Dark Side Tribal
American Tribal Style® Belly Dance
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Performances
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Past Performances
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DST performed at Taste of 4th St. 
Aug 24th, 2012
Watch video 1, video 2, video 3

DST and Tribalistas were at the Arts Fair on the Square and also performed at a wedding at the IMU!
June 23rd, 2012
Watch a video
DST and Tribalistas were at the Roller Derby on June 9th, 2012

DST was at Jake's  as part of the Venetian Burlesque Ball
May 19th, 2012

DST was at Women Exposed
April 28th, 2012 at Trained Eye Arts Center
 Watch a YouTube clip here


DST danced at Queen's Day 
April 21st, 2012 at Trained Eye Arts Center


DST's Spring Hafla!
April 14th, 2012

DST was at Jake's, March 31st, 2012
as part of the Burlesque Show!


DST performed at Pura Hafla!
a Bellydance party-Benefit for Middle Way House
March 10, 2012


DST busked outside Buskirk Chumley for Middle Way House and performed at the Masquerade at Jake's Nightclub on October 15, 2011

We were part of Panache's Class 
Sampler at the Farmer's Market!
on Sept. 24, 2011

Hafla! 
Hosted by our student troupe
The Tribalistas!
Sept. 25, 2011
at Panache Dance

We were part of the Panache Class Sampler at the Farmer's Market, Sept. 24, 2011    


We were at a
Benefit Hafla for Middle Way House 
 Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 
Player's Pub


We were at the Farmer's Market Sept.17, 2011
 for Middle Way House


Dark Side Tribal was at Luna Festival (Fountain Square Mall) and the Roller Derby (Twin Lakes Rec Center) on June 11th, 2011


Click here to watch a video of the performance
Our student troupe, 
"the Tribalistas", rocked our end-of-semester hafla on
Sunday, May 15th, 2011


We danced at Hatije's Hafla, a benefit for the Middleway House, on  Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Dark Side Tribal performed at
Bloomington Bellydances and Women Exposed 6 on April 29th and May 1st, 2011 

A few of our students performed at Panache's Showcase, April 15th and 16th, 2011 at Panache Dance Studio, and they rocked! 

 

DST performed at IU's Spring Carnival
on Saturday, April 2nd, 2011


DST was at Caravanserai Dancers Hafla
Saturday, March 5th, 2011
Arthur Murray Studio

Farewell Hafla for Ann Shaffer
We were very sad to see her go, but we said goodbye in style! Jan. 15, 2011

Our students did a wonderful job at the end of semester Hafla,
Dec.4, 2010

Ann and Virginia taught and performed at Stepping Up!

on October 23, 2010

in Normal, IL


Dark Side Tribal performed at the Lotus Festival on September 17, 2010  


Farmer's Market on Sept. 4th, 2010 as part of Panache Dance Studio's showcase of fall classes.



Panache Dance Fit Class Sampler Saturday, September 11th, 2010  at Panache Dance Studio.

IU CultureFest
August 26, 2010 
IU Auditorium

Gypsy Market at the Runcible Spoon

Bloomington, IN
June 19, 2010

We were at the Roller Derby season kick-off party
May 15, 2010 
at the Bluebird 

Friday May 21, 2010
John Waldron Arts Center

Dark Side Tribal and our student troupe the Tribalistas were featured along with many other members of the Bloomington bellydance community in this issue of

Bloom Magazine

Dark Side Tribal's Ann and Virginia are in a music video for a southern Indiana band Rev. Peyton's Big Damn Band

"Clap Your Hands" released May 4, 2010    


Women Exposed 5
Saturday May 1, 2010 
Bloomington, IN

Hatije's Hafla 
April 25, 2010 with
and local belly dancers!
This event was a benefit for Middle Way House.


Dark Side Tribal Winter Hafla  Sat. Feb. 27, 2010 at Rachael's Cafe

Dark Side Tribal Holiday Hafla  Sunday December 13, 2009  at Rachael's Cafe 


October 10 - 11, 2009 in Chicago, IL

DST taught a veil workshop and perform at this event this fall. Please visit the link above to find more details about the Midwest Tribal Mafia.


"RHINO'S SUPER FUN DANCE PARTY FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKE TO DANCE AND HAVE FUN!"  Friday September 18 at Rhinos All-ages Club, Bloomington, IN  

This show was full of fun surprises with music by Looner (electronic dance music from California), the Th'Empires (Rockabilly from Bloomington), and Andy-D (part epicurean hip-hop-dance songs and part sincere dance rock songs) AND belly dance by Dark Side Tribal...and a Zombie attack!

Women Inspire Saturday August 15, 2009
at Rachael's Cafe in Bloomington, Indiana 

Rhinos All-Ages Club Friday August 14
Rhino's 331 S. Walnut St. in Bloomington, Indiana 
Indie Rock, West African drumming, and American Tribal Style® Belly Dance all in one show! Two bands: Quixote and Dr. DjoBi & Asafo plus the Dark Side Tribal dancers! 

Gypsy Market
Saturday June 27, 2009
Gypsy Market at The Runcible Spoon Cafe in Bloomington, Indiana.  DST danced and hosted a booth at this annual arts and crafts market. Visit our Photo Gallery to view more photos.


The Dark Sideshow
Saturday May 16, 2009
The Ghosts Project featuring Paul Mercer and David Petterson with Nathaniel Johnstone of Abney Park and the Dark Side Tribal belly dancers had a wonderful performance at Rhino's All-Ages Club in Bloomington, IN.  Thanks to all who helped to make this an awesome experience for all!



Luna Festival:
a Women's Arts and Crafts show
April 26, 2009 
Dark Side Tribal danced at this wonderful annual festival featuring many talented artists and craftswomen.  



Bloomington Belly Dances Show
Friday March 6, 2009 
Bloomington, IN

DST's student troupe, the Tribalistas, joined DST for this biennial show of Bloomington belly dancers.  Our three part set featured a tribal fusion belly dance battle to showcase the diverse dance backgrounds of DST and the Tribalistas.  See recordings on YouTube: Parts 1 and 2,  Part 3 

PRIDE film festival dance party.
Dark Side Tribal joined the party to dance and celebrate Bloomington's annual Pride film festival.
Saturday January 31, 2009
Buskirk Chumley Theatre

Hipnotic Tribal Belly Dance Show

Saturday December 6, 2008
Harmony School 909 E. 2nd St. Bloomington, IN

Hipnotic Tribal Belly Dance troupe of Chicago   plus Several troupes and soloists from south-central Indiana performed at this event.  Thanks to all who participated to make this show a success.

Simply Living Fair and Wellness Expo
Healing Sounds Concert
November 15, 2008
Unitarian Universalist Church 
Bloomington, Indiana

Dark Side Tribal performed a special choreographed veil dance and an American Tribal Style® improvised piece to create a joyful sound for this important annual festival on sustainable living.  A recording of this performance is on YouTube.


Dark Carnival Side Show at the Drive-In Theatre
Thursday September 18, 2008
Starlite Drive-inBloomington, Indiana

Dark Side Tribal performed as part of a number  of "side shows" before the featured films in this opening event for the Dark Carnival horror film festival.    For details about Dark Carnival please visit http://www.darkcarnivalfilmfest.com/ .   
See the article in Indiana Daily Student newspaper

Blue Lotus Workshops and Show - September 13, 2008
sponsored by Synergy Rhythm and Dance
Dark Side traveled to Bloomington-Normal, Illinois to study and perform with the fabulous Blue Lotus tribe of Chicago and Synergy Rhythm and Dance (directed by our favorite belly dancer - economics professor Sahira Zedaré).  At this show Dark Side gave the debut performance of Ann Shaffer's newest choreograpy Coin Operated Boy.

Benefit and Memory Hafla for Jo Smith - August 16, 2008

Dark Side Tribal joined many dancers from southern Indiana plus musicians Il Troubadore for this Halfa.  The event was a tribute to a local dancer Jo Smith who passed away recently and was a fundraiser for an important cause to her, the Autism Research Foundation.  More than $1000 were raised!


SNAP - SHIMMY - POP  July 19, 2008 

Tribal Fusion Belly Dance Concert 
featuring Sahira Zedaré of Synergy Sirens 

Dark Side Tribal hosted a day of workshops with Sahira and an evening show.  Everyone left Sahira's workshops ready and inspired to use some new tribal fusion moves and all the performances at the show were excellent. Thank you to everyone who participated! 


Tribal Revolution, June 2008

Dark Side Tribal enjoyed this amazing, annual event again this year.  The Friday Hafla included many midwest belly dancers including DST.  The Dark Side Dancers spent the weekend studying in workshops taught by some incredible dancers including Unmata  and  Gypsy Caravan.


Dark Side Tribal Spring Hafla, May 2008

Each Spring (and Fall), DST hosts a hafla to showcase the accomplishments of Ann's students and share food with friends and family.  Lots of open dancing and surprise performances.
 



Hatije's Hafla Benefit for Middle Way House, April 2008

DST and several local belly dance troupes danced to the music of Salaam at Max's Place in Bloomington, IN to raise funds for Bloomington's shelter for women and children.   Look for this event next year in April at Max's new and larger location.


 
Luna Festival, March 2008

Dark Side demonstrated American Tribal Style®  Belly Dance at this Women's Arts and Crafts Festival.  Click "NEXT" once you are at the following site for several photos from this performance. 



Tribal Pura, February 2008

Carolena Nericcio of FatChanceBellyDance ®and Megha Gavin of Devyani Dance Company visited Bloomington for a weekend of workshops and a show.  Dark Side Tribal and Ann Shaffer's students performed the opening act.


Bloomington Pride Film Festival January 2008


Dark Side Tribal donated their talent to help celebrate this proud tradition.
Benefit for the Sanctuary
Shelbyville, Indiana
December 2007
Dark Side Tribal performed at this benefit for a shelter in Shelbyville.  Ann choreographed this piece (see it on YouTube) to "Caravan" by Raquy and the Caveman.
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