The Drum Solo Category
Photos from the 20th Annual BDUC 2010
Photos by Carl Sermon
posted January 7, 2011
The Belly Dancer of the Universe Competion is produced by Tonya and Atlantis in mid February each year.
This is the 20th year and was held in the Long Beach Convention Center.
Here are the contestants caught during the Drum Solo Category.
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Witness this year’s event with Gilded Serpent as Amir Sofi tests the
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