Tribal Yin Belly Dance is a dance-ritual that focuses mainly on the energy of the dance, especially the Tribal and Feminine energy as well as the connection with body and Nature.

It is a dance that takes us on a discovery journey of inner energy, essential characteristics of Yin energy such as femininity, stability, tranquility, peace, joy and connection with our Mother Earth. The main sources of inspiration are: Tribal Fusion Belly Dance, Feminine Energy Yin and Nature.

The feminine energy Yin is the representation of life force it self, all nature is principally connected with femenin energy, our mother earth.

Tribal Yin Belly Dance as Tribal Fusion Belly Dance allows body self knowledge and energetic development, and is accessible to all interested, regardless of body structure or age, it works on the chakras and feminine energy, allows self-estime, self-love and relaxation.

The biggest differences between Tribal Fusion and Tribal Yin are:

Tribal Fusion

*Focuses essentially on public presentation and performance
*Is mostly danced in Solo
*Has as base movements: Tribal Belly Dance
*Mixes dances such as: Flamenco, kathac, hip hop, modern dance
*The choreographies are normally well delimited
*is normally danced in closed spaces and stages

Tribal Yin

*Focuses essentially on the energy of the dance
*Is danced in group
*Has as base movements isolations of Belly Dance
*Mixes self-expression and forms inspired by Nature
*Uses demarcations as well as improvisation
*Is danced in open spaces, mainly in Nature

Inspirations:

Tribal Fusion Belly dance, Femenin Yin Energy , Nature Elements

Goals of the Dance:

*Body consciousness and inside connection
*Connection with feminine energy and Mother Earth
*Self-estime and self-love
*Develop and unify feminine energy
*To bring relaxed and feminine yin energy to a world that has excess of agitated and male yang energy
*Physical and mental Relaxation

Yin expressions:
Femininity, inside energy, stability, joy, tranquility, connection with mother earth, plants and feline animals.

Characteristics of the movements
Soft, floating, fluent and controlled

Focus points:

*Between Form and feeling, technique and self expression, discipline and freedom, simplicity and complexity, inside and outside, earth and sky, discover and be discovered, matter and energy, individual and tribe, between yin and yang.

Structure

*Warm up and Stretching
*Belly Dance technique: body part isolations
*Connection with ones own body
*Preparatory exercises to the Dance-Ritual
*Dance-Ritual

Warm up and stretching– Exercises for body stretching, yoga asanas, body consciousness

Belly Dance technique: body part isolations – moving parts of the body individually or in combination with awareness and control

Connection with ones own body– moving parts of the body individually or in combinations at this time allowing the body to move freely

Preparatory exercises to the Dance-Ritual– From the most simple to the most complex movements, respecting the characteristics of every individual's body and expression, connecting with the feminine energy yin, connecting with the tribe, using choreographed and free movements. We will work here on exercises that allow the development of our energy and self consciousness, of our body and expressions and further we will do a Tribal Yin Belly Dance Ritual.

Dance-Ritual– The dance-ritual of Tribal Yin Belly dance seeks to connect us to feminine energy and transmit it to the world

Cloths
The cloths of Tribal Yin Belly Dance have an identical combination as the ones used in Tribal Fusion belly dance, using bra or top and long skirt, although it is much simpler, using less adorns, using facial and body painting instead of so many jewelery. It intents to use just natural materials. In classes and workshops people should use a top that allows to see the belly and comfortable pants or long skirt with belt or cloth wrapped around the hips. For men: naked in the upper body and comfortable pants.

Colors
The colors are essential dry, earth colors. The colors most used are: brown, beige, dry green, bordeaux, red and black.