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Instructor Bios
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Amy
Sigil is owner and director of Hot Pot Studio in Sacramento,
CA , home of UNMATA. For the past decade, Amy has been developing,
teaching, and performing modern bellydance fusion and her
distinct vocabulary of Improvisational Tribal Style. She danced
as half of Haruspicy Dancecraft for several years, and then
formed the professional fusion troupe UNMATA in 2003. UNMATA
has brought home awards such as Bellydance Troupe of the Year
2004, Bellydance Troupe USA 2004, Ensemble of the Year 2005,
and Tribal Fusion Group of the Universe 2007.
UNMATA
is a professional, multi-award-winning, bellydance fusion
troupe based in Sacramento, CA . Formed in 2003 by Hot Pot
Studio’s artistic director Amy Sigil, UNMATA’s current members
are Shelly DeCant, Luna Taylor, Casey Staub, and Kari VanderZwaag.
The high-energy teamforce of UNMATA is known for extreme choreography,
inventive Tribal improvisation, and for tapping into an unmistakable
divine inebriation on and off stage. UNMATA’s 2007 agenda
includes teaching and performing their distinct “Tough Love”
style nationally and internationally, tri-hosting the first
annual Tribal Throwdown in March, and producing the Seventh
Annual Blood Moon Regale in Sacramento on Halloween weekend.
UNMATA holds the 2007 title “Tribal Fusion Group of the Universe.”
Amy and UNMATA teach workshops and perform nationally and
internationally at events such as The Spirit of the Tribes,
Northern Migration, Tribal Fest, Tribal Quest Northwest, TribalCon,
and Tribal Café. Amy has judged for various pageant competitions
such as Belly Dancer of the Year and Enchanted Camelot.
Each October Amy Sigil, UNMATA, and Hot Pot Studio host The
Blood Moon Regale, a themed weekend of workshops, dance fellowship,
and a fully produced showcase of student and professional
dancers.
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