Gilded Serpent presents...
Carl Captures Character
Rakkasah Festival East 2008
Saturday Dancers L-Z
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.
Latifa and Banat Al Beled of Severna Park, MD, here and below |
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 Leena of New York, NY |
 Little Boy of Open Floor |
 Lotus Niraja & NDC of Washington DC, here and below |
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 Mahalat of Little York, New Jersey |
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Mahrabesh & Middle East Mystique of Spring Mount, PA |
 Majestic Hips* of Huntington, NY |
 Malweh of ? |
 Mayumi Yamagish of ? |
 Nabila Nazen of New York, NY |
 Naheda of Germany |
 Natica's Poetic Dance Theater of Richmond, CA: Shukriya, ?, Richard, Cindy, Fatima, Natica, here and several below |
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 Nixies of New Jersey |
 Pat of Pangia of Mt Shasta, CA sings for his fans |
Rakset el Layla of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ |
 Raqqaset Zirayat of New York, NY, here and below |
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 Raqs Caravan West of Ami, Washington, DC , here and below |
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 Safiya of Annnapolis and Scott Wilson of NY? |
 Sahibat of Holyoke, MA |
 Saqra of Seattle, WA |
 Sera and Soltice of New York, NY |
 Sirena* of Annapolis MD |
 Sonziry* of New York, NY |
 Suhaila Dance Company of Berkeley |
 Surayyah of Orefield, PA |
 Tauta of ?, here and below |
 Urban Oasis of Long Island, NY |
 Yala Iana* of ?, here and below |
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 Yasime of ? |
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Previous parts to this series- Carl's Photos from Raks East- Friday,
Saturday
A-D,
E-K
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