Katie Baby found her love of all things dance on the sweaty dancefloors of the early 2000s rave and club scene. Her love of electronic music and dance brought her on a journey around the world where she was inspired by the performances she experienced in the mega clubs and festivals of the UK, Netherlands, and Ibiza, as well as homegrown favourites like Shambhlala and Motion Notion. In 2011 she attended Burning Man and the creativity she experienced at the event inspired her own journey as a performer. Katie Baby is a performing member of At the Hip and a freestyle gogo, lightwhip, and fire palm flow artist with aGoGo. In addition to dancing, she has a passion for costuming and styling, graphic design and festival culture.
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Bring on the night so it can be set alight! Kerri Bomb’s new-found love of fire dancing can be seen with every prop she spins. Kerri gets her groove on with staff, palms and poi in the fire, LED and daytime prop varieties. She has performed at Beakerhead, Burning Man, Freezer Burn, Astral Harvest and various fundraising events. Dance has always allowed the joy in her heart to shine through. With a background in bellydance, she sure does love to shake it.
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Colleenicorn loves to light up any stage with her effervescent presence! She began acting onstage in theatre & musicals at a young age, and proceeded to obtain her BFA (Dramatic Arts) from the University of Lethbridge, which is also where she fell in love with the flow arts, specifically fire spinning! Since starting her flow arts journey in 2009, she has taken every opportunity she can to take workshops and learn all that she can from local and international flow artists. She took up belly dancing in 2020 with At The Hip to further increase her dance skill-set and has been entranced by the alluring wiggle of belly dance ever since. Not only that, but Colleenicorn also acts as both Fire Safety Lead & Second in Command for aGoGo. She delights in combining her formal theatrical education with what she has learned in flow arts & belly dancing to create dynamic & engaging performances for her audiences with At The Hip and aGoGo.
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After years of training in Jazz and Ballet, & performing many different styles around north America, Karen 'Karebelle" settled into Calgary's arts scene, adding eclectic fusion. She is most most known & loved as a dance instructor to thousands of students over the years, valuing accessibility, community, creativity and inspiration. She is also a longtime fitness professional and, most recently, developed the locally popular dance-workout brand + certifying body, BASSBURN DANCE FIT. She’s honoured and delighted to be dancing with the fun, loving ladies of aGoGo!!
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Entranced in the world of circus and flow since 2011, Soleil has an affinity for not only spinning hoops, fans and other props, she also loves getting bendy and lighting things on fire! This eccentric entertainer is an intrinsic artist in aGoGo and has been seen in other collectives such as The Dirty Gramophones, New Model Circus Army, and At The Hip. She's had the pleasure of teaching at and gracing the stages of various festivals and events around Alberta. Soleil always has something new up her sleeve. Some may even call her Soleil Mystere!
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She used to be Rockin but now she's Rollin! Introducing Rolla Robin! She has been spinning poi for years but has changed gears and is spinning wheels now too. Robin Fiametta's journey with poi began while living on Maui. Seeing the beauty of fire dancers on Little Beach inspired her to learn the art of poi whilst there. Poi turned out to be her gateway prop and she quickly added double staff, double nunchucks, and fire fans to her repertoire. You never know what she's going to spin or light on fire next! Fiametta enjoys spreading the joy of poi and has taught classes regularly in Calgary and events such as Astral Harvest, HoopWest, Calgary Tam Tam's and Freezer Burn, and she furthers the flow arts for all of us as the president of the Western Canadian Circus Arts Society and Camp Carnival: Circus and Flow Arts Festival. You can catch Fiametta performing regularly with At The Hip and aGoGo.
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Tracy Marie is no stranger to the stage having spent much of her performance career enchanting audiences as a professional bellydance artist. Tracy Marie’s skill as a performer and desire for continuous improvement has lead her to explore many avenues of movement, both in choreographed performance as with her bellydance troupe At the Hip, and that which is more unique, free flowing, and self-expressive as is with her flowgo performances as part of aGoGo. Tracy Marie’s unique style of combining bellydance isolations with hard lines and expressive poses make her a captivating performer and a joy to watch! She is a dancer, flow artist, and light bender extraordinaire!
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Born and raised Calgarian, Helena, aka KitKatt, aka Fox, is an up-and-coming new talent. Fox is a multi-prop flow artist, fire spinner and gogo dancer, who brings a completely unique energy. Fox performs as a soloist and contributing troupe member at events throughout Calgary, Alberta and as far as Black Rock City, Nevada. Fox has a true passion and drive for sharing her knowledge and skills, drawing inspiration from the communities around her to create something truly unique with her mix of tech work and flow. You’ll catch Fox playing around with both aGoGo and LaGouge, having recently joined both dance teams.
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Joëlle has been intrigued by all sorts of performance since she was a child and has naturally gravitated towards the spotlight. She has dabbled in music, dance and flow arts, and has found poi and flags to be her defining props. Having been taught by some of Alberta’s best prop artists, she very early adopted their notion that prop spinning is a type of dance and when done it should always be with dance in mind. This really resonated with her; so she embarked on a journey — or perhaps a hopscotch — towards learning various types of props, dance techniques, and other ‘things’ to enhance her performance. Joëlle truly believes if she isn’t making you feel like YOU want to dance - she isn’t doing her job! So shake that money maker!
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ShanShan incorporates her years of experience in various styles of dance to each of her performances, allowing the music to flow through her directing her body in the moment. With her expansive dance experience from jazz to irish dancing, hip-hop to belly dancing, along with her natural creative flair, ShanShan treats every musical encounter as a way to communicate her artistic voice. With many years of being in the entertainment industry performing alongside DJ's at special events and with Cirque de la Nuit, Shanshan lives for the stage, feeling her strongest, and most alive when captivating the audience and entertaining the crowds.
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