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Oreet
of New York
wins 1st place!
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Yasmine
of Seoul, Korea wins 1st runner up
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Rachel George
of
Portland, Oregon, wins 2nd
runner up
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Namira
South Lake Tahoe, CA , gets 3rd runner up
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Sandra
of Mountain View, CA, receives 4th runner
up
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Jalilah
of Aptos, CA |
Mandanah
of San Francisco, CA |
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Mayette
of Vallejo |
Tabitha
of Alameda, CA
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6-13-07
Belly Dancer of the Year Pageant
2007 Saturday Photos, Photos by Michael Baxter, Photo Prep
by Michelle Joyce, May 26, 2007 Danville, California, Produced
by Leea
Saturday's
contest includes Troupes, Duo/Trios, Grand Dancer, and Preliminaries
for Solo's, Sunday Finals Coming Soon
7-25-07
Tribute to Reema by Taaj
Hali
said, “The day of the contest, backstage we could all just
feel her. We were like, ‘This is for Reema! She’s
here!”
7-17-07
Belly Dance, Through the Eye of the
Camera by Ishtar
Males
dominate photography and film industries in both the west and
the east. As well as ideas concerning the status of the dancer
and gender, films involving belly dancers can give us information
on the class dynamic and stratification that exists.
7-16-07
Music Copyright Law for Belly Dancers
(or for any Performing Artist) by Yasmin
From
Hollywood blockbuster movies down to clips on YouTube the law
is the same and it applies to anyone who uses someone else’s
music for their own purposes.
7-13-07
Easter in Cairo by Peppina
She
is so strong and powerful and beautiful and intense. Even the
not-so-stylish costumes she used to wear didn't take anything
away from her.
7-12-07
Belly Dance:Time for Personal Assessment
or How old are your Shoes? by
Tasha Banat
What
do you personally want from the dance? In order to answer this
honestly, you must make a personal assessment of your goals and
include your achievements.
7-11-07
"Veiled Visions" How Belly Dance
Music was First Brought to the United States by Ray Rashid,
intro by Amina
One
time he told me about a blind accordion player who sat and made
lots of jokes while they rehearsed, that musician turned out to
be Ammar el Sharie.
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