Sarasvati Tribal

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Laura is troupe leader, chief choreographer and artistic director of Sarasvati Tribal, a troupe of 4 dancers from across Scotland.

Bellydancing since 2000, Laura’s love of Tribal Fusion was sparked in 2004 when she witnessed a live performance from the Bellydance Superstars’ first UK tour, featuring The Indigo Bellydance Company. Laura was entranced by the precision, presence and poise of Tribal Fusion, and ever since has studied the genre intently.

In 2005, Laura founded Sarasvati Tribal, along with another local dancer, Ali Kilgour. The line up of the troupe has evolved over the years to the current membership today of Ali, Stef Scott and Tigerlily.

After several years of teaching Egyptian-style bellydance, in 2005 Laura began teaching Tribal Fusion workshops at various locations across Scotland, quickly developing a reputation as one of the best teachers in the UK in the genre. Laura’s workshops and classes are known for their hard work, for sharing insights, history and knowledge of the genre, as well as for their fun and laughter! She also teaches weekly Tribal Fusion classes in Glasgow (see here for info), and her student troupe, Lakshmi, are rapidly gaining performance experience at local haflas.

Laura has studied with many of the top names in the genre, and in 2009 was invited to teach and perform in South Africa alongside Sharon Kihara and Sherri Wheatley, with Tigerlily acting as her teaching assistant.

Laura finds her inspiration from many sources, drawing not just from the work of the well-known Tribal Fusion dancers of today, but also looking to her roots in Modern Egyptian and back to the old stars of Egyptian belly dance. Laura’s eclectic style, power and love of the quirky and unexpected drives her and her troupe, Sarasvati Tribal, onwards and ever upwards!

Laura runs regular tribal fusion classes, click HERE for all the information!