The Fusion Category
Photos from the 20th Annual BDUC 2010
Photos by Carl Sermon
posted January 25, 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.
Editor’s note:
Would the below contestants please add a comment at the bottom of this page giving a short description of your performance please!
What were you fusing and what kind of music were you using? Thank you!
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Congratulations to Mireya, the Fusion Champion of 2010! |
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Witness this year’s event with Gilded Serpent! |
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- 1-15-11 The Universal and Egyptian Category Finalists, Photos from the 20th Annual BDUC 2010
Kendra, Maria, Rachel, Samara, Dilek, Grinnelly, Katya, Masha - 1-7-11 The Drum Solo Cartegory, Photos from the 2010 Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition
Aspira, Celestia, Erica, Evangaline, Gina, Innah, Jane, Jessica, Katya, Kenya, Lapis, Maiara, Maria, Masha, Nandi, Ninyshka, Rachel, Safira, Viridiana, Zondra - 12-25-10 20th Annual BDUC 2010 Photos: Category Winners! Photos by Carl Sermon
Here are the champions of each category from the various contests held throughout the weekend. Gina, Dilek, Rachel, Katya, Jane, Melanie, Mireya, Roxanne, Viridiana, Wiiz - 12-7-10 Photos from the 20th Annual BDUC 2010 Saturday Night’s Judges Celebrity Show, Photos by Carl Sermon
This is the 20th year and was held in the Long Beach Convention Center. Saturday night’s show featured all the workshop teachers and the judges for the many competions. More of Carl’s lovely photos from the competitions are yet to come! - 12-3-09 Division Champs of the Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition 2009, photos by Carl Sermon
This contest is one of the first in the Belly Dance community and includes many categories covering different age groups, various styles and specialties. - 11-26-08 Bellydancer of the Universe Competition 2008, photos by Carl Sermon
held in Long Beach, California, on February 18 & 19, 2008, produced by Tonya and Atlantis - 1-24-11 Smooth Growth of Community Event, Las Vegas Intensive report by Neferteri
It was interesting to note that everyone I talk to said they came to the convention so they can say that they had danced in Las Vegas. - 1-20-11 Queens in Arizona? USA Belly Dance Queen: Arizona Arab BD Contest by Roza
To be honest, my favorite part was that the show presented an interesting challenge to many American dancers. They were required to identify the regional and cultural style of music they would be dancing to and represent that root in their technique, costume, and dance styling. - 1-18-11 Delilah, Women, Nature and the Body by Barbara Sellers-Young PhD
This belief in the force of the earth is central to Delilah’s approach to teaching belly dance. - 1-18-11 Europe’s Newest Dance Destinataion, Split Tribal Festival in Croatia by Paola, Photos by Marin Culic and Dunja Cuk Podolski
It’s like an Italy that one can actually afford, due to the fact that it is not yet an European Union country, and therefore not subject to the massive cost of living spikes of EU member nations. - 1-16-11 Sword Disasters: A Lighter Outlook on Belly Dance, Part 2 of The Dumb and the Restless by Tasha Banat
I laughed at him, but that very night during my grand finale Sword Act… you know – that dramatic spin where you stop and the sword continues to spin on your head like a helicopter blade? - 1-13-11 Lost in Translation, Fusion Confusion by Marion Nowak
Moria says, “Masking sloppy technique with cheap costuming and putting it all to break-beat music does not make you a fusion dancer. Fusion is like a good marriage; both components have to be very strong before the two work as a combination. ” - 1-11-11 Farida Fahmy Set the Record Straight, Innovation and Costuming of the Reda Troupe Interview by Fatima
The current troupe is an abomination of a wonderful enterprise. - 1-10-11 Foreign Dancers in Cairo Timeline New Resource Page
Amera Eid, Asmahan, Astryd, Feiruz, Jalilah, Keti Sharif, Leila, Leyla Amir, Nesma, Nour, Outi, Sahra, Shareen el Safy, Yasmina of Cairo, Yasmina Ramzy, Yasmin Henkesh, Zeina, and many more
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