LillyBoPeep
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and on the subject of tribal fusion (which is my primary style, though i'm in a branch-out phase) Irina Akulenko is a gorgeous dancer, and terribly underrated. you hardly ever hear of her, but watch this -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Az7bzVcLMSM -- and bask in her amazing timing. the general big names of tribal fusion are the Indigo girls; Rachel, Zoe, Mardi, etc., but there are some wonderful (and i might even say more interesting) dancers that you just don't hear much about. Elizabeth Strong is one; she's glorious and has such a natural vibe to her dancing -- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XrCKa5JatM and then there's Asharah -- she's a very academic dancer who's familiar with boatloads of dance history and technique (which is unfortunately somewhat rare in the tribal fusion world). i love that about her and also that she has always been her own person; she's never copied anyone else's style, she's built up her career totally on her own. she used to be primarily known for her mechanical, gothic style, but she's been branching out and opening her style up more. her fairly legendary performance at Tribal Fest 8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvgzRKIPShM
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