Troupe History
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2006 Incarnation:
Sahhira, NemSerAté, and Denisea
2007 Season:
Sonya joins troupe. Performances at Desert Passion Middle Eastern Dance Theater,
Excalibur Fantasy Faire, and others. Looking for new venue for monthly shows,
as Natural Magic has closed. New bhangra choreography, and working on new veil
choreography for Choreography Competition in August. Denise and Karl marry.
Denise expecting twin boys during the summer and moves to home state of New
Jersey to be with new hubby and family. Troupe decides that "Gypsy Juice"
(wine) increases fertility, and Sonya vows to drink only from her own personal
stock. Denise will form sister troupe in South Jersey when she gets settled.
Jeanie changes her dance name from "Al Saheera Janeea" to "Sahhira."
2006 Season:
Third and last season for "TYPSY GYPSYs at Natural Magic". Evolution
of troupe towards American Tribal Style (ATS). Performances at Desert Passion
Middle Eastern Dance Theater, Excalibur Fantasy Faire, Dog and Duck Pub, and
others. Troupe consists of Denisea (Denise), NemSerAté (Chryssa), and
Al Saheera Janeea (Jeanie). Chryssa and Cha-Chi marry. Chryssa gives birth to
Baby Dot in November.
2005 Season:
Second season for "TYPSY GYPSYs at Natural Magic". Performances at
Mirage, Desert Passion Middle Eastern Dance Theater, South by Southwest, Lago
Vista pool party, and others. Debut of "Elemental" choreography at
Brujas Del Fuego and Natural Magic's "Eostre" celebration. Featured
Bellydancers at Red River Fantasy Faire. Zira-dite decides to leave and form
"Gypsy Rogues".
2005 Season: Sahhira, Nem Ser Até, Zira-dite, and Denisea
2004 Season:
Four-person debut of "Chale Chalo" routine is a "smashing"
success at Desert Passion Middle Eastern Dance Theater. Tatiana decides to pursue
educational and career opportunities, and TYPSY GYPSYs becomes three-person
troupe. Performances at Earth Spirit Alliance "Maiden Awakens" (Nem
Ser Até: "Yeah, this looks familiar." Denisea: "That's
because we were just here."). Other gigs include Jeanette the Bellydancer's
"Shimmy into Spring," Z-Helene's "Spring Fertility" show,
Tablerock Fantasy Faire, and miscellaneous other gigs. First season for "TYPSY
GYPSYs at Natural Magic". IBM Cultural Awareness Day nets most amount of
money for least amount of dancing, thanks to their broken PA system. Debut of
"Miami" and "Desert Journey" choreographies. Al Saheera
Janeea joins troupe in November. Four-person troupe performs as part of Austin
Bellydance Association at City of Austin's Trail of Lights.
TYPSY Times Three: Nem Ser Até, Denisea, and Zira-dite
2003:
Denisea and Tatiana form troupe in March and perform at Red Cross benefit in
May. Nem Ser Até joins troupe in June. Zira-dite joins troupe in September.
Guest performers of Brujas Del Fuego firespinning troupe in October Halloween
shows. Debut of "Paradise Lost" veil routine. Performance at Mirage.
"Rusty" becomes troupe mascot.
Original TYPSY GYPSYs: Denisea & Tatiana
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