DrumDance is a Tribal Bellydance & Music performance troupe from Toowoomba, Queensland. Founding members Madonna & Peter have been performing together since 1993 & formed DrumDance in 1995.

DrumDance is a versatile troupe of bellydancers & musicians who combine the hypnotic rhythms and melodies of the Middle East and Africa with Tribal style original dance and exotic costuming to create a unique and memorable performance.

Madonna fell in love with Bellydance when her children were very young & 'impressionable'.  They grew up with their mother being a dedicated bellydancer & were subjected to relentless Middle Eastern Music which they now recognise all the time & enjoy at least some of the time!  Madonna performed  early in her ‘career’ & was often accompanied on the drum by her partner Peter Van Vuuren (& father to their kids, Damon & Nina). Madonna started teaching  Bellydance in 1996 & has studied many styles  over the years including Egyptian Dance with Denis Enan, Mo Gedawi, Sarah Hamilton, Maria Sangiorgi and various other talented & giving dancers. In 1997 Madonna discovered the 'FatChanceBellyDance®' (FCBD®) Live video and it inspired her to follow her American Tribal Style® Bellydance (ATS®) obsession.  

Madonna was & remains to be captivated by FCBD® - the precision, posture,  distinctive Tribal Style costuming & the often challenging but rewarding improvisational choreography within the Tribal format.  

As Carolena Nericcio, Director & creator of ATS® says " Allow yourself to see the whole picture:  women working together in cooperation; a group focussed on presenting the dance as one entity" 

Madonna has continued to further her ATS® knowledge through workshops with Carolena Nericcio, Megha Gavin & Devi Mamak. She gained her ATS General Skills Certification in 2007 and the ATS® Teacher Training Certification in 2009.   DrumDance Bellydance is now a Sister Studio to FatChanceBellyDance®. 

Madonna has also been a dedicated yoga student since 1991 & is a qualified Pilates matwork instructor.

Peter started drumming when his partner started bellydancing, about 15 years ago. Mostly self taught but over the years has had lessons with Hossam Ramzy, Jamahl Zraika, Fuat Sazimanoski, Epizo Bangoura & Sam Okoth to name a few. He has taught Middle Eastern & West African rhythms & general percussion skills for about 10 years.
He performs on a regular basis together with partner Madonna Teitzel in the dance & music troupe DrumDance since 1993.
Peter has collaborated on a CD release with The Oriental Orchestra of Toowoomba in 1994 & his own project in 2004, with DrumDance called “Khudni Ma’Ek”.
In his spare time Peter teaches mathematics for the Open Access College at USQ, Toowoomba.