The
Gilded Serpent presentsBaraka
Baraka (with an accent acute over the first a, please) has been a dancer, singer and performer since childhood, studying a wide variety of theater arts and performing on stage, screen, video and in clubs near and far. This nationally known author and instructor has received many awards, most notably Miss America of the Belly Dance 1993 and the Best Instructional Video award from both the 1997 GAMAL Awards and the 1998 IAMED Awards for "The Dancers' Toolkit". She has studied Middle Eastern dances since the early 1970's, and is widely acclaimed for her technique and interpretation as a performer as well as a teacher. She offers workshops throughout the US as well as SF Bay Area classes. www.barakasf.com
Articles
by Baraka on Gilded Serpent
Dalia
Carella in San Francisco by Bàraka
November 1998
7-7-03
Baraka & the Bus or What happened
to Baraka? by Baraka/Beth
By now, having lost my home, my studio, my library, my recordings,
and my database, you would think I would start to get the hint that it
might be time to move away from dance. Having been a dancer literally
all of my life, I simply couldn't give it up!
