Gilded Serpent presents...

Saturday Gala Performance at the IBCC 2010

Photos and Video Collage

Photos by Samira, Video by GS Staff.
posted September 6, 2010

The Saturday Night Gala Performance of the International Bellydance Conference of Canada was held April 24, 2010 at the Ryerson Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Video report consists of a collage of random clips caught of performances. IBCC is produced by Yasmina Ramzy and company.
Readers sending the names of individual troupe members to the editor is always appreciated.

Amel Tafsout

of Algeria and Oregon

Amel

Cassandra

of Mineapolis, Minnesota

Cassandra

Delilah

of Seattle, Washington

Delilah

Habeeba Hobeika

of Ontario, Canada

Habeeba Hobeika

Hadia

of Nova Scotia, Canada

Hadia

Jillina

of Los Angeles, California

Jillina

Ranya Renee & Co

of New York City

Ranya Renee & Co

Ranya Renee

Righteous Rogues

of Ontario, Canada

Righteous Rogues

Sema Yildez

of Istanbul, Turkey

Sema

Sera Solstice

of New York City

Sera Solstice

Zikrayat

of New York

Zikrayat

Arabesque Dance Company

of Ontario, directed by Yasmina Ramzy

Yasmina

Zar Ritual

Zar

Cafe

ADC Cafe

Cafe scene

Smoke

Drums

cane

ADC Cafe

More 2010 IBCC coverage

More IBCC photos and videos coming soon!

use the comment box

Have a comment? Use or comment section at the bottom of this page orSend us a letter!
Check the "Letters to the Editor" for other possible viewpoints!

Ready for more?

7-23-2010 Friday Night Performances at IBCC 2010, photos by Samira, video collage by GS staff
International Bellydance Conference of Canada April 23, 2010 at the Hungarian Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto,Ontario, Canada. Performers include:
Raks Sahara, Ashira, Maryfar, Laura Bellydance, Daluah, Tribe Maya Fire, Sa’Diyya, Monique Ryan, Sabaya, A La Nar, Sarah Skinner, Akimi, Earth Shakers, Roshana Nofret, Sofia & Chanty, Ebony Qualls, Danza Della Luna.
6-16-10 IBCC 2010: Thursday Main Stage Performance Photos and Video, Photos by Samira, Video by GS staff
The Thursday Night Main Stage Performance of the International Bellydance Conference of Canada was held April 22, 2010 at the Hungarian Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Video report consists of a collage of clips caught of performances. IBCC is produced by Yasmina Ramzy and company.
6-4-10 IBCC 2010- Video Reports by Samira
The Opening Night Gala Performance was held April 21, 2010 at the Hungarian Canadian Cultural Centre. Video report reposted here as an introduction to the photos.
5-10-10 IBCC 2010, Wednesday April 21, Opening Gala Report From The International Bellydance Conference of Canada by Gilded Serpent Staff
Because Gilded Serpent didn’t quite make it to the hall until the show was over, we are very grateful that Brigid Kelly consented to give us her report from the Wednesday evening performancec. The dance photos overlayed on this video are by Samira Hafezi.
5-2-10 IBCC 2010, Thursday Activities Report From The International Bellydance Conference of Canada by Gilded Serpent Staff
We begin our video reports with the Thursday Activities: dance workshops by Amel Tafsout, Sema Yildiz, Delilah, and Aurora Ongaro lectures on The Anatomy of Bellydance, Dr Sawa on Rhythmic Notation for Bellydancers, Shira on Mass Media, Mass Stereotypes and a Panel on Feminism & BD led by Andrea Deagon,
3-10-10 Ask Yasmina #12: The Importance of Oum Kalthoum, Undercutting, and Kid Bellydancers by Yasmina Ramzy
When a client hiring a performer or a student looking for a teacher is at a point where they want quality, they know they have to pay a fair price.
1-4-10 Sticky Situations: Ask Yasmina #11- Inappropriate Audience Members, Competitive Teachers, Fickle Students by Yasmina Ramzy
Trying to please and appease those who already disrespect you leads to a miserable dead end. My advice is to say "NO" and give the inappropriately behaved person a good wack across the face.
11-3-09 Ask Yasmina #10: Bellydance Business, Finding Musicians, Certification by Yasmina Ramzy
This experience has made me very wary ever since of people with certificates.
7-18-10 Belly Dance in Patriarchy, Escaping the Switzerland of the Soul by Andrea Deagon PhD
However, I do believe that belly dance is able to attain such vitality and complexity in the modern world precisely because it’s embroiled in serious cultural and personal contestations. It is precisely clashes of aesthetic values, conflicting paradigms of sexuality and gender, and economic as well as political inequities that strike the dance’s most beautiful notes.
7-15-10 Sema Yildiz, A Star of Turkish Dance by Zumarrad/ Brigid Kelly
She was fortunate, she says, to grow up in a Roma (Gypsy) community rich in dance and music – the Fatih district, which houses the Sulukule, famous for its entertainment and considered the oldest Roma settlement in the world.
9-1-10 Expanding Traditional and Innovative Approaches, Report from the Theatrical Belly Dance Conference, Part 1: The Panel Discussions, by Thalia
As with any new label applied to the genre, a question of definition consistently arises from fans and skeptics of the burgeoning theatrical belly dance category. Wisely, the organizers have incorporated panel discussions in the Conference’s roster of events since its formation.
8-30-10 SF Mecca Immersion 2009 Video report part 2: Glimpsesof Dances on the Community Kaleidoscope
On August 1, 2009 The SF Mecca Immersion held their Saturday Night Review at Broadway Studios in North Beach, San Francisco, CA. Performers include: Carolena Nericcio and FCBD, Jill Parker, Deb Rubin, Zoe Jakes, Kami Liddle, Fredrique, Cera Buyer, Kristina, Sister Kate.
8-27-10 Identity Through Bellydance:An Arab Descendant’s Viewpoint by Lynette Harper PhD
While some Arab women turn instead to ballet and western contemporary dance, others, like me, have embraced belly dance genres as a way to connect with our cultural heritage–only to disappear behind another veil, because Arab women dance artists in Canada are obscured within a huge belly dance community.
8-26-10 Musical Instrument Tour Video with Tina Chancey
Director of Hesperus.org, Tina takes a moment from the camp’s busy schedule to tell us the difference characteristics of this style violin from one we normally see. She touches on the different posture used to play and also why she, a professional player of “Early music” is interested in how Arab music and style relates to what she normally plays.
Footage captured in August 2008, at the Mendocino Woodlands, Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp.
8-25-10 Letting Go of the Towline, Surviving Dance Conflict! by Najia Marlyz
Still, even though our dance puts us into contact with beloved friends and creative people who bring us continual joy and renewal, Belly dance is also a powerful magnet for some people with serious mental and emotional problems beyond the scope of dance
8-24-10 The Festival That Never Sleeps, The Costumers at the 2010 Ahlan Wa Sahlan Festival by Roza
There was one thing they all had in common: the most creative, cutting edge, couture related costumes! Egyptians have been making costumes for (possibly) thousands of years, and since Belly dance goes back 5,000 years; why not? They know how it should fit the body, move with the lines and motion, and creative geographic designs are, of course, a Middle Eastern staple. Here in Egypt, all costumes are handmade, one of a kind. The majority of these businesses are family owned, and it’s nice to know costume purchases are helping people in Egypt maintain both this craft and artistic skill and their families.

Saturday Gala Performance at the IBCC 2010