{"id":3884,"date":"2012-03-05T20:13:12","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T03:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/?p=3884"},"modified":"2012-03-05T20:13:12","modified_gmt":"2012-03-06T03:13:12","slug":"brad-dosland-photos-dangerous-beauties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2012\/03\/05\/brad-dosland-photos-dangerous-beauties\/","title":{"rendered":"<h1 align=\"center\">Photos from the Performance of<br \/> &quot;Dangerous Beauties&quot;<\/h1>"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 align=\"center\">February 18, 2012 <br \/>\nDark Room Theater, San Francisco<\/h2>\n<h3 align=\"center\">by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/aboutuspages\/BradDosland.htm\">Brad Dosland<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"footnotes\">posted March 5, 2012<\/span><\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\"><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2012\/03\/05\/davina-alisha-dangerous-beauties-review\/\">See event review &amp; report by Davina here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<table width=\"80%\" border=\"4\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"10\" cellspacing=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#333333\" bgcolor=\"#000000\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/nativebrew.jpg\" alt=\"Native Brew\" width=\"500\" height=\"323\" \/><br \/>\nNative Brew<\/h5>\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/adriana.jpg\" width=\"323\" height=\"500\" \/><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">\n<h5>Adriana as Sita<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/tatseena.jpg\" alt=\"Tatseena\" width=\"336\" height=\"500\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/tatseena2.jpg\" alt=\"Tatseena\" width=\"366\" height=\"500\" \/><\/h5>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/aboutuspages\/tatseena.htm\">Tatseena<\/a> as Medusa<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/nyla.jpg\" alt=\"Nyla as Salome\" width=\"377\" height=\"500\" \/><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/aboutuspages\/crystal.htm\">Nyla<\/a> as Salome<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/roseharden.jpg\" alt=\"Rose Harden\" width=\"500\" height=\"338\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/rosehardenBW.jpg\" alt=\"Rose Harden\" width=\"285\" height=\"500\" \/><\/h5>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">\n<h5>Rose Harden as Mata Hari and as Helen of Troy<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/terry.jpg\" alt=\"Terry as Cleopatra\" width=\"500\" height=\"343\" \/><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/aboutuspages\/TerryD.htm\">Terry<\/a> as Cleopatra<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/surreyya.jpg\" alt=\"Surreyya\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/surreyyaBW2.jpg\" alt=\"Surreyya\" width=\"367\" height=\"500\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\">&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/aboutuspages\/BethSurreyya.htm\">Surreyya<\/a> as Lillith and as the Sphinx<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/farhanaredblue.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Farhana\" width=\"372\" height=\"500\" \/><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/farhanaBW.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Farhana\" width=\"353\" height=\"500\" \/><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">\n<h5><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/aboutuspages\/PrincessFarhana.htm\">Princess Farhana<\/a> as Emily Hahn\u2019s opium vision<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/dustypaikBW.jpg\" alt=\"Dusty\" width=\"325\" height=\"500\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/dustypaikTongue.jpg\" alt=\"Dusty\" width=\"373\" height=\"500\" \/><\/h5>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">\n<h5>Dusty Paik as Baba Yaga<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/nylaVeil.jpg\" alt=\"Nyla\" width=\"397\" height=\"500\" \/><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">\n<h5>Nyla as Elizabeth Bathory<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/farhanafans.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Farhana\" width=\"500\" height=\"263\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/farhanafans2.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Farhana\" width=\"328\" height=\"500\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5 align=\"center\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/farhanapalms.jpg\" alt=\"Princess Farhana\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/h5>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">\n<h5>Princess Farhana as Louise Brooks<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art56\/graphics56\/Brad\/cast.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/h5>\n<h5>The Cast<\/h5>\n<h5>&nbsp;<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/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\"> 4-16-10 <\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2010\/04\/16\/kristina-brad-tribal-belly-dance\/\">Tribal Belly Dance Matures into its Prime, It All Unfolds at L&rsquo;Amour de la Danse<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">Review by Kristina, Photos by Brad Dosland<\/span><br \/>\nAlthough the show was not intended to be a Tribal show, because the Bay Area is the cradle of Tribal style, the line-up did a marvelous job of presenting this genre&rsquo;s rich variety. <\/li>\n<li> <span class=\"articledate\"> 12-31-08 <\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art46\/bradunmatablood.htm\">8th Annual Blood Moon Regale: Disease 101<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">Photos and text by Brad Dosland<\/span><br \/>\nthe interpretations ranging from comic to poignant, dancers portrayed a gamut of disorders from Scarlet Fever to Head Lice, Elephantiasis to Anorexia. Many of the performances were touchingly powerful, while others such as Origin&#8217;s depiction of Crabs had the capacity audience at the grand old Colonial Theatre laughing out loud (and scratching themselves subconsciously). <\/li>\n<li> <span class=\"articledate\"> 5-15-07 <\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art40\/EleydaTTDheather.htm\">Thribal Throwdown Photos and Workshop Review for Heather Stants&#8217; &#8220;Appetite for Deconstruction: Urban Tribal Style&#8221;<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">Review by Eleyda Photos by Brad<\/span><br \/>\nMarch 17, 2007 Live Oak Center in Berkeley. Heather&#8217;s task was to transmit that fusion thought in the workshop. She did an excellent job. <\/li>\n<li> <span class=\"articledate\"> 4-3-06 <\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art35\/Firestonebalkanbrice.htm\">Rachel Brice Goes Balkan: Pogonometric Revue <\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">Reviewed by Rebecca Firestone Photos by Brad Dosland<\/span><br \/>\nSunday, March 12, 2006, CELLspace, 2050 Bryant St., San Francisco, Cost: $15 and worth every penny<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">2-9-12<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2012\/02\/09\/bduc2011-group-division-photos-and-video\/\" class=\"articlelink\">Group or Troupe Division of the Belly Dancer of the Univerce Competition Photos and Video<\/a>,<span class=\"articleauthor\"> Photos by Carl Sermon, video collage by Lynette<\/span><br \/>\nThe 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.<\/li>\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<\/ul><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>February 18, 2012 Dark Room Theater, San Francisco by Brad Dosland posted March 5, 2012 See event review &amp; report by Davina here. Native Brew Adriana as Sita &nbsp; Tatseena as Medusa &nbsp; Nyla as Salome &nbsp; Rose Harden as Mata Hari and as Helen of Troy &nbsp; Terry as Cleopatra &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Surreyya [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[29,71,43,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3884"}],"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=3884"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3884\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3884"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3884"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3884"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}