Rachel Brice (born 15 June 1972) is an American professional belly dancer in

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style belly dance based in

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. She is the artistic director and

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for The Indigo Belly Dance Company and a frequent performer with the

Bellydance Superstars Bellydance Superstars is a professional American bellydance troupe formed in 2002 by producer and manager Miles Copeland. (quotes ''The Sunday Times'', London.) In its first six years of touring, it presented 700 shows in 22 countries. The troup ...

. In June 2011 she opened her own dance studio in Portland, Oregon, called Studio Datura. There she hosts regular dance classes along with workshops from her 8 Elements™ Approach to Belly Dance training program.

Biography

A graduate of

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, Brice performed and toured since 2002. A member of the Bellydance Superstars, she appeared on

DVDs, as well as television and radio appearances worldwide, most notably ''

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'' in the US and ''

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'' in England. As a teacher and movement arts pedagogue, Brice has released instructional videos focusing on

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and belly dance, and has given workshops throughout the

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, and

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. Brice began teaching Yoga and Belly Dance for

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and continues to teach workshops annually all over the world. In 2012, Brice launched her online belly dance and conditioning studio, Datura Online.

Personal account

From Brice's website:

"Rachel Brice fell in love with belly dance after she saw Hahbi'Ru in the early nineties. After she saw big, gorgeous, proud women with strong carriage and charisma adorned with spectacular antique tribal jewelry, facial tattoos, and rich textiles, it changed the way she saw beauty. She instantly started classes in American Cabaret. In the early 2000s, she studied American Tribal Style® Belly Dance, African Haitian, Flamenco, Modern Dance, Kathak, and Odissi Classical. Simultaneously, she was in Jill Parker’s Ultra Gypsy, the first Tribal Fusion troupe. She was influenced by the forms she studied so these influenced her style. She danced with Mardi Love, an aesthetic influence. 2001, she was hired by mogul Miles Copeland, then toured for five years with his company
Bellydance Superstars Bellydance Superstars is a professional American bellydance troupe formed in 2002 by producer and manager Miles Copeland. (quotes ''The Sunday Times'', London.) In its first six years of touring, it presented 700 shows in 22 countries. The troup ...
. These tours promoted the San Francisco belly-dance known as Tribal Fusion. Today, Rachel studies belly dance with her teachers Carolena Nericcio, creator of American Tribal Style®, and yoga with Gary Kraftsow. She studies with her colleagues. She resides in Portland Oregon, and operates the studio Datura, and has a production company called Little Scarab with Sol Crawford. They sell a belly-dance program called the 8 Elements™ Approach to Belly Dance..."

Filmography

Performance

* "Bellydance Superstars Live in Paris: Folies Bergere" * "Bellydance Superstars Solos in Monte Carlo" * "

Instructional

* "Tribal Fusion: Yoga, Isolations and Drills a Practice Companion with Rachel Brice" * "Rachel Brice: Belly Dance Arms and Posture" * "Serpentine: Belly Dance with Rachel Brice" DVD / instant video produced by

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Musical collaborations

* "Sa'iyr - A Tribal Metamorphosis" (2005) - Pentaphobe (also known as "A Tribal Metamorphosis") * "Bellydance Superstars volume 1" - Musical Selection * "Bellydance Superstars volume 2" - Musical Selection * "Bellydance Superstars volume 3" - Musical Selection * "Le Serpent Rouge: Musical Selections from the Knockdown Revue" - Compilation

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, Rachel Brice and Ansuya) Friday 9-10am E/T April 8, 2005
Bellydance Superstars
website
"Snakecharmer" video
by Giovanni Fazio '"Tribal Power: Bellydance superstar Rachel Brice"'

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