It seems there was a problem with the official camera at the Hipnosis bellyjam, and we won’t be receiving a copy of our performance. If anyone has any footage of the event, can you please let me know? I don’t imagine that we’ll be doing that same routine again, and I’d really like to see how it looked!
*nicole
We here at Rag Tag like to make our own costumes. And it seems we aren’t alone in that…. tribal dancers love to get crafty! So I think I’d like to do a how-to for some costume pieces…. anyone interested in anything in particular? Coin bras, silly skirts, fringe belts, hair accessories… possibilities are endless.
hairfeather clip
The first project I’m thinking… hair feather clips! Not only do these look great with costumes, they’re fantastic for adding some fun to fancy outings. It might take me a while to get the whole how-to complete, so check in now and again to see the progress. I’m planning on making a few for holiday presents anyway, so it’ll be a multiply productive project.
You can leave comments here with specific requests, or send an email to ragtagtribal@gmail.com
*nicole
Our Cute Costumes!, originally uploaded by ducksRfriends.
We had so much fun! More photos and videos will be posted as I get them…. a fun song, silly costumes, over all a great night. Thanks to everyone who came out, and to all the other dancers, and especially Hipnosis for throwing the event.
The location and time has finally been decided… info is up on our performance page, as well as below. Please come out and support all the dancers! Its going to be a great night. Jes and I have a really fun dance in store for everyone. Guaranteed to make you laugh and smile!
Saturday November 14– 7pm to 11pm, at the Calvary Presbyterian Church, 217 Fernbrook Avenue, Wyncote PA 19095. $10/person, $5 seniors & children. Performances start at 7:30, and include Hipnosis, Tribal Spirit, Luna Muse and special guests Asharah & Belladonna, among others. More info here.
*nicole
rehearsal
Jes and I will be performing a duet at the Hipnosis Bellyjam on November 14th. The location is TBD, but the show guest stars Asharah and Belladonna, so should be pretty fantastic. More information will be posted when we get it, so stay tuned. Till then- check out the new Beats Antique EP! You can listen on their site, and pay a little bit to download it. Their music is a favorite around here, and I’m glad to have some more songs to throw into rotation!
*nicole
Thanks to the ever diligent Laura, we have some video of our performance at John and Peter’s Friday night. The whole show was taped with a real videocamera, but Laura’s little point and shoot will tide us over till we get to see that footage. Of course, since we were performing in a dark bar, its a little tough to make out… one more reason to come see us in person!
For your viewing pleasure (links to both songs are under the embedded video, which is our second song):
(links in case the embedded version doesn’t work for your browser: the first song here, and the second song here.)
I hope to post a link to the video of our performance soon, but till then, here’s a link to some flickr photos. My camera is terrible inside, so they aren’t great, but its at least a little taste of the show (many thanks to my Mum who took some shots for us during the performance). The performance space was a bit funky- low ceilings, taped down cardboard floor… but the crowd was great, no one hit their head or slipped, and the burlesque girls who invited us to the show were quite lovely. This Way to the Egress opened the show- we were busy getting ready, so didn’t really get to watch them perform, but from everything I heard (both through the floorboards to the dressing room and from friends and family in the crowd) they put on a really good show and were a great band, I recommend checking them out, if you like bands with cellos and accordions. Which I do, of course. 🙂
Many thanks to the ladies of “Widow Svedka’s Black Hearts Memorial” for inviting us to join their show for the night, and thanks to everyone who came out to cheer us on.
*nicole
Here’s a glimpse of some of my costume pieces for Friday’s performance… come out and have fun with us! Its at John and Peter’s in New Hope. We’ll be with “Msr. Thujone’s
Traveling Curiosities of Music & Burlesque” as well as The Absinthe Drinkers. The show is described on their site:
“With musical guests, This Way to the Egress. Dr. Thujone’s Traveling CarnEvil! Featuring the burlesque ex-tra-va-gan-za, “Widow Svedka’s Black Hearts Memorial.” Featuring Burlesque darlings Deena Colada, Randi Warhol, Anastacia with the chanteuse Svedka von Shotz and belly dancing by Rag Tag Tribal! Doors at 9pm $10″
I’m very excited about the new routine we’re working on…. some new costumes, and some really great music, its going to be a lot of fun. We’re working on something a bit more theatrical than usual, and the change-up has been very interesting.
We’ve got a show coming up, check in on our performance page for the details. Its at a bar in New Hope with some burlesque dancers and live music. Our performance will be a pared down version of Rag Tag, but with extra special guest dancer Michelle (who is really the matriarch of Rag Tag anyway), lots of fun, not to miss.
***Due to some major schedule conflicts, we’ve bowed out of the previously listed and mentioned festival in Wenonah, NJ…. sorry to anyone hoping to see us there, but I’m sure it will be a fun festival anyway!***
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