for the eerie, doleful, and the absurd. Her style is influenced strongly by the cultures and societies she has studied as well as the music she listens to. With her roots firmly planted from in the San Francisco Bay Area she frequently returns to further enrich her knowledge of fusion and avant garde bellydance.
She has studied the dance since 2003 and has studied under Laurel "Zephyra" Sills, Ariellah of Oakland and briefly under Kathy Stahlman (of Tribal Moon). Initially drawn to to the folkloric routes of the dance she eventually found her niche by watching one of Tempest's performances and has since started exploring the experimental and gothic sides of bellydance.
Paloma loves to perform and create, telling stories that may otherwise go untold and bringing forward peculiar points that may go unsaid. Paloma is available for parties, club sets, workshops and private instruction; for more information you can contact her with a myspace message or an email to:
bonewhiterabbit_at_hotmail.com

My Interests

bellydance, hamsters, boots, german expressionism, Totoro, dolls, costumery, Japan, Japanese language, macroeconomics, corsetry, Lip Service, coffins, the Hapsburgs, Vienna, Christian Dior, bones, hair falls, crowns, Beatrix Potter, pearl milk tea, Film Noir, skulls, art history, The Northern Renaissance, all things German, the opera, skeletons, Destroyer Ships, the color grey,vertebrae, Dita Von Teese, napoleon bonaparte, corsetry,make up, bats, and jewelery.

I'd like to meet:

Other dancers, club people, darkly inclined folks, people not afraid to learn...

Music:

Einstürzende Neubauten, Joy Division, Bauhaus, Pentaphobe, Depeche Mode, Rasputina, And One, Zilch, Bjork, Assemblage 23, Danny Elfman, Combichrist, SINA, Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky, and Purcell.

Movies:

A Clockwork Orange, The Cremaster cycle, Amelie, V for Vendetta, There Will be Blood, Lawrence of Arabia, American Psycho, Dangerous Liasons, Moulin Rouge, Hero, Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence, Cabaret

Books:

The God of Small Things

Heroes:

Women who will.

My Blog

Oasis in the Water: June 29, Arlington, MA

SUNDAY, 3-7pm. ARLINGTON,MA, ELKS CLUB ON THE POND.This event will feathre many local favorites who are sure to entertain, enthrall and surprise you. There was some comment in one of the emails about...
Posted by Paloma on Fri, 02 May 2008 11:24:00 PST

Tribal Fest 8: May 15-18 Sebastopol, CA

That's right, I'll be heading out for CA for the mother of all alternative bellydance fests, the one that started it all. It's gonna be a crazy time between packing up my room (everything, in a box) t...
Posted by Paloma on Fri, 02 May 2008 11:15:00 PST

Beyond the Veil: An Evening of Eclectic Dance, June 7, Morgan Hill, CA

More information to come...The event will take place at Hot Java Cafe on Monterey Highway in Morgan Hill, CA.  Hopefully there will be less flaking out, drama and madness than what I heard went ...
Posted by Paloma on Fri, 02 May 2008 11:19:00 PST

VIDEO: Die Maschine (Gothla Performance)

So, I've finally received the DVD of my performace from Gothla in February. It was a wonderful time, a trip to the Los Angeles area with lovely warm weather, delicious food (almost said friends, oops)...
Posted by Paloma on Fri, 02 May 2008 10:57:00 PST

Mar 22: Dancing Ember Studio Grand Opening Bellydance Party

Join us in celebrating the GRAND OPENING of Worcester’s only bellydance studio - Dancing Ember Studio.  This event is open to the public and includes a few free public bellyd...
Posted by Paloma on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:37:00 PST

Mar 2: NBDA Peoples Choice Awards

I want to thank everyone who came out to support this event! I had a great time dancing to "Personal Jesus" and walked away with SEVERAL awards: Best Drum Solo, Best Choreography, Best Floorwork, and ...
Posted by Paloma on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:32:00 PST

Gothla US: The Conjuring Feb 9-10, Fullerton CA

Gothla US: The ConjuirngA Festival Celebrating Dark Fusion at its Finest!at the Imperial Ballroom (114 E Commonwealth Ave. Fullerton, CA). * Tribal, cabaret, tribal fusion, industria...
Posted by Paloma on Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:43:00 PST