Gilded Serpent, Belly Dance News & Events

Group Division Photos and Video

admin — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:35:51 +0000

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. Alexandria Dance Company of [...]

Nelly, Beloved Star of Egypt

admin — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:49:57 +0000

An Interview with Nelly Fouad by Caroline Evanoff posted February 4, 2012 As a dancer who loves Egyptian style Raqs Sharqi you probably have come across many famous "Schwaya Baladi" clips, including the adorable dancer Nelly Fouad with the megawatt smile: her skill, her creativity, her sheer joy of performing, and not to forget those [...]

Conditioning and Floor work; Two Strong Strengtheners!

admin — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:05:19 +0000

Cassandra’s Conditioning Class Ruby’s Flawless Floorwork DVD review by Samira Shuruk posted February 3, 2012 Let me start by saying a little about my experience and expectations. I’ve been teaching fitness and movement over 20 years. Currently, I perform belly dance, I teach both belly dance, and Pilates full time. It was with a bit [...]

Last Round of Visits, Family Dinner Party, Wrap-up

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:56:31 +0000

A Month in Cairo- Report #6 Part of “my” feral cat family in the apartment building by Leyla Lanty posted February 2, 2011 More About the Feral Animals: Many Egyptians have cats and dogs for pets and love them dearly, but life for the street cats and dogs is hard. People give handouts to the [...]

Bully for You!

admin — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:45:18 +0000

Instead, after four and a half decades of participating in the dance art called Belly dance and a variety of other evidently self-embarrassed names, I have observed a cycle in which, periodically, emerging dancers who have obtained slightly more prominence in the craft begin to make recycled attempts to regulate it through instructional devices in order to control it to their own personal ends.

“No Path is Straight!” says Anne Lippe

admin — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 02:49:29 +0000

One of the First Westerners to Dance in Egypt Renaissance Faire 1972 by Stasha Vlasuk posted January 27, 2012 What intrigues us about Middle Eastern dance that we embrace it so whole-heartedly? Self expression, adventure, romance, travel – it is a life and a lifestyle rather at odds with contemporary Western society. However, Western society [...]

Two Musical Sundaes with Dancers on Top

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:47:11 +0000

“Babelesque Live in Tokyo 2009”, Bellydance Superstars Series “Dancers for Dancers, Volume 5”, produced by Cheeky Girls DVD Reviews by Monet Rath posted January 19, 2012 Two DVD’s. Two live shows. Two very different productions! It is hard to stand them side by side. On one hand, Bellydance Superstars "Babelesque Live in Tokyo 2009”. On [...]

Facing Truth

admin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:06:30 +0000

Working as a Dancer in Egypt 2012 Saidi Tableaux at a wedding at the Semeramese Hotel. Costume: Leila Farid, Photo: Mohab Magdy by Leila Farid all photos are from author’s archives posted January 19, 2012 Most of the documentaries, videos, and blogs I have seen that have been written by foreign dancers in Cairo [...]

A New Dancer Emerges

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 03:30:01 +0000

This is my first costume. The skirt was given to me by Kanza Omar A Dancer’s Destiny, Part 2: by Antoinette Awayshak Original photos, author’s archives, restoration by Gilded Serpent posted January 17, 2012 See part 1 here. I was both excited and nervous at the same time; I had no costume! The costumes I [...]

A Month in Cairo- Report #5

admin — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:39:37 +0000

Weddings, Visiting Raqia Hassan, Some Thoughts About Egypt’s Future by Leyla Lanty posted January 16, 2011 Wedding at a club (NOT a night club): On the evening following the closing night of the Ahlan Wa Sahlan Festival, I attended a wedding at an engineer’s club in Nasr City, one of Cairo’s suburbs. There are many [...]