BUZZ Magazine, July 2016

D.J. Palumbo (Lady Darjuxena)
A Vision in purple or royal blue, or red/white/blue for
the upcoming July 4 th holiday – local performer (belly
dance, fire dance) and educator D.J. Palumbo, aka Lady
Darjuxena, makes an impressive entrance and she is
greeted warmly by many who know her. A longtime
supporter and participant in the Treasure Island Drum
Circle, D.J. can be seen gracefully dancing with long
fluid fans, spinning poi or adding her drum’s voice to
the gathering.
out. She wasn’t an active dancer then, “kind of shy”
she said, but after a few weeks she decided to learn
how to belly dance. The drum circle “… is like my
church, my healing. You let everything go – any anger,
any frustration – it’s like one big family and people are
glad to see you.” She loves the community of the circle,
renewing ourselves with the heartbeat of the drum.
If you’re interested in learning more about D.J. Perform
at your event you can contact her via Facebook
or on the Mad Flames Fire Entertainment page.
Christopher Corbell
*Photo courtesy of Chris Corbell; all rights reserved
Most recently she started the drum circle at the
Sawgrass Tiki and Teahouse in downtown St. Petersburg
and that’s where we caught up a few weeks ago.
We talked about how she came to love the drum circles
here in Tampa Bay. About nine years ago she was
at a changing point in her life; she was becoming more
spiritually aware. She had heard about Treasure Island’s
circle so she went along with friends to check it
Chris and I first met at the Thursday night drum circle
at The Witch’s Brew (now Café Taino) in downtown
New Port Richey and I was immediately impressed by
his friendliness and mad drumming skills. Like D.J., he
is an avid supporter of the local drum circle scene and
can be often seen at Sunday’s Treasure Island drum
circle and other circles such as those in Dunedin Causeway
and Safety Harbor.
Chris wrote this for our readers:
The first time I ever attended a drum circle I was
amazed by how I was welcomed and treated as a part
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