Carolena Nericcio
Creator of FatChanceBellyDance®Style
Learn FCBD®Style straight from the source. Take Carolena’s full Level One and Level Two courses, filmed live in the FCBD® studio, along with her history of the style, her Picky Technique deep dives and her costuming tutorials. All included in your FCBD®U membership.
Where FCBD®Style began.
Carolena Nericcio is the creator of FatChanceBellyDance® Style.
In 1974, Carolena began dancing with Masha Archer and the San Francisco Classic Dance Troupe. Masha’s style was an eclectic blend of classic Egyptian, Folkloric, and any other influence that she found enticing. In 1987, after the SF Classic Dance Troupe disbanded, Carolena began teaching in a small studio in the Noe Valley Ministry. Her only goal was to teach people to dance so she could have dance partners.
Being young and tattooed, Carolena attracted other young people living alternative lifestyles. The Modern Primitives movement was also underway. Tattoos and primitive styles of body adornment were the vogue. Carolena and her students performed at tattoo shows and conventions and became well known in the City by the Bay.
Four ways to learn with Carolena.
Take all of Carolena’s classes with one membership.
Every class on this page is included in your FCBD®U membership, along with 400+ other classes from teachers around the world. You can also purchase any class individually.
Classes & Series with Carolena
Start with the history of FCBD®Style, then dance, sew and dress with Carolena: twenty minutes of dancing in flow, the Moroccan 6 zil pattern, the classic makeup and costuming look, the FCBD®Style headdress and a choli made from scratch.
FCBD®Style Dance Fundamentals (Level One)
Join Carolena for the full, traditional six week course for Level One FCBD®Style. Filmed live in studio, you’ll get a glimpse of what it’s like to take classes from the creator of FatChanceBellyDance®.
FCBD®Style Intermediate (Level Two)
Join Carolena for the full, traditional twelve week series for Level Two FCBD®Style. Filmed live in studio, you’ll take your foundation further with variations, new steps, combinations and more formation concepts.
Advanced Classes & Series with Carolena
For dancers confident in Levels One and Two. Join Carolena in studio for Picky Technique: all the little details, from hands and feet to musicality and dancing between the steps, plus a mini intensive full of our favorite Figure 8 (Taxeem) classes.
Take every class with Carolena, and hundreds more.
Your FCBD®U membership includes all of Carolena’s classes and 400+ courses from teachers around the world. $25 a month, cancel anytime.
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