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Tjarda

Fusion Bellydance

About Me

TJARDA:

Tjarda is an accomplished dancer with a unique approach to bellydance. She has studied many genres of dance including Middle Eastern, modern, flamenco and mime as well as dance therapy and improvised movement. Fusing all of the above with her natural creativity, Tjarda delivers progressive choreography resonating within the world wide culture of movement. In March 2005 Tjarda became the founding member and choreographer of The Uzumé, presently the leading Tribal Fusion bellydance company in Europe. The innovative and charismatic Uzumé have won several awards, including one for Best Dance Company. In 2008 Tjarda was nominated by The National Institute for the Voluntary Arts in the Netherlands for Most Promising Upcoming Choreographer with Exquisite Skills. She performs solo or with The Uzumé nationally and internationally including the infamous Sziget, Tribalondon, Raqs Britannia, Unmata's Bloodmoon, Robodock (LHPO), Mysteryland, Sugar Factory, Supperclub, Paradiso, Melkweg, All is One, RASA and many more. Blurring lines and drawing inspiration from even the most unlikely sources, Tjarda is a choreographic force in today's Tribal Fusion Scene.
For more information about shows and workshops please contact
[email protected] and/or check www.tjarda.nu

Upcoming shows:

October 11 2008: Tribes Festival (B)
October 11 2008: Club Pera, Paradiso, Amsterdam
October 25 2008: Unmata's Bloodmoon Regale 2008 (USA)
October 31 2008: David Starfire in The Regency Center, San Francisco (USA)
December 6 2008: Tales of Desire, LA (USA)
Januar 24-25 2009: BellyFusions Festival (F)
Februar 7-9 2009: Raqs Congress, Brussels (B)
Februar 28 - March 1 2009: Croatia
April 17 & 18 2009: Sirocco Festival (UK)
May 22-24 2009: Tribal Ford (UK)

WEEKLY CLASSES:

TRIBAL FUSION BELLYDANCE / Uzumé-style
Currently Tjarda is studying Tribal Fusion Bellydance in the USA. Classes will start again in Januar 2009 in Amsterdam (Monday), Rotterdam (Tuesday) and Den Haag (Wednesday).

WORKSHOPS:

B:
October 18 2008: Tribal Fusion, Leuven, [email protected]
USA:
October 25 2009: Unmata's Bloodmoon Regale, Sacramento
December 6 2009: Studio Heather Shoopman, LA
F:
Januar 24 - 25 2009: BellyFusions, Paris
July 11 - 16 2009: Umrah, Biaritz
HR:
Februar 28 - March 1: Croatia, [email protected]
UK:
April 18 - 19 2009: Sirocco Festival

Hosting:

URBAN TRIBAL: November 22-23 2008
UNMATA & MIRA BETZ: March 29-30 2009


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My Interests

Next to her exploration of middle eastern dance Tjarda also studied numerous and varied dance genres from ballet to flamenco to mime as well as dance therapy and improvised movement which made her step outside the genre of traditional middle eastern dance and look into these other dance forms for fusion ideas. She now creatively uses and combines many traditional influences and elements with her own personal expression creating innovative and progressive pieces that reflect en inspire today’s culture.

Through her creative use of blending many dance forms, the use of traditional music mixed with electronic beats and her personal expression of living in this day and age she has pushed the boundaries and broken new ground.

Music:

Freestyle performances to electro (clash/pop), breakbeat, breakcore, tekno, drum 'n bass, industrial, goa, funk, (dark) ambient, danceclash, grime, dubstep, hip hop, techno, rock, (nu-)jazz, minimal, trance, global grooves, latin, new folk, balkan, asian and oriental underground, klezmer, etc.

Heroes:

Mira Betz (US), Amy Sigil/Unmata (US), Heather Stants/Urban Tribal (US), Elena Lentini (US), Jamila & Suhaila Salimpour (US), Yazila (NL), a.o.