Wildfire Tina

I've done so many different shows, and I'm happy to create a special one for your unique event. Here are some popular options that clients have loved in the past to get you started brainstorming the experience you want...

Improvisational Fire Performance (1 dancer plus a safety person):
Dazzle your guests with a fire show involving multiple props. This is my most popular and affordable option for fire. Themed costuming included. My fire prop collection is quite extensive. A few crowd favorites include dragon staff and fire fans. Guests also love watching my daring fire eating tricks, which I try to work into every performance when the wind will allow.

Improvisational LED Performance (1 dancer):
All the pizazz of a fire performance but without the safety or permitting requirements. Themed costuming included. My lighted props include double staves, belly dance Isis wings, fans, and fiber optic whip. I can also wear LED lit costumes. This option is perfect for a party or club experience in need of a themed go-go dancer to hype up the energy!

Belly Dancing with Fire (1 dancer plus a safety person):
Spice up your next event with some Middle Eastern flavor and fire performance! Includes various belly dance costume options and belly dance fire props, such as balancing sword, palm torches, and fire tray.

Wildfire Tina is a belly dancer and fire performer in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She began taking belly dancing classes at a community center in Lubbock, Texas, while she was in college and spent many years nurturing the desire to pursue performance by attending drum jams and Renaissance festivals.

In the fall of 2016 she saw a fire performance by Solar Rain at Texas Renaissance Faire and the spark turned into a flame — Wildfire Tina went home and purchased her first pair of fire fans. She also began taking classes at Crescent Moon Belly Dance Studio in Fort Worth, Texas, where she lived at the time. Her passion and dedication to those beginning classes led to incredible opportunities, including dancing with The Texas Jewels and The Crescent Jewels for about three years.

As a fire performer, Wildfire Tina has performed solo and worked with several teams. From birthday parties to massive stage productions to teaching workshops, she combines her skill as a dancer with her talent at fire prop manipulation.

She co-founded a female fire performer collective called FemPyre in 2017 and performed with PyroTex at Burning Man 2018. She was the assistant director and performed with Aruna Fire at Burning Man 2019.

Perhaps most notably, Wildfire Tina coordinated a monthly event called Fort Worth Fire Beats, which celebrated its 2-year anniversary in April 2020 right as the pandemic put it on pause. It was the first event of it’s kind in Fort Worth with a permitted fire circle. Fire Beats showcased a variety of performing arts and supported a diverse, inclusive community every month.

She has danced with Mosaic Dance Company in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and currently co-leads Santa Fe Flow Collective.

When she’s not performing, Tina is a full time high school educator, a parent, and a social media content creator. She’s a gardener, a yoga teacher, a community activist, and a poet.

Tina is a licensed Flame Effects Operator in the state of Texas, and she has acquired permits from the fire marshal's offices in Texas and New Mexico. She carries a $5 million general aggregate insurance policy for performer insurance coverage in the United States.

She has taught dance, performance, fire safety and flow arts workshops throughout Texas. If you're interested in hiring her as an instructor for your event, please let her know! Private lessons also available.

Some of her most notable performances include...
~Perot Museum Exhibit Opening Performance (2019)
~Aruna Fire Conclave Show for Burning Man (2019)
~Allen Americans Hockey Game Intermission Show (2019)
~PyroTex Fire Conclave Show for Burning Man (2018)
~Mary Kay's Summer Seminar in Dallas (2018)
~CASA's Fire and Ice Gala (2018)
~DIFFA Fundraiser Event (2017)

I will require at least a 10x10 foot open area for most fire performance, although smaller spaces can work for smaller flame effects. I will also need a small space to safely store props and fuel away from the performance area and patrons. And I bring a safety person to every event with fire.

As a licensed Flame Effects Operator in Texas, I am able to work with your local fire marshal to secure a permit for all public events. Permits do require some pre-planning and at least 3-4 weeks notice in most cases.