Group Division Photos and Video
Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Photos by Carl Sermon
Video by Lynette
posted February 8, 2012
The Belly Dancer of the Universe Competion is produced by Tonya and Atlantis in mid February each year in the Long Beach Convention Center.
Most photos are linked to enlargements.
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Alexandria Dance Company of Arizona |
Video collage of some, not all, of these troupes. Yes, the sounds is a little off. We are working on it!
This year’s contest is this month!
http://www.bellydanceroftheuniverse.com/bduc2012.htm
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catherine
Feb 10, 2012 - 12:02:01
never got my head around the competition aspect of this? All lovely dancers but why compare? just saying
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cat