Event

Why I Dance

Tribal Fusion is not about copying a look or a move. Its about figuring out who you are and interpreting that through the language of this dance that weve inherited. Mira Betz

On August 4, the immensely popular Bridge Street Belly Dance returns to Catskill with an auxiliary program called Why I Dance, featuring California-based multi-faceted artist, Mira Betz. Ms. Betz has been teaching and performing traditional and contemporary forms of Middle Eastern dance for over 25 years. Her work has been instrumental in the emergence of a new style known around the world as Tribal Fusion, a dance rooted in tradition while forging new bonds between world dance and individuality. Through video projections, belly dance, and performance art, Mira and her colleagues Elsa Figueroa, Tessa Myers, Jaylee, Yoni Biyé, Francesca Avani, Yvonne Michelle, Brenna Crowley, Danielle Hutton, and The Lunachix dig deep in this vulnerable and unique fusion belly dance show, sharing what it is that gives them the impetus to dance.