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Gilded
Serpent Archives presents...
Gig Bag Checks!
Video interviews with the Artists Backstage.
- #1- Monica Berini
- #2- Jillina
- #3- Malia
- #4- Lauren
- #5- Sonia
- #6- Zoe
- #7 Sabah
- #8- Sharon Kihara
- #9- Vashti
- #10- Petite Jamila
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- #11- Shelly of Unmata
- #12- Jim Boz
- #13- Dominique Senecal
- #14- Zorba
- #15- Astryd
- #16- Pepper Alexandria
- #17- Mahsati
- #18- Elizabeth Strong
- #19- Surreyya and Sultana
- #20- Amira and Mom, Sadiya
- #21- Mark Balahadia
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Comings soon:
Photographer Michael Baxter, Dancer Moria, Dancer Cecilia,
More Zoe, Adore, Stevie, Jayna, Coleen, and more
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#21:
Mark Balahadia answers Gilded Serpent
What does a dancing dude carry with him to a show?
This footage was shot backstage at the Hungarian Center in Toronto during the
International Bellydance Conference of Canada in April of 2008
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posted
November 2. 2009
#20- Amira and Mom, Sadiya
What does a dancer need to carry in her gig bag? Amira and her mom, Sandra or Sadiya show off her fancy gig bag and all the costumes in it that Mom made for Amira. Footage was filmed at Carnival of Stars in November 2008.
http://www.sjecreations.com/
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posted
date here October 1, 2009
#19- Surreyya and Sultana
Gilded Serpent reports- Gig Bag check with Surreyya
What does a dancer need to carry in her gig bag?
Surreyya has a very special friend she carries in hers! Sultana,
a leopard spotted boa constrictor enjoys being displayed for us
and having a dance with her partner. Footage was filmed at Carnival
of Stars in November 2008.
http://www.surreyya.com/
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posted
August 18, 2009
#18- Elizabeth Strong
In February of 2009 we
were able to speak with Elizabeth who was filling in a dance
position with the Bellydance Superstars for their San Rafael
Civic Center gig. Zoe Jakes, Rachel
Brice and others also
pipe in. What is it like to slip into such a high profile
dance troupe?
Lynette interviews and is behind the camera.
Surreyya edits and produces the video.
http://www.strongdancer.com/
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posted August 02, 2009
#17- Mahsati
of Asheville, North Carolina
A dancer from Asheville, North
Carolina, Mahsati often uses fan veils in her show
and has an instructional video on their use. We catch her at the
Carnival of Stars festival in Hayward, California in 2008. Please
visit her site at www.mahsati-janan.com. Come to www.gildedserpent.com
for more videos and over 1000 articles on Middle
Eastern music and dance. Thank you!A dancer from Asheville, North
Carolina, Mahsati often uses fan veils in her show and has an
instructional video on their use. We catch her at the Carnival
of Stars festival in Hayward, California in 2008. Please visit
her site at www.mahsati-janan.com. Come to www.gildedserpent.com
for more videos and over 1000 articles on Middle Eastern music
and dance. Thank you!
http://www.mahsati-janan.com/
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posted June 29, 2009
#16- Pepper Alexandria
of Berkeley, California
What does a dancer need to
carry in her gig bag? Peppers bag may contain a
few unusual items. Also included are clips of Pepper dancing solo
and with her Ghawazee troupe at her festival called Carnival of
Stars. Troupe members included- Heather, Monifa, Kathy, Alyson,
Birute and Sonya. Thanks for watching!
Be sure to check out the artists website- www.carnivalofstars.com
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posted April 29, 2009
#15- Astryd Farah
Astryd tells of the recent stops
on her tours through the states and Europe including
working with Tito. Then she give us a tour through her gig bag!
This clip was filmed November 9, 2008 at the Carnival of Stars
Festival in Hayward, California. Next year the festival will be
held at the Richmond Auditorium in Richmond California. This is
the large hall with the beautiful stage where the Rakkasah festival
was held a few years ago.
http://www.danceastryd.com/
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posted April 09, 2009
# 14- Zorba, the Veiled Male,
of Monterey,
CA
Zorba talks with us after his
performance at the Carnival of Stars Festival in
Hayward, California, in November 2008. He shows us what he carries
for his performance. This video is an illustration for an article
by Zorba on GildedSerpent.comZorba talks with us after his performance
at the Carnival of Stars Festival in Hayward, California, in November
2008. He shows us what he carries for his performance. This video
is an illustration for an article by Zorba on GildedSerpent.com
http://www.doubleveil.net
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posted March 08, 2009
# 13- Dominique Senecal
of Les Tribelles,
Montreal, Quebec
Dominique talks with us back
stage at the International Bellydance Conference
of Canada. She recommends to bring an extra costume.
This video ends with just a sample of her dance that
night. Yes, we need to use a tripod and a mike! Thanks
for watching! Please visit GildedSerpent.com for more on this conference
and Belly dance. Be sure to check out the artists website- http://www.lestribelles.com
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posted January 17, 2009
#12- Jim Boz
What does a dancing dude carry
with him to a show? We go back stage and ask Jim Boz. Ozgen is
also curious.
http://www.jimboz.com/
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posted October 16, 2008
#11 Shelly of Unmata
What does a tribal fusion dancer
need to carry in her gig bag? Shelly gives us a peek into her bag!
http://www.unmata.com/unrecent.html
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posted
September 1, 2008
#10- Petite Jamila
What does a dancer need to carry
in her gig bag? Petite Jamila gives us a peek into her bag!
Be sure to check out the artists website- http://www.bohemianmarket.com/
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posted
June 3, 2008
#9-
Vashti
Monica
Berini interviews Vashti of Santa Cruz, California before
her performance in the Bellydancer of the Year Pageant
on May 24, 2008. Vashti shows us what she keeps in her gig
bag to be ready for this show. We then see a snippet of her
performance. Then we ask Vashti about her recent projects.
Vashti is producing both Suhaila's solo theatre performance,
The Phoenix, and Zaina Hart's Double Crown Contest.
http://www.bellydanceodyssey.com/Bellydance_Odyssey/Vashti.html
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posted
May 23. 2008
#8-
Sharon Kihara
Please view video within context
of Gilded Serpent here- http://www.gildedserpent.com/newsgraphics/ComKaleidoscope.htm
Backstage with the Bellydance Superstars. Sharon Kihara gives
us a peek into her bag! - What does a dancer need to carry in
her gig bag? I think Sharon's load is a little unsual!
http://www.sharonkihara.com/
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posted
February 16, 2009
#7- Sabah
February 2008 What does a dancer
need to carry in her gig bag? Sabah gives us a peek into her bag!
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posted
September 16, 2008
#6 Zoe
What does a dancer need to carry
in her gig bag? Zoe gives us a peek into her bag!
http://www.zoebellydance.com/
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posted
December 12, 2008
#5 Sonia
Debbie Smith asks Sonia, "What
does a dancer need to carry in her gig bag?" Sonia gives us a
peek into her bag!
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posted
July 07, 2008
#4 -Lauren
What does a dancer need to carry
in her gig bag? Debbie Smith asks Lauren, one of the newest dancers
in BDSS, to give us a peek into her bag!
http://www.bellydancebylauren.com/
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posted
March 31, 2008
#3-
Malia
What does a dancer need to
carry in her gig bag? Malia of Half Moon Bay gives us a peek into
her bag!
http://www.bellydancer.net/
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posted
March 6, 2008
#2- Jillina
What does a dancer need
to carry in her gig bag? Jillina gives us a peek into her
bag!
http://www.jillina.com/
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posted
March 2, 2008
#1b- Monica
What does a belly dancer need
in her gig bag to get ready for her performance? Monica describes
what she likes to have in her bag.
http://www.monicaraqs.com/
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