Rachel Brice

Rachel Brice
Background information
Born	(1972-06-15) June 15, 1972 (age 39) San Francisco, California, USA
Associated acts	The Indigo Belly Dance Company Bellydance Superstars
Website	RachelBrice.com

Rachel Brice is a contemporary performer in Tribal Fusion Style Belly Dance based in Portland, Oregon. She is the artistic director and choreographer for The Indigo Belly Dance Company and a frequent performer with the Bellydance Superstars.

She has performed and toured nationally and internationally since 1992. As a member of the Bellydance Superstars Brice made numerous appearances on Bellydance Superstars DVDs, as well as a multitude of television and radio appearances worldwide, most notably Live with Regis and Kelly in the US and Blue Peter in England.

As a teacher and movement arts pedagogue, Brice has released instructional videos focusing on Yoga and Belly Dance, and has given workshops throughout the United States and Europe. Brice also teaches Yoga and Belly Dance for Pixar Animation Studios and gives workshops annually at Elevation "belly dance extravaganza" in Golden, Colorado.

From Brice's website:

"Rachel Brice first fell in love with Belly Dance after watching the famous Hahbi'Ru at the Northern California Renaissance Faire in 1988 and began taking classes right away. In 1999, she decided to study full time, and relocated for the University program in Dance Ethnology at San Francisco State University. In 2003 she was discovered by rock mogul Miles Copeland and began touring internationally with his company, Bellydance Superstars. Also in 2003 she founded The Indigo Belly Dance Company. 2007 marks The Indigo's first full-length touring show, Le Serpent Rouge, presented by Miles Copeland. When home, Rachel studies Belly Dance with her teachers Suhaila Salimpour, and creator of American Tribal Style, Carolena Nericcio, and Yoga with Gary Kraftsow."

Filmography

Performance

• "Bellydance Superstars Live in Paris: Folies Bergeres"
• "Bellydance Superstars Solos in Monte Carlo"
• "Bellydance Superstars"

Instructional

• "Tribal Fusion: Yoga, Isolations and Drills a Practice Companion with Rachel Brice"
• "Rachel Brice: Belly Dance Arms and Posture"
• "SERPENTINE: With World Dance New York"

Musical collaborations

• "Sa'iyr - A Tribal Metamorphosis" (2005) - Pentaphobe (also known as "A Tribal Metamorphosis")
• "Bellydance Superstars volume 1" - Musical Selection
• "Bellydance Superstars volume 2" - Musical Selection
• "Bellydance Superstars volume 3" - Musical Selection
• "Le Serpent Rouge: Musical Selections from the Knockdown Revue" - Compilation

External links

• Rachel Brice website
• The Indigo Belly Dance Company website
• BDSS on "Live with Regis & Kelly video clip (with Amar Gamal, Rachel Brice and Ansuya) Friday 9-10am E/T April 8, 2005
• Bellydance Superstars website
• "Snakecharmer" video
• Rachel Brice interview in Japan Times, August 3, 2005 by Giovanni Fazio '"Tribal Power: Bellydance superstar Rachel Brice"'
• London Sunday Times Magazine review of Rachel Brice and the Bellydance Superstars, October 10, 2004 "Shake, Ripple, and Roll"
• Elevation website