"......they (ATS dancers) had this elegance and pride and self-assuredness....They were so feminine, but without a hint of vulgarity, just this kind of elegance with sensuality...
Tribal Fusion is an interpretation of American Tribal Style, started by (dance teacher) Carolena Nericcio. It changed the posture and what it was communicating -- it displays power: shoulders back, chest up, elbows forward. And it brought in a lot of the more rural music of North Africa and India -- the Gypsy element of the deal, rather than the Hollywood element. And Carolena's whole posture and arm cycles, it's all very flamenco..." - Rachel Brice
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