A Weekend in the City of Riches
Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive 2009 Photos
Photos by Ben of Southwest Photography*
posted August 16, 2010
The 7th Annual Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive & Festival took place on September 10-13, 2009 at the Palace Station Hotel & Casino. The event featured workshops & performances from Amaya, Jim Boz, Sharon Kihara, Suzanna Del Vecchio, Aubre, and Frederique. The event is produced by Samira Tu’Ala and her team.
Samira’s Mission Statement for this event:
The Las Vegas Bellydance Intensive & Festival celebrates the cultural, historical, and progressive evolution of belly dance by providing an arena to showcase professional artists, offering study opportunities to students, and using entertainment as an outreach medium to educate the general public about this art form.
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Aisha of Greece |
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Amaya of New Mexico |
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Amira of Las Vegas |
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Aubre of Los Angeles |
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Deb Rubin of San Francisco |
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Dilek of San Diego |
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Raks Estela of Las Vegas |
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Frederique of San Francisco |
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Isis and the Star Dancers of Dallas |
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Jim Boz of San Diego |
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Kassar Tribal of Somerset, New Jersey |
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Leyla Amir of Las Vegas |
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Lotus Niraja of Maryland |
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New World Rhythms of Las Vegas |
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Sabaya of Canada |
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Salome of Corvalis, OR |
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Sharon Kihara of Germany |
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Suzanna Del Vecchio of Denver |
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Wild Card Bellydance of Sonoma |
Vendors and Casual Shots
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Elvis Impersonator |
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Elvis and showgirls |
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Audience with a few familiar faces including Harry and his wife right front, and next to them in red is Selena Kareena. |
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Class with Habib of Sedona, AZ |
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Festival performance with ? |
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Festival Audience |
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Shopper |
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Nera Brent of FireFly style |
This year’s festival will be held September 9-12, 2010
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The photographer is Ben Zimmerman of Southwest Photography. Ben is a local convention photographer who primarily shoots corporate events. He found Samira via the Las Vegas Convention Authority website.
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raks estela
Aug 17, 2010 - 05:08:15
im so honored to be part of las vegas belly dance intensive, im so happy that this event is growing and growing every year, it has the best the workshops, and shows, that it make every dancer to join it every time 🙂