Pippa first saw tribal belly dance performed in Sydney in November 2005. Intrigued by this beautiful dance style she started studying and performing in 2006 under Fiona MacPherson. Pippa began teaching American Tribal Style® (ATS) belly dance in 2010.
Motivated by her love of ATS® belly dance, Pippa trained with national and international teachers. Each time Carolena Nericcio-Bohlman travelled to Australia, Pippa took the chance to learn, completing General Skills in 2010, 2011 and 2015.
Pippa became an American Tribal Style® Certified Instructor in 2015 and in 2016 took the plunge to travel to San Francisco for a two week dance intensive with Carolena and Megha Gavin. She is now Advanced Teacher Training Certified.
Based in Canberra Australia, Pippa runs classes and workshops in American Tribal Style Belly® dance. She is a founding member and Artistic Director of Buasavanh Tribal Belly Dance a FatChanceBellyDance® Sister Studio. Pippa also dances cabaret belly dance in local Turkish restaurants and performs with professional Middle Eastern belly dance troupe Raks Zahirah. She is fascinated with transitioning between dance styles in an authentic way whilst dabbling in flamenco and traditional folk dance from Azerbaijan alongside her belly dance.
