Tribal Burn Honors Selman With Fire Tribute
A Saturday fire performance in St. Petersburg will include a tribute to dancer Leanne Selman, who was killed in a shooting in Brandon.
Updated on Nov. 6, 2026 in Dance
Leanne Selman, a 41-year-old performance artist who practiced fire dancing and belly dancing, was the lone victim of a shooting at the Citibank offices in Brandon on Wednesday. A tribute to her will be included in the Tribal Burn: Pirates Seize the Night fire show in St. Petersburg this Saturday.
Why it matters
Selman participated in events throughout the Tampa Bay area and helped encourage others exploring fire dancing and performance art. The tribute gives the local performance community a public way to mark her loss.
The only figure available is Selman's age of 41, and the extraction provides no comparator or wider statistics. Details of the shooting investigation and any charges remain unreported in the source material.
The players
Leanne Selman
Leanne Selman was a 41-year-old performance artist known for fire dancing and belly dancing who worked throughout the Tampa Bay area and encouraged others to explore performance art.
Tribal Burn
Tribal Burn is a fire performance event in the Tampa Bay area that is hosting a tribute to Selman during its Saturday show.
The details
Tribal Burn: Pirates Seize the Night will proceed as scheduled and now includes a tribute to Selman. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show begins at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7.
Timeline
Wednesday: Shooting at the Citibank offices in Brandon kills Selman.
Saturday, Nov. 7, 7 p.m.: Doors open for the Tribal Burn fire show in St. Petersburg.
Saturday, Nov. 7, 8 p.m.: The Tribal Burn show begins with the Selman tribute.
Big Picture
Fire dance and belly dance performances in the Tampa Bay region are a community-driven art form, and this tribute places the loss of one of its active performers within that network. The gathering reflects how local performance groups respond to losses within their own circles.
Tribal Burn: Pirates Seize the Night takes place Saturday, Nov. 7, with doors at 7 p.m. and the show starting at 8 p.m. Attendees can expect the Selman tribute to be included in the performance.
The takeaway
Community tributes like this one allow audiences to recognize performers beyond the stage. Attending local fire and dance shows is one way to support the artists who sustain these scenes.
Further reading
Explore more Dance coverage for context on the regional performance scene.
Source note: This article includes information reported by FOX 13 Tampa Bay.
