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Troupe Hipnotica Tribal Belly Dance

http://www.troupehipnotica.com

How do you come together and share a resource?

The resource that we come together to share is our dance form that celebrates the beauty and strength of the feminine spirit.
We are a group of professional dancers that have dedicated ourselves to a unique style of bellydance that utilizes a language of the body to create improvisational performances. We blend the movement and music of many different cultures with the purpose of empowering women across the globe. Through workshops, performances, classes and our annual festival, we strive to promote positive body image to women of all sizes, ages and cultures.
In addition we have donated our performances to fundraisers to benefit breast cancer research, the Seattle Children’s Hospital, and local educational fund drives. In 2005 we hosted a fundraiser to benefit survivors of Hurricane Katrina and in January 2010 we will be hosting a night of dance to benefit the Women for Women International foundation.

How would your group use the award money?

In an effort to share the therapeutic benefit of bellydance we would create an outreach program to reach at risk teenagers, women of lower income and women who would not otherwise be exposed to our art.
Specifically the money would be applied to travel expenses for the troupe to reach communities that have no access to our art form, as well as offer on-going free classes and workshops to women of lower income and at risk teens.