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Variat Dance
@variatdance.bsky.social
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A fusion dance collective based in Portland, Oregon, Variat Dance is a group of artists whose common interest is contemporary fusion bellydance.

Poorly cropped by us profile photo is from an excellent photo by @photodude.bsky.social
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We are gearing up for a string of performances! First up is NW Vila Festival in Seattle, Washington, where we will be debuting a new piece by Carla Michelle.

#DanceFestival #DanceWorkshops #FusionDance #DancePerformance #BellydanceFusion #Dance
A Black and white event poster has a dancer with a flowing skirt, beaded belt, and crop top. She has monarch butterfly wings and is holding finger cymbals like she has been captured mid-movement. There are flowing black lines around the border, with a doumbek in the bottom center and a row of 3 trees at the top center. Text on the left side of the dancer reads "April 4th-6th, Seattle Washington. NWVilaFest.com" Text on the right reads "shows, workshops, vendors, music"
February 10, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Bevin Victoria and Carla Michelle in "Fancy", choreographed by Bevin Victoria

Photo by Casey Campbell Photography

#dance #bellydance #JazzFusion
2 sassy dancers in 1920s flapper attire are captured mid knee slap
February 4, 2025 at 4:44 AM
variatdance.bsky.social
Elise Morris in "Procession", choreographed by @heatherpowersmoves.bsky.social

Performed at JamBallahNW 2019. Photo by @photodude.bsky.social

#dance #bellydance #FusionDance #ContemporaryBellydanceFusion #JamBallahNW #DancePhotography
A row of dancers lined vertically down the center of the picture frame stands with their torsos tilted over an externally rotated supported standing leg. Their arms are open and slightly cradled, and they are dressed in white flowy skirts with an off-the-shoulder top in a play on a toga. Gold olive leaf headbands glitter in their hair, and coins accent their hips and thighs.
February 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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nurjahanboulden.bsky.social
Activism often means putting ourselves, our relationships & our livelihoods on the line to create a better world for ALL of us ✨ And if you want to use belly dance to carry you through, you can join my free belly dance class at nurjahanboulden.com/freeclass ❤️
#bellydance #culture #tradition
January 29, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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artinsociety.bsky.social
Buried in a pit under the Great Pyramid of Giza about 4,500 years ago, this is the Khufu Ship. When first uncovered, in 1954, you could still smell the scent of the cedar wood. It will be housed in the new Grand Egyptian Museum
January 31, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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"Death to Aurora" with Elise Morris, Liz Storm, and Bevin Victoria

Photo by Casey Campbell photography

#dance #fusiondance
3 dancers lay haphazardly on top of each other in a pile of blue and silver fabric, their arms, faces, and hair piled like sleeping dolls
January 30, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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A love for the people from the part of the world where #bellydance was born makes for beautiful #fusionbellydance . This will be a beautiful show!!

#dancesky
hennadances.bsky.social Heather Henna Louise @hennadances.bsky.social · Jan 27
“Leylet Hob” is a love letter to Umm Kulthum through the lens of dance. The show will consist only of songs in her storied repertoire - both with her original voice, and modern renditions that demonstrate the endurance and evolution of her legacy.

More info & Tickets:
🎟️ alwadi-dance.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
variatdance.bsky.social
ODI is back!! 😍 The work generated in that space always looks so incredible! #fusiondance #danceintensive #contemporarydanceintensive #fusiondanceintensive #streetdance
Over the tattooed torso of a dancer, text reads "Orchidaceae Dance Intensive. Save the date! August 25th - 31st 2025 Info: piny.orchidaceae@gmail.ckm
January 27, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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JamBallahNW 2023 performing "Indulge", choreographed by all of us and arranged by Talia Vintzileos

Photo by @photodude.bsky.social

#dance #dancesky #fusionbellydance #bellydance #performingarts #contemporarydance #contemporaryfusionbellydance
5 dancers in silver tops and navy blue skirts are clumped together, standing on stage. Their arms are overhead with their bodies slightly tiled towards the camera
January 26, 2025 at 12:43 AM
variatdance.bsky.social
Hello! We are Variat Dance Collective based out of Portland, Oregon US. Back in 2020, we filmed this fun jazzy fusion piece by Bevin Victoria right before lockdown. It feels apt to make it our first post. 😁

youtu.be/qNmuElahOLo?...

#ContemporaryFusionBellydance #FusionBellydance #dance #bellydance
Fancy
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January 24, 2025 at 11:40 PM