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Photos from
Cifuentes’ Sommer Festival in Berlin<\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Report and photos by
Ma*Shuqa Mira Murjan<\/a>and Carl Sermon<\/a>
\nposted December 14, 2011<\/span><\/h3>\n

This year, Carl Sermon<\/span> and I were fortunate to be invited to participate in the 8th Annual Sommer-Festival<\/span> in Berlin, Germany. Horacio Cifuentes<\/a><\/span> recalled my early performances with Isis Wings in the \u201880s with a pair of wings that I designed and first used at the Rosicrucian Museum in San Jose, CA, USA. Therefore, he invited me to teach a workshop utilizing Isis Wings (which, interestingly enough, are pronounced as \u201cEe-sis Wings\u201d by Europeans). Carl and I were the photographers of the Oriental Dance and Tribal Dance (wettbewerb) competitions<\/span>, as well as the Matinee Show and Gala Show held at the historic Russisches Haus Theatre<\/span> in the former East Berlin. <\/p>\n

The Sommer Festival in Berlin is presented by Beata<\/a><\/span> and Horacio Cifuentes as an intensive offering of Oriental dance encouraging professional development for dancers through the opportunity to participate in the finest quality of instruction, competition, and performance. It is a well-organized long weekend in Berlin filled with workshops in Oriental dance and tribal dance held in four dance studios and two show venues. <\/p>\n

The idea of presenting a dance festival together with a contest is to promote talent, encourage excellence, and motivate dance artists from all over the world to come to Berlin and participate and results in this special and amazing event of learning and performance.<\/p>\n

This year, the Gala show was graced by international stars such as: Yasmina of Cairo<\/a><\/span>, Mohammed El Hosseny<\/a><\/span> of Finland\/Egypt, Rachel Brice<\/span>, Elisabeth Strong<\/span>, and (myself) Ma*Shuqa Mira Murjan, Patricia<\/span> of Hannover, Germany, Guzel<\/span> of Korea, Jamilah<\/span> and Anna Redlin<\/span> of Poland, Maki<\/span> of Japan, and Illan<\/span> of France.<\/p>\n

\nThe contests provide the opportunity to display talent and skills, attracting talented professional dancers from around the world. The winners of the raks sharqi contest and the tribal competition experience great benefits gaining international recognition to support professional dance careers. Former competition winners have been featured on the cover of dance publications such as, Tanzoriental magazine<\/a><\/span> of Nurnberg, Germany; and receive invitations to return to this annual Berlin dance festival the following year as workshop teachers, performers, and judges. <\/p>\n

Carl and I enjoyed the event, sampling Turkish and German food and touring museums. We enthusiastically recommend the event as a chance for intensive professional development and opportunity to see high quality accomplished performances by European dancers who commit to serious study of Oriental dance as participants in the CATT training program. <\/p>\n

If you attend this festival, plan to bring walking shoes to get to the dance studio venues and prepare yourself for an all-inclusive weekend! <\/p>\n

This weekend is a uniquely challenging intensive study that includes a fascinating cross-section of both Oriental and Tribal dance workshops, competition, and two performances. We hope to see more American dancers participate in this event, sharing top-quality performances with Europeans in the future. We invite you to enjoy these images of beautiful performances from the Sommer-Festival 2011 shows. <\/p>\n

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[12-27-11 ed note: Photos have been juggled since original posting to refect the winners by category]<\/p>\n

2011 Contest Winners the Berlin Sommer Festival by Category<\/h3>\n

Preliminnaries in all categories were held on Thursday evening , September 1, 2011.
\nFinals for all categories then competed on Saturday, September 3.
\nOriental Solo Pros in the Gala show in the evening and all other categories were settles in Saturday afternoon in the Matinee show.<\/p>\n

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Raks Sharqi Solo Professional<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1st prize – Valeria<\/strong> \u2013 Russia<\/p>\n

\"1st<\/p>\n

\"Valerie<\/p>\n

Valerie of Russia wins!<\/h6>\n
\"Valerie
\nValerie of Russia<\/h6>\n

\n2nd prize – Agata<\/strong> of Poland<\/p>\n

\"2nd<\/p>\n

\"Agata<\/h5>\n
Agata Zakrezewska of Poland <\/h6>\n

\n3rd prize- Ranya<\/strong> of Slovakia<\/p>\n

\"3rd<\/p>\n

\"Ranya
\nRanya of Slovakia<\/h6>\n

 <\/p>\n

Other contestants: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Alexandra<\/h3>\n
Alexandra of Switzerland<\/h5>\n

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\"Carol<\/h3>\n

Carol of Venezuela<\/h5>\n

\n\"Chucha<\/p>\n

Anna Chucha Cukrowska of Poland<\/h5>\n

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\"Yoon<\/p>\n

Yoon Ha Kim of Korea<\/h5>\n

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Raks Sharqi Semi Professional <\/strong><\/h3>\n

1st prize – Varda<\/strong> of Poland<\/p>\n

\"1st<\/p>\n

\"Varda
\nVarda of Poland<\/p>\n<\/h6>\n

2nd prize- Agata Zakrezewska<\/strong> – Poland (pictured above)
\n\"2nd<\/p>\n

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3rd prize- Alexandra<\/strong> – Switzerland (pictured above)<\/p>\n

\"3rd<\/p>\n

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\nOther contestants: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Celine<\/h3>\n
Celine of Germany<\/h5>\n

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\"Inara<\/h3>\n

Inara of Germany<\/h5>\n

\"Lea<\/p>\n

Lea Elcagu of Switzerland<\/h5>\n

\"Nashita<\/p>\n

Nashita of Czech Republic<\/h5>\n

\"Nichole<\/p>\n

Nichole McLaren of Switzerland<\/h5>\n

\"Selena<\/p>\n

Selena of Poland<\/h5>\n


\nOriental Dance Duo and Oriental Dance Trio<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1st prize – Bellyious Duo<\/strong> of Poland<\/p>\n

\"1st<\/p>\n

\"Bellyious<\/p>\n

Bellyious Duo of Poland<\/h6>\n

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2nd prize – Inspirit The Newage Bellydancers<\/strong> of Germany
\n\"2nd<\/p>\n

\"Inspirit<\/p>\n

Inspirit The Newage Bellydancers of Germany<\/h6>\n

 <\/p>\n

3rd prize- Shareefa & Nashita<\/strong> – Czech Republic <\/p>\n

\"3rd<\/p>\n

\n\"Shareefa<\/p>\n

Shareefa and Nashita of Czech Republic<\/h6>\n

Other contestants: <\/em>
\nnone<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tribal Dance Solo<\/strong> <\/h3>\n

1st prize – Michaela Sladeckova<\/strong> of Czech Republic<\/p>\n

\"1st<\/p>\n

\"Michaela<\/p>\n

Michaela Sladeckova of Czech Republic<\/h6>\n
\"Michaela
\nMichaela Sladeckova Czech Repubic<\/h6>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

2nd prize –Jeka Tribellydancer<\/strong> of Venezula
\n\"2nd<\/p>\n

\"Jeka<\/p>\n

Jeka Tribellydancer of Venezula<\/h6>\n

 <\/p>\n

3rd prize – Alhazar<\/strong> of Spain<\/p>\n

\"3rd<\/p>\n

\"Alhazar<\/h6>\n

 <\/p>\n

Other contestants:<\/em> <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\"Izabella<\/h3>\n
Izabella Logonowicz<\/strong> of Poland<\/h5>\n

 <\/p>\n

Tribal Dance Duo and Tribal Dance Trio<\/strong><\/h3>\n

1st prize – Bellycious Tribal Duo<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"1st<\/p>\n

\"Bellycious<\/h3>\n
Bellycious Tribal Duo<\/h6>\n

 <\/p>\n

\nOther contestants:<\/em>
\nnone <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Oriental Dance Group\/Formation and Tribal Dance Group\/Formation <\/strong><\/h3>\n

1st prize – Garam Masala<\/strong> of Czech Republic<\/p>\n

\"1st<\/p>\n

\"Garam<\/p>\n

Garam Masala of Czech Republic<\/h6>\n
\n<\/h6>\n

2nd prize – InFusion <\/strong>– Germany
\n\"2nd<\/p>\n

\"InFusion<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

3rd prize – Shirazia<\/strong> of Switzerland<\/p>\n

\"3rd<\/p>\n

\"Shiarzia<\/p>\n

Shirazia of Switzerland<\/h6>\n

 <\/p>\n

Other contestants: <\/em><\/p>\n

\"Caravan<\/p>\n

Caravana Dancers<\/strong> of Czech Repubic<\/p>\n

\"El<\/p>\n

El Sahara<\/strong> of Switzerland<\/p>\n

\"Nour
\nNour Al Ainy<\/strong> of Switzerland<\/p>\n

\n\"Shareefa
\nShareefa Group<\/strong> – Switzerland <\/p>\n

\n\"Sintis<\/p>\n

Sintis<\/strong> of France<\/p>\n

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 <\/p>\n

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\"Groups<\/a>
\nGroups pose together on stage with Beata, center stage, talking on a microphone
\nclick photo for enlargement<\/h5>\n

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Saturday Matinee<\/h2>\n

Theater Russishes Haus<\/h3>\n