ATS® Homecoming 2017: ATS® Powers... Activate

Jun 28, 2016

My special ATS power is my love of the dance that sends energy soaring through the universe and amplifies the love of my fellow dancers to make a whirlwind of power encompassed the planet!  ATS…

Jun 28, 2016

Teaching Beginners We're all beginners sometimes. In the spirit of cultivating "beginner's mind" for myself, I love teaching people new to bellydance. There's something incredible that happens, the glimmer in the eye, the way new…

Jun 28, 2016

My ATS Superpower is Body Positivity. I have two official rules in class: first "No Pressure, No Shame" and then "This Body, This Day" as an effort to be extremely inclusive of all ages, genders,…

Jun 28, 2016

ATS® Dancer: Dana Dachel ATS® Super Power: Visionary From the moment I stepped foot into my first ATS® dance class, a vision of endless possibilities took hold. The path of my instant long term dreams,…

Jun 28, 2016

My superpower is teaching children to dance.  I love to work with kids and Bellydance is a great way to harness their creativity and encourage their self-esteem.  And, I know lots of fun games to…

Apr 27, 2016

Marekesh Tribal's SuperPower is Belief I believe in myself. I will be the dancer I dream of. YOU have the Power to make your dreams come true. Make it happen. I believe in you!xxx

Apr 27, 2016

My ATS® Power is: Dynamic Improvisation I believe that ATS® can be presented with high energy, as a colorful painting full of movement, texture and vibrant colors. I believe ATS® can be all shades of…

Apr 27, 2016

I frequently earn the trust of extremely anti-social and/or generally difficult people (and animals).  And any kind of personality is really comfortable telling me very personal things, hopefully because they know I don't judge and…

Apr 25, 2016

I have been thinking about this question for some time.  I wanted to respond to you with something meaningful and not just merely the first word off the top of my head.  My philosophy in…

Apr 25, 2016

My ATS(r) Super Power is POSITIVITY. Whoever you are, wherever you're from, whatever your background is - you are beautiful and, YES, I would love to dance with you! :-) In the photo, I'm the…

Apr 25, 2016

My ATS® superpower is DISCIPLINE. If I struggle with a step, in a performance, or with anything else in life, I practice and keep drilling and going until I get it. Because practice makes perfect, but,…

Apr 25, 2016

"What drew me to ATS® was the joy I could see and feel emanating from the dancers. Infectious joy! From the sparkling eyes and shining face of every dancer...in every movement, turn, and cue! Once…

Apr 25, 2016

My superpower is that, through teaching, I turn people into ATS® fans! From class 1, or even just random workshops here and there, my students fall madly in love with ATS® and want it to…

Apr 25, 2016

  I have the power of Ease. Using my powers lighthearted humor and positive reinforcement, I can take a class from a serious case of concentration face to laughs and smiles faster than a speeding…

Apr 25, 2016

Standing in front of a class still challenges me a bit, like stage fright. I turn around , switch on the music, take a deep breath and start the Gratitude Meditation. In this very moment…

Apr 25, 2016

Rebeca's ATS® Power is doing laybacks.

Apr 25, 2016

Gudrun's ATS® Power is Presence I am here & now when I dance: this is me, this is my story, unique to this moment, not 5 min ago, not tomorrow, NOW.

Apr 14, 2016

  Colette's ATS® Power is Communication Communication is the backbone of ATS®, the foundation that allows the dancers to convey meaning with gestures and cues.  I employ my power of communication when leading dancers, being…

Feb 29, 2016

  We are very pleased to offer General Skills and Teacher Training in conjunction with ATS® Homecoming this year. General Skills will be held on Monday- Thursday, January 16-19, 2017 before Homecoming. Teacher Training will…

Feb 29, 2016

We are so pleased to announce the Magical Fashions Healing Room for ATS® Homecoming 2017. You asked for a focus on more self-care during the busy weekend.  Thanks to Krishna Dave, from Magical Fashions, we…

Feb 11, 2016

  ATS® Homecoming staff and volunteers decided to do something a little bit different this year.  In the past, all instructors were invited.  This year, we invited your FCBD® OG favorites and decided to open…

Feb 01, 2016

  We are currently accepting workshop proposals until Feb 1, 2016. If you would like to present a workshop at ATS® Homecoming, please submit the following to Terri at terri@fcbd.com: -a one paragraph workshop summary…

Jan 31, 2016

We are updating the website and choosing workshops in preparation for next year. Before we get workshops up and registration settled, we all wanted to thank all of YOU, the participants! Homecoming would be nothing…