Art Chowder September | October 2016, Issue 5 | Page 26

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et through aesthetic, music choice, costuming, attitude, and education we are
attempting to connect to the spirit of the style as it was before “Americanization”; a
dance that was ultimately about that vital connection to the beginning of life, about
our connection to each other as human beings and our shared origins.
Belly dance became popular in American culture because it opened the mind to the
Oriental fantasy, to morals and ideals that American women were forbidden to embody. 100 years later, we’re using the medium of fantasy and illusion to tell a truth
about our shared beginnings, and we invite you - young, old, large, small, of any
gender, color, and sexual orientation - to join us and share that truth with the world.

Katie LEUTE

Katie Leute has spent a
majority of her life studying
various forms of expressive movement and dance,
spending her formative years
competing in contemporary
dance competitions with a
Seattle-based dance company. She currently fuses contemporary dance forms with
American Cabaret, American
Tribal Style® and Tribal Fusions of belly dance, creating
a modern and bohemian
approach to movement that
balances creative expression
with technical excellence.

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Coil Studio offers classes in
belly dance, yoga, and aerial
silk performance arts. A
current schedule of classes
and more information can
be found at coilyogabellydance.com, and at facebook.
com/coilyogabellydance.