The
Contestants: L-R-
Sasha,
Aurora, Wanda,
Celestia,
Mayette,
Magdalena,
Roxana
- Champion,
Tiger Lily
- First runner-up |
Gilded
Serpent presents...
The Belly Dancer of the Universe
Competition
Junior Division
Ages 10-17 years
held Saturday, February 19, 2005
in
Long Beach, California
photos by Lynette
Please
contact us and help
identify faces please!
The
competition rules gave each contestant five minutes
for an Oriental routine in a fast/slow/fast format.
No finger cymbles were required. The competition was
not open for public viewing. Each entrant could bring
one female guardian to accompany her. Competitors were
not allowed to see another's performance until they
had competed themselves. Judges were not required to
disqualify themselves when judging their own students.
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Jade,
Anisa, Kamala |

Kamala,
Rania, Taji, Anisa
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The
judges were all from Southern California and included:
Anisa,
Jade,
Kamala, Rania, Taji
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Atlantis
orients the contestants to the stage limits and
gives them a pep talk before the contest begins |
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Wanda
age ?, Southern California |
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Aurora
age 17, Shermon Oaks,
CA |
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Magdalena
age 12, San Diego, CA
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Tiger
Lily
age 16, Santa Monica,
CA |
Mayette
age 16, Benicia, CA |
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Sasha
age?, Southern Califonia
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Sasha
and her mother, ?;
Aurora
and her mother,
Vicki;
Wanda and her mother,
?; Celestia
and her mother,
Deborah |
Magdalena
A.,
and her mother, Magdalena
C.
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Mayette
and her mother, Annette |

Tiger Lily
and her mother, Rahana
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Complete
list of BDOU 2005 Champions
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for more?
4-29-05
Power Failure Halts Troupes &
Finals Categories, The Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition,
Part 1, Sun Eve, held February 19-20, 2005, in Long Beach, California
report by Amy Bonham, photos by GS staff
Willow
Street outside the Grand Willow Street Center was a raging river
on Saturday morning and the rain continued through the weekend
with intermittent dry spells.
7-15-05
"Ya Mustapha!":
A Song Conquers the World by Meissoun
One
of the most covered songs of the last 50 years is not from the
Beatles but an old Oriental folk song.
7-12-05
Belly Dancer of
the Year 2005 Finals photos by Monica and Susie
May
28, 2005, San Ramon, California.
7-5-05
Sirat Al-Ghawazi, Part
6 by Edwina Nearing
Begun
in the mid-1970's , the early sections of "Sirat Al-Ghawazi"
were first published under the title "The Mystery of the
Ghawazi." We are happy to be able to respond to the continued
demand for these articles by making them available to our readers
worldwide.
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