{"id":3778,"date":"2012-02-09T23:35:51","date_gmt":"2012-02-10T06:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/?p=3778"},"modified":"2012-02-20T21:02:35","modified_gmt":"2012-02-21T04:02:35","slug":"bduc2011-group-division-photos-and-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2012\/02\/09\/bduc2011-group-division-photos-and-video\/","title":{"rendered":"<h1 align=\"center\">Group Division Photos and Video<\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"<br \/>\n<h2 align=\"center\">Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition 2011<br \/>\nSaturday, February 19, 2011<\/h2>\n<h3 align=\"center\">Photos by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/aboutuspages\/carlsermon.htm\">Carl Sermon<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"footnotes\">Video by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/aboutuspages\/Lynette.html\">Lynette<\/a><br \/>\nposted February\t8,\t2012 <\/span><\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"> <span class=\"company\">The Belly Dancer of the Universe Competion<\/span>\u00a0is produced by <span class=\"artist\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/aboutuspages\/tonya.html\">Tonya<\/a><\/span> and <span class=\"artist\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art47\/helenaatlantis.html\">Atlantis<\/a><\/span> in mid February each year in the Long Beach Convention Center. <br \/>\nMost photos are linked to enlargements. <\/p>\n<table width=\"80%\" border=\"1\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#333333\" bgcolor=\"#000000\">\n<tr class=\"whitetext\">\n<td>\n<p align=\"center\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/AlexandriaDCoBIG.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/AlexandriaDCo.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4 align=\"center\">Alexandria Dance Company of Arizona<\/p>\n<\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\"><\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/AngelikaDanceEnBIG.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/AngelikaDanceEn.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/AngelikaDanceEn2BIG.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/AngelikaDanceEn2.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\">Angelika Dance Ensemble of Los Angeles<br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/arabinaBIG.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/arabina.jpg\" alt=\"Arabina\" width=\"420\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\">Arabina &#8211; Group Champion<\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/BellaOasisdanceCoBIG.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/BeachBellies.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"272\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\">Beach Bellies<\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/BellaOasisdanceCoBIG.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/BellaOasisdanceCo.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"257\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\">Bella Oasis &#8211; 2nd Runner Up<\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/JewelsofMiehana.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/JewelsofMiehanaSM.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\">Jewels of Miehana<\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/MirageinMotion.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/MirageinMotionSM.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"364\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\">Mirage in Motion &#8211; People&#8217;s Choice Award<\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/OruaGouzalesLilaLicious.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/OruaGouzalesLilaLiciousSM.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\">Orua Gouzales and Lila Licious<\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/Rakasaat.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/RakasaatSM.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\">Rakasaat<\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/RaksADiva.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/RaksADivaSM.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"345\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\">Raks A&#8217;Diva &#8211; 3rd Runner Up<\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/Sassafras.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/SassafrasSM.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"495\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\">Sassafras<\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/TalismanDanceCo.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/TalismanDanceCoSM.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"393\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\">Talisman Dance Company &#8211; Congeniality Award<\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/TroupeElisheva.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/TroupeElishevaSM.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\">Troupe Elisheva<\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/WingsofIsisSM.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"190\" \/><\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\">Wings of Isis<\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/YaAmarBellydanceTroupe.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/CarlBDUC\/YaAmarBellydanceTroupeSM.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"205\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\">Ya Amar Bellydance Troupe- 1st Runner Up<\/h4>\n<p align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"420\" border=\"0\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Niefg20GVVg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p align=\"center\">Video collage of some, not all, of these troupes. Yes, the sounds is a little off. We are working on it!<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/aboutuspages\/carlsermon.htm\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/adds\/charity\/supportphotog.jpg\" alt=\"Support Carl's work!\" width=\"120\" height=\"240\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\">This year&#8217;s contest is this month!<\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"center\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bellydanceroftheuniverse.com\/bduc2012.htm\">http:\/\/www.bellydanceroftheuniverse.com\/bduc2012.htm<\/a> <\/h3>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/graphics\/acommentbox.jpg\" alt=\"use the comment box\" align=\"right\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ready4more\">\n<p>Have a comment? Use or comment section at the bottom of this page or <a href=\"mailto:editor@gildedserpent.com\">Send us a letter!<\/a> <br \/>\nCheck the &quot;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/let2ed.htm\">Letters to the Editor<\/a>&quot; for other possible viewpoints!<\/p>\n<p>Ready for more?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<!--end ready4more --><\/p>\n<div class=\"articlelist\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">2-4-12<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2012\/02\/05\/caroline-interview-nelly-fouad\/\" class=\"articlelink\">Nelly, Beloved Star of Egypt, An Interview with Nelly Fouad<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Caroline Evanoff<\/span><br \/>\nI asked Nelly if there was any comparison to the Awalim of Mohamed Ali street and she said no, they were different; the Alexandrian Awalim had a real school for teaching the arts \u2014 they were strict and corrected your mistakes.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">2-2-12 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2012\/02\/02\/leyla-lanty-report6-cairo\/\">Last Round of Visits, Family Dinner Party and Wrap Up, A Month In Cairo, Report #6<\/a> by Leyla Lanty<\/span><br \/>\nI\u2019ve seen this often here, that men and boys will readily play with the little ones in an involved and endearing way.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">1-30-12<\/span> <span class=\"articlelink\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2012\/01\/30\/najia-bully-for-you\/\">Bully for You! The Science of Dance<\/a><\/span><span class=\"articleauthor\"> by Najia Marlyz<\/span><br \/>\nI 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.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">1-27-12 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2012\/01\/27\/stasha-interview-anne-lippe\/\"><span class=\"articleauthor\">\u201cNo Path is Straight!\u201d says Anne Lippe, One of the First Westerners to Dance in Egypt<\/span><\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Stasha<\/span><br \/>\n\u201cSabri worked everywhere, especially the Nile Hilton. He did a lot of weddings, so we worked at all the hotels. We subbed for Nagwa Fouad at the Meridien hotel on her night off. We went all over Cairo and Alex too, so it was a good way to get around and know the area. <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">1-23-12 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/archives\/gigbagvideos.htm#33\" class=\"articlelink\">Gigbag Check #33 with Sa&#8217;diyya of Texas!<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">Video on the Gigbag Check Page<\/span><br \/>\nGilded Serpent catches Sa&#8217;diyya backstage at the Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition in February 2011. She shows us her tools of the trade, including:safety pins (of course), mirror, curling iron, carpet tape, and all of her jewelry organized in a binder full of zip lock bags. She also tell us about using a fedora in a modern folk dance from Iran or Persia. Her mother helps her with her costumes. <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">1-20-12<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/newsgraphics\/ComKaleidoscope.htm\" class=\"articlelink\">Sahra&#8217;s Drum Solo Class with Amir Sofi at the Bellydancer of the Universe Competition in 2011<\/a>,<span class=\"articleauthor\"> video on the CK<\/span><br \/>\nSahra is also given the lifetime achievement award. Lovina gives testimonial to how much she enjoyed the class<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">1-19-12<\/span> <span class=\"articlelink\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2012\/01\/19\/leila-farid-facing-truth-working-dancer-egypt\/\">Facing the Truth, Working as a Dancer in Egypt<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Leila Farid<\/span><br \/>\nSometimes the dirty facts of dancing in Cairo can be more interesting than the pristine Oriental fantasy\u2026 at least, it is when you tell the story later! PHOTOS!<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">1-17-12<\/span> <span class=\"articlelink\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2012\/01\/17\/antoinette-awayshak-part-2\/\">A Dancer&#8217;s Destiny, Part 2: A New Dancer Emerges<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Antoinette Awayshak\/Khoury<\/span><br \/>\nLou Shelby had told me to begin that Friday night. (The Fez only had entertainment on the weekends at that time.)   An Egyptian dancer, Maya, and a Las Vegas dancer, Cozette, were working there; so I was the third dancer on the program.  I came in early for a rehearsal; Lou\u2019s idea was to have a real Hollywood-like production: I was to emerge in a flood of colored lights amidst smoke from a smoke machine and open his show.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">1-16-12<\/span> <span class=\"articlelink\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2012\/01\/16\/leyla-lanty-cairo-report-5\/\">A Month In Cairo, Report #5: Weddings, Visiting Raqia Hassan, Some Thoughts about Egypt\u2019s Future<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Leyla Lanty<\/span><br \/>\nIt was stimulating to talk about a wide range of topics, Egyptian politics and societal issues included, such as the continuing trend for Muslim women and girls to wear scarves \u2013 many, if not most, to make a fashion statement, others because of family, husband, or peer pressure, and some to make a political statement. <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">1-15-12<\/span> <span class=\"articlelink\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2012\/01\/15\/asmahan-arabic-nightclubs-london-part1\/\">The Golden Era of the Arabic Nightclubs in London Part 1: Making the Move from San Francisco to London<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Asmahan of London<\/span><br \/>\nThe ten o\u2019clock dinner show featured music, three dancers, and one singer. The real show started at midnight. In the audience were mostly Arabs, dressed in the most expensive designer clothes with diamond watches and jewelry flashing in the stage light. There was a scent of expensive perfume mixed with cigarette smoke. The tables were covered with flower arrangements and lavish silver platters of fruit.<\/li>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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\u00a0is 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 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[31,42,43,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3778"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3778\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}