Gilded Serpent presents...
Carl Captures Character
Rakkasah Festival East 2008
Saturday Dancers A-D
Photos by Carl Sermon
October 18, 2008,
Ukrainian Cultural Center, Somerset, New Jersey
posted May 31, 2009
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Caption corrections for each dancer appreciated.
Musicians in most photos are members of Pangia & Djinn:
Denise Mannion, Pat Olson, Carmine Guida, Melissa, Pete, Brad, more?
Abzahrah, Amala Gameela of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, here and below |
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 Aladina of ? |
 Alchemy of Brooklyn, New York |
 Alexa of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
 Amalia of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
 Amira Shula of Rockville, Marlyland, here and below |
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 Aneena of Novato, California, here and below |
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Angelique of
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Anka Kusu, Treannah & Khatife of Somerset, New Jersey |
 Anna of ?, here and below [ed note- what's the story behind this show?] |
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 Desert Jewel Dance Company of Bear, Delaware, here and below x 2 |
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Dondi of San Diego,California, here and below x 2 |
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- 5-29-09 Carl Capture Character: Rakkasah Festival East, Friday Evening Dancers,
help October 17, 2008 in Somerset, New Jersey. Bianca, Willow, Tempest, Leila Haddad... - 4-28-09 Photos from the 2008 Tour of the Bellydance Superstars by Carl Sermon
Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, March 1 2008 - 1-26-09 Sunday at Carnival of Stars, Page 1: A-C
November 9, 2008, Event Sponsors- Pepper Alexandria and Latifa. - 11-26-08 Bellydancer of the Universe Competition 2008,
held in Long Beach, California, on February 18 & 19, 2008, produced by Tonya and Atlantis - 5-9-08 Carl Sermon's Photos from the Hoover Hafla
Event produced by The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of MECDA on February 10, 2008, at Hoover Theatre in San Jose, CA - 2-17-06 Belly Dance Superstars ~Raks
Carnivale! Review by Dondi Simone Dahlin
Am I jaded because I was part of the company for so long? Am I unable to view the show from unbiased lenses? How I yearn to have virgin eyes, seeing belly dance for the first time. - 11-4-05 A Weekend with Horacio & Beata Cifuentes, Part 2, . For me, if I am still thinking about it and what I gained from it as a dancer, months or years after I took it, then that is a “golden” workshop. Making it “golden” takes the effort of a lot of people involved.
- 10-13-05 A Weekend with Horacio & Beata Cifuentes, Part 1, What is it about certain workshops in which the profundity and joy of the workshop stays with you long after it is over?
- 1-27-06 "How to Bellydance with Dondi" DVD Review
Dondi is a beautiful, voluptuous woman, who's pleasing voice direction matches her visual cues in perfect sync. - 5-28-09 Through the Eye of the Camera
This photo exhibit captures moments and scenery of Delilah’s most recent Visionary Belly Dance Retreat, which took place in Hawaii, Janurary, 2009.
