Friends and Partners
How amazing the American Tribal Style® (ATS)® dance format. Its genius is in the standard vocabulary we learn, enabling us to speak dance with our ATS sisters and brothers wherever we may find them. The pictures in this post recognize two Wichita-area ATS dancers, FCBD® Sister Studio Tanya and partner Marta, known as Ambush Bellydance. […]
Technology Continues to Amaze Me!
It was really cool today when my boss sent me a picture of this boxy thing that looks like a crossword puzzle with no numbers. I’ve seen them before and knew you scanned them into your phone but that was about it. As it turns out, these are called quick response codes or QR codes, for […]
Introducing (drumroll) Heather!
Zina’s Salon is proud to introduce Heather Wible, one of Topeka’s newest belly dancers. Today, Heather performed with ATSTopeka for the ever appreciative audience of Presbyterian Manor of Topeka and supporter Jeanne Bird, Activities Director. It is a pleasure to have Heather as a student. She has much promise and an intense dedication to become […]
Washburn University Celebration of Cultures
Washburn University’s International Club will present its Celebration of Cultures 2011 on Friday, November 11, from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. at White Concert Hall in Topeka. This free show showcases the cultures and talents of Washburn’s international students and also includes local talent. This year’s program is as follows: First half: Guitar Playing – Jamie and […]
ATS, Topeka, and Me
In virtually every social networking site, the question always gets asked…how did you decide on American Tribal Style (ATS) belly dance? It’s pretty simple for me but the answer gets a little longer because when I got interested, there was no ATS taught or performed in Topeka. It could probably be honestly said there was […]
Finding pictures of you…
I’ve spent a good part of the weekend looking through my computer for photos of friends and teachers. There are a couple of my teachers for whom I have no photos (Amara Duende and Amy Sigil). For sure, from here on in, my camera goes with me! I hope you all like. ~Zina
Updating this website…
I must say working on this website has, so far, been a very fun experience! Hopefully, you will bear with me as I learn and interact with me. Your comments and replies are most welcome. Looking forward to seeing you soon! In the meantime, keep dancing. ~Zina
