Daughters of The Dance
About Therese and Daughters
Therese retired from teaching SCUBA after 15 years as a Master Scuba Diver Trainer with 7 specialties and started studying Oriental style belly dance. 9 years later she started teaching again, Belly Dance this time. It's difficult here in the Midwest so travel to find the teachers. My first seminar was 2 days of Hadia. Then I was hooked and went to EVERYTHING I could afford and could find- Virginia, Yousry and Nourhan, Vashti, Suhaila, Amel Tafsout, Karim Nagi, Kay Hardy Campbell, Rachel Brice, Kami Little, Laurel Victoria, Artemis Mourat, Daveed Korup, Raquy Danzinger, and I'm sure I'm missing a couple. Then I found ATS. In 2006 I went to Tribal Revolution in Chicago put on by Blue Lotus and had an epiphany. A whole room of corn fed midwestern dancers and they were all SO beautiful. Improvisational group dancing? Yeah I want to do that. After looking into 3 different formats by buying and studying their dvd's I settled on Kajira Djoumahna's. In 2007 I got my level 1 certification from Kajira of Black Sheep BellyDance and have studied it like crazy. After completing my Level 2 with her she invited me to be a featured dancer on her instructional DVD's, what an experience! Now I've started the dance troupe Daughters of The Dance of Springfield Illinois and am blessed to always have a full classroom. We want to bring Synchronized Group Improvisation Tribal Style to the Midwestern Great Corn Desert! I look forward to sharing the strength and balance that this format brings to every woman that studies"
Therese has also been a very much in demand hairstylist for 30 years and a successful salon owner for the last 13.
Therese looks forward to sharing the empowerment that this dance brings to any woman that studies. She is available for women's gatherings, parties and private/ semi-private instruction. She teaches classes continually at Dance Arts Studio in Springfield Illinois.
The Daughters are a group of like minded women that are working together to create a community here in Springfield Ill. Synchronized Group Improvisation is what we do under the umbrella ATS. We study all forms of tribal dance and incorporate this into our presentations. We are available for events to educate and entertain. We would love to show and share with every woman the power and strength of The Dance. Here are just a few of their performance accomplishments: Ethnic Festival 2009 and '10.
Pava's productions in Peoria Illinois 2008 & '09
Down to Earth BellyDance in Peoria 1009 & '10
Tribal Fest 10 & 11, Sebastopol California
Bellies for Life, Champagn Ill, 2009 & 10
Belly Boo 2009
First Night Springfield 2008
LLCC Demonstration 2008, '09 & 10
Membership in Dof TD is limited to dancers dedicated to investing the time in learning the technique's required to move as one unit. This includes ongoing classes, weekly rehearsals and a dedication to practicing on personal time. The reward for this dedication is a marvelous network of strong beautiful women that are always available to help heal, push each other to they're next level, and hold each others hands when needed. Real Namaste!
Therese has also been a very much in demand hairstylist for 30 years and a successful salon owner for the last 13.
Therese looks forward to sharing the empowerment that this dance brings to any woman that studies. She is available for women's gatherings, parties and private/ semi-private instruction. She teaches classes continually at Dance Arts Studio in Springfield Illinois.
The Daughters are a group of like minded women that are working together to create a community here in Springfield Ill. Synchronized Group Improvisation is what we do under the umbrella ATS. We study all forms of tribal dance and incorporate this into our presentations. We are available for events to educate and entertain. We would love to show and share with every woman the power and strength of The Dance. Here are just a few of their performance accomplishments: Ethnic Festival 2009 and '10.
Pava's productions in Peoria Illinois 2008 & '09
Down to Earth BellyDance in Peoria 1009 & '10
Tribal Fest 10 & 11, Sebastopol California
Bellies for Life, Champagn Ill, 2009 & 10
Belly Boo 2009
First Night Springfield 2008
LLCC Demonstration 2008, '09 & 10
Membership in Dof TD is limited to dancers dedicated to investing the time in learning the technique's required to move as one unit. This includes ongoing classes, weekly rehearsals and a dedication to practicing on personal time. The reward for this dedication is a marvelous network of strong beautiful women that are always available to help heal, push each other to they're next level, and hold each others hands when needed. Real Namaste!
