Average troupe size?

topic posted Wed, October 28, 2009 - 8:09 PM by  offlineSoleil
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I'm just curious...I see 2, 3, and some that seem like 10 ladies.
If you are in a troupe, what are your numbers?
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Soleil
Texas
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  • Re: Average troupe size?

    Thu, October 29, 2009 - 10:28 AM
    For my improv tribal troupe, we've had as few as 5 and as many as 11 over the past 3 years.

    For my fusion troupe, we've had as few as 2 and as many as 5 (plus up to 3 musicians) over the past 4 years.
  • Re: Average troupe size?

    Fri, October 30, 2009 - 5:38 PM
    My current troupe started as a duet and moved to quads now. I prefer small and so I'm happy with that number. The most I'll accept is 6 ppl.
  • Re: Average troupe size?

    Sun, November 1, 2009 - 5:57 PM
    We're at 7. I don't currently run a student troupe. I would like to in the future when my schedule opens up more to have time to deal with more than 6 other personalities.
  • Re: Average troupe size?

    Mon, November 2, 2009 - 10:46 AM
    WildCard BellyDance has 9 troupe members - though odds are that one might be on a sabbatical at any given time.
    Their student troupe (the BlackDiamonds) is usually around 4-6 members.
  • Re: Average troupe size?

    Fri, November 6, 2009 - 8:36 PM
    Blue Lotus Tribe started off as four and have been as large as seven. Right now we're at six.

    My student troupe started off as five and has been as big as fourteen, albeit briefly ;-)
  • Re: Average troupe size?

    Sun, November 8, 2009 - 8:46 AM
    i'm part of a group of about 15
    but we dont all do tribal
    we're a mixed style collective

    the tribal group i dance with is 4 dancers
    • Re: Average troupe size?

      Sun, November 15, 2009 - 7:55 PM
      We've been right at 6 for some time now.

      Friga, how does your troupe manage improv positioning with so many dancers? I've really been struggling with placement and sightlines...

      ~Nancy
      • Re: Average troupe size?

        Mon, November 16, 2009 - 4:57 PM
        the troupe in the next town over (Benu Dance Co. of Lincoln, NE) has probably about 15 dancers.
        they handle improv by either forming a HUGE crescent and sending people out in small groups (typical tribal formation)
        or by having two or three smaller groups improving in different ways at the same time.

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