About the Troupe
The Desert Darlings are an award winning World Fusion Belly Dance troupe based out of Albuquerque, New Mexico. They specialize in Tribal Style belly dance, respectfully borrowing from traditional styles of middle eastern dance, flamenco, hip hop, East Indian, swing dance, and more! Founded by two sisters in 2010, the troupe now consists of eight dancers with various dance backgrounds. Darlings include Sadie Adair, Lucia Luna, Lorena Martinez Burr, Ally Lowry, Mexika Lluvia, Caitlin Prince, Shannon Sweet, and Katryna Perea.
Sadie directs and manages the company, with Lorena as co-artistic director. The Desert Darlings have produced several shows, including the most recent: "Peter Pan: A Theatrical Belly Dance Adventure," a sold out show at the South Broadway Cultural Center (seats 300). Their main focus is story telling through dance and they perform all original choreographies, many of which are collaborations between several members of the troupe. Their goal is to transport you to a different time and place with beautifully strange belly dancing.
Their most recent national endeavors have included performing at the Tribal Revolution Friday Night Pro Show 2015 (Chicago), the Las Vegas Belly Dance Intensive Saturday Night Pro Show 2015, opening for Beats Antique in Boulder, CO in October (2015), and Jamballa NW Showcase 2016 (Oregon). This year (2017), they competed in the Yellow Rose of Texas at Yaahalla Y'all and won 1st place Judges Choice, as well as People's Choice Award, in the Troupe Category! Shannon also won 1st place and People's Choice in the Professional Tribal Fusion Solo category, with Lorena taking 2nd place!
Sadie directs and manages the company, with Lorena as co-artistic director. The Desert Darlings have produced several shows, including the most recent: "Peter Pan: A Theatrical Belly Dance Adventure," a sold out show at the South Broadway Cultural Center (seats 300). Their main focus is story telling through dance and they perform all original choreographies, many of which are collaborations between several members of the troupe. Their goal is to transport you to a different time and place with beautifully strange belly dancing.
Their most recent national endeavors have included performing at the Tribal Revolution Friday Night Pro Show 2015 (Chicago), the Las Vegas Belly Dance Intensive Saturday Night Pro Show 2015, opening for Beats Antique in Boulder, CO in October (2015), and Jamballa NW Showcase 2016 (Oregon). This year (2017), they competed in the Yellow Rose of Texas at Yaahalla Y'all and won 1st place Judges Choice, as well as People's Choice Award, in the Troupe Category! Shannon also won 1st place and People's Choice in the Professional Tribal Fusion Solo category, with Lorena taking 2nd place!
Testimonials
(Magic Lamp) "STOP! DON'T WALK! RUN! If you live n Albuquerque, NM you must go to tonight's last show of The Magic Lamp! I was in attendance last night and it was more than a mere "wonderful." It was FANTASTIC! The costumes! The choreography! The sets! The music! Sadie and her huge cast told a beautiful story of theatrical belly dance adventure. I am so proud of our local dancers."
-Amaya
"The Darlings put on a hell of a show. They aren't just gorgeous ladies they are superbly skilled at what they do and they dedicate their time and talents to growing and getting even better. Sadie is an incredible instructor. She always focuses on making her material innovative, challenging, creative, and fun. I plan on traveling back to Albuquerque more in the future just to learn more from these Darlings."
-Darlina Marie
(Peter Pan) "Outstanding! You produced a very entertaining show and all the work showed as the dancing, costumes, music and your imagination made for an outstanding show!! BRAVO!!!!"
-Korsha
"Peter Pan was amazing! Every aspect was outstanding and I enjoyed every minute! There are not enough superlatives to adequately describe how good a show it was. I am so impressed and it warms my heart to know that the next gen dancers are so talented and dedicated! Brava!"
-Tracy
"Professional, high quality performances time after time."
-Asha Pollem
-Amaya
"The Darlings put on a hell of a show. They aren't just gorgeous ladies they are superbly skilled at what they do and they dedicate their time and talents to growing and getting even better. Sadie is an incredible instructor. She always focuses on making her material innovative, challenging, creative, and fun. I plan on traveling back to Albuquerque more in the future just to learn more from these Darlings."
-Darlina Marie
(Peter Pan) "Outstanding! You produced a very entertaining show and all the work showed as the dancing, costumes, music and your imagination made for an outstanding show!! BRAVO!!!!"
-Korsha
"Peter Pan was amazing! Every aspect was outstanding and I enjoyed every minute! There are not enough superlatives to adequately describe how good a show it was. I am so impressed and it warms my heart to know that the next gen dancers are so talented and dedicated! Brava!"
-Tracy
"Professional, high quality performances time after time."
-Asha Pollem
