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Here is a link to a pdf with the Shimmy Magazine’sn interview with me by Hilary Giovales.
And I’m a cover girl! Check it out…
http://www.bellyroles.com/assets/Paulette%20Interview.pdf
Yes, time to think about our dance and the new year! 2010…what do we want from our dance in this new year? let’s dance, trance, and write about it, together.
Join us as we kick in the year with the continuation of our fabulous series…
Tribal Trance Dance, the Friday Night Series
Fridays, once a month, 6:30-8pm
Friday, January 8th, with Paulette and Lynea—
Celebrate Winter with African Dance, Trance, and Writing–
Dancing with wildness and using words we emerge with jewels from the beauty of our own inner spirit,
with time to capture that spirit and put it down in the private pages of our journals. Wear loose dance clothes.
6:30-8:00 pm
held at Om Studio, 14 NE 10th, Portland, OR
Space is limited, sign up now to reserve your space.,please register in advance by emailing Paulette at
**Friday, December 18, 6:30-8 pm–
with Paulette and Karen–
Surrender to and Celebrate the Winter Solstice with
Trance Dancing and Chanting, and Writing–
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**Friday, December 18, 6:30-8 pm– with Paulette and Karen–
Step into the darkness of winter and emerge with jewels from the beauty of your own inner spirit. We will enter into sweet stillness through sitting and moving meditations, adding some high energy Guedra type-chanting and dancing, then sit and capture it all in the private pages of our journals.
Please bring your journal and writing pens, and a votive type candle and holder to hold in your hands and sit on the floor. Wear loose black clothing and bring a veil or large scarf if you have one, to celebrate the coming of the darkest night.
held at Om Studio 14 NE 10th
$15-$25 sliding scale
Space is limited, please register in advance
Tribal Trance Dance in Portland!
night 2 of the six montly sessions,
November 13– with Paulette Rees-Denis and Karen Harte-
Tribal Trance Dance and Writing –
Dancing with the Element of Water and Writing our Visions.
Open your heart and spirit to the season, take an inner journey with mesmerizing trance dance, then weave the experiences together in prose or poetry. A magical night!
Friday, 6:30-8:00 pm, at OM Studio. 14 NE 10th, Portland, OR
Please get signed up soon by emailing Paulette at Dance@gypsycaravan.us….
www.gypsycaravan.us Space is limited, please register in advance, $15-$25 sliding scale, dance@gypsycaravan.us
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night 3, December 18– with Paulette and Lynea–
Surrender to the Winter Solstice with Yoga, Trance, and Writing– –
Step into the darkness of winter and emerge with jewels from the beauty of your own inner spirit. We will linger in gentle restorative poses, open to each other with partner stretches, and enter into sweet stillness through sitting and moving meditations – then capture it all in the private pages of our journals. TBA
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night 4, January 8– with Paulette and Karen–Healing Tribal Trance Dance
night 5, February TBA– with Karen and Lynea–African/high energy healing
night 6, March 19– Tribal Trance Dance with Paulette and Karen
Schedule may change slightly! $15-$25 sliding scale, Locations to be announced.
Space is limited, please pre-register, dance@gypsycaravan.us 503-490-6628
~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thanks for your support and enthusiasm for our dance and spirit!
I just added my name to those across the world asking Obama to act on climate change. Add your name here. http://bit.ly/1Ugzqp #BAD09
Blog Action Day is an annual event held every October 15 that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day with the aim of sparking discussion around an issue of global importance. Blog Action Day 2009 will be one of the largest-ever social change events on the web.
I have just arrived in England, a long day of traveling and layovers, but now I’m here with beautiful Steffi from Barefoot Bellydance. We’ve had a lovely walk up a hill to overview the land, get some fresh air and walk after sitting for so long!
I start Collective Soul Level One tomorrow, can’t wait to dance with the gals, before our weekend festival, Tribe Vibe. This is the second time to teach at this festival in Aylesbury, and so happy to return again, (maybe the 6th time) to teach in England and Scotland. I will perform Saturday night, and then to a week of Collective Soul Level Two in East Sussex next week, then off to Glasgow for A Day of Tribal sponsored by Deirdre MacDonald. I really appreciate the opportunities to come back again and again, to teach new tribal dancers, and to work with dancers I’ve been teaching over the years.
So no One More Thing from me for the next two weeks, you can post here if you have some great ideas. And I will be telling you about this journey.
Enjoy….
We are excited to announce our new dance series!
Please join us for this introspective and exhilarating Friday night, once a month series…
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*Tribal Trance Dance*
Friday Night Series
in Portland
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Join Paulette Rees-Denis,
Karen Harte, and Lynea Gillen
For six Fridays, once a month,
starting on Friday, October 23rd, 6:30-8pm
Join us for different ways and methods of using dance, with the tribal bellydance background, for trance and healing. This is your time to explore your dance, free your dance, dance with the elements, dance with your sisters, shake your booty, sweat and groove, chant and meditate, journal and write, with a bit of ritual and prayer in our fabulous tribal bellydance way! All styles and levels of dancers are welcome.
October 23– Ritual Trance Dance with Karen and Lynea
Why do we trance and dance?
“Dance is a spiritual channel, an opening of metaphysical and sensuous doorways. Every dancer knows her goal: to get to that point where the body no longer stands in the way but becomes the instrument of the soul’s expression, the body, and psyche working together.”
Please register in advance, At Om Studio, 14 NE 10th, near Burnside
November 13– Tribal Trance Dance and writing, with Paulette and Lynea, location TBA
December 18– Celebrate Solstice with yoga, meditation, and writing, with
Paulette and Lynea
January 8– Healing Tribal Trance Dance
February TBA– African/high energy healing
March 19– Tribal Trance Dance
*Locations may vary, please check in!
$15-$25 sliding scale, space is limited, please pre-register, dance@gypsycaravan.us
503-490-6628
FarmAid is today people!
Oh how I wish I could be in St. Louis right now!
But you can all help…http://www.farmaid.org/site/c.qlI5IhNVJsE/b.2723605/k.C7B8/Concert.htm?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzEmail&utm_content=46021&utm_campaign=0
Watch the concert, donate, spread the word! wow, Willie, Neil Young, Dave Matthews, John Mellenkamp, what a show… and what a cause…
“Farmers are the backbone of America” say Willie Nelson. amen….
nothing like a community of like-minded folks to support a cause…
help the local farmers, who fight against the big corporations who want to take over our foods…..
be a part of the solution! we can all do a little to help. let me know what you can do…
“What is Farm Aid? Farm Aid is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to keep family farmers on their land. Over the past 24 years, Farm Aid has raised nearly $36 million dollars to support programs that help farmers thrive, create and strengthen connections between farmers and eaters, take action to change the dominant system of industrial agriculture, and promote food from family farms.”
Farmgirl Fare
I am excited to tell you about our new Wednesday night tribal classes!
They will be at the sweet and funky Om Studio, 14 NE 10th, just off Burnside (in Portland). We will have two classes, a Beginning Tribal at 5:45 and an Intermediate Tribal Focus at 6:45!
So many of you have asked for another weeknight class, so I’m glad I can accomodate you, and that we got these great time slots at Om!
We will be canceling the Saturday morning classes after this session (ending on October 14th). But the Tuesday night classes are rocking and we will keep on at Soma Space.
Paulette and the Caravan
teach Tribal Belly Dance classes starting every six weeks
now Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Portland
Mondays in Longview, WA and also Wednesdays in Clatskanie, OR!
Tuesdays at SOMA Space,
next session starts October 20th…
6 PM -Beginning Tribal, with Paulette – a good workout, great for new dancers! Start learning our tribal basic steps, strength building, using zils, and have lots of fun!
7 PM -Advanced, with Paulette, by recommendation please.
SOMA Space 4050 NE Broadway, Portland
NEW DAY Wednesdays at Om Studio
next session starts October 21st…
*5:45 pm – Beginning, with Karen – This is great for new dancers and good for reviewing as we learn tribal basic steps and transitions, work on strength building, begin using zils (finger cymbals),
and have lots of fun!
*6:45 – Intermediate–Tribal Focus, with Carol–Adding more steps, playing zils and learning rhythms, monthly themes of tribal styling or dancing with props, and using our tribal improvisational language to dance with our partners in our circle!
OM Studio, 14 NE 10th Ave, just off Burnside
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In Clatskanie, OR with Paulette
Wednesdays, NEXT session October 21st, Beginning Tribal, 6-7 pm, 6 weeks
at the Goldenspire, 147 N. Nehalem
**and a new Yoga Class–refresh and renew your spirit and your body…
Join Paulette on Thursday mornings starting on September 10th, 9:30-10:30 am, at the Goldenspire
Six class session $60.00 or $12 drop-in
specific dates: Sept. 10th. Sept. 24th, Oct. 1, Oct 8th, Oct. 29th, Nov. 5th,
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In Longview, Washington with Paulette
Mondays, 5:30-6:30
next 6 week session starts October 19th, Beginning Tribal!
at Body Balance Pilates Studio, 1329 Broadway, Suite 209
*to register, email dance@gypsycaravan.us
see Classes page for more info
http://www.gypsycaravan.us/classes.php
September Souk Sales from Paulette and Gypsy Caravan!
New Tribal bellydancers, this SALE is for you!
Take Paulette and the dancers home with you 
September Souk Special #1
Buy Tribal Vision, the book, for $25.00 Find out what Tribal bellydance is all about! and get either Tribal Technique DVD #1 (regular price $25.00) or DVD#2 ($28.00) for $20.00 plus S&H, a savings of five-seven bucks!
a total of $45.00 plus S&H…
please specify which DVD when you order! What a deal!
September Souk Special #2
Buy both Paulette’s Tribal Technique DVD #1 and DVD#2 now you can practice with Paulette at home! for only $46.00 plus S&H, a savings of seven bucks!
Click below to shop!
http://www.gypsycaravan.us/shopping/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=75
