The Nouveau Noir Dancing of Tempest

Tempest is a performance artist who describes her dances as “Nouveau Noir” though there is clearly a neo-Victorian influence as well as shades of Old Hollywood. No matter how one would describe her work, we can all agree it is a delightful distraction from the bump and grind jail bait videos that pervade YouTube. Here’s a video of her performance at Gothla in England:

Here’s another live performance from a belly dance festival in Pennsylvania:

She has a website for you to visit complete with gallery so I won’t keep you. Click the pic to visit her home on the web.

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