{"id":4172,"date":"2012-06-17T17:15:29","date_gmt":"2012-06-18T00:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/?p=4172"},"modified":"2012-06-18T21:10:14","modified_gmt":"2012-06-19T04:10:14","slug":"joshkun-and-company-create-community-and-art-in-the-redwoods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2012\/06\/17\/joshkun-and-company-create-community-and-art-in-the-redwoods\/","title":{"rendered":"Joshkun and Company Create Community and Art in the Redwoods!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/authorcarl.jpg\" alt=\"Carl Sermon\" width=\"284\" height=\"284\" align=\"right\" \/><\/h1>\n<h2>Mendocino Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp 2011 Photos, Page 1<\/h2>\n<h3>photos by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/aboutuspages\/carlsermon.htm\">Carl Sermon<\/a><br \/>\n<span class=\"footnotes\">posted June 17, 2012<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><em>Lynette the editor&#8217;s note: Well, I thought I could just pick a few photos from Carl&#8217;s selection of photos that he sent to me from last year&#8217;s camp,  but there are just too many beautiful photos!. The pages will not be in chronological sequence. The below photos are primarily from Friday of the weeklong camp that ends on a Sunday. Readers, and camp participants, please help me with names and other details for the caption. Thank you in advance. <a href=\"mailto:editor@gildedserpent.com\">Please send me the photo number along with the names.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Mendocino Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp<\/strong> has been a community tradition since  1991. <span class=\"artist\">Joshkun<\/span> says that several of the teachers first came as students. He is hoping to have a couple of Romani musicians teach this year. However he is waiting to see if the visa&#8217;s go through before he announces their names. <span class=\"artist\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2010\/09\/16\/jasmine-june-zadiel-berlin\/#axzz1xzNHrIlt\" target=\"_blank\">Zadiel<\/a><\/span> will also be at this year&#8217;s camp.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>More pbotos to come! This year&#8217;s camp starts July 7, 2012. The camp website link is at the bottom of the page, below the photos.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table width=\"80%\" border=\"3\" align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" bordercolor=\"#333333\" bgcolor=\"#000000\">\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri05.jpg\" alt=\"parade\" width=\"332\" height=\"500\" id=\"placeholder2\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>1- Parade<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri15.jpg\" alt=\"ror watches Souren\" width=\"500\" height=\"361\" id=\"placeholder3\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>2- <span class=\"artist\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/archives\/musicalinstrumentlibrary.htm#Dror\">Dror<\/a><\/span> watches <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/archives\/musicalinstrumentlibrary.htm#Souren\" class=\"artist\">Souren<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri27.jpg\" alt=\"Party!\" width=\"500\" height=\"253\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3- Party!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri39shoshanna.jpg\" alt=\"Shoshanna blows bubbles\"   width=\"500\" height=\"495\"   \/><\/p>\n<p>4- <span class=\"artist\">Shoshanna<\/span> blows bubbles.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri48.jpg\" alt=\"Jill Parker\"  width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5- <span class=\"artist\">Jill Parker<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri53.jpg\" alt=\"Musicians\"  width=\"500\" height=\"323\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>6- Musicians: Dan Eshoo on kanoun (middle)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri55.jpg\" alt=\"Line Dance\"   width=\"500\" height=\"236\" \/><\/p>\n<p>7- Armenian Folk Dance class, the dancer at the end with her arm up is the instructor, Naomi Eshoo<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri108.jpg\" alt=\"Line Dance\" width=\"500\" height=\"236\" \/><\/p>\n<p>8- Line Dance <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri61.jpg\" alt=\"dancer\" width=\"405\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>9- ? wears a costume from ?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri74.jpg\" alt=\"Turban Lady\" width=\"377\" height=\"500\"\/><\/p>\n<p>10- turban lady<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri76.jpg\" alt=\"Roxanne and Sahra dance\" width=\"500\" height=\"276\" \/><\/p>\n<p>11-<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/aboutuspages\/roxxanneShelby.htm\" class=\"artist\">Roxxane Shelby<\/a>, turban lady, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art43\/debsahra.htm\" class=\"artist\">Sahra<\/a> in assuit, more &#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri90.jpg\" alt=\"sunset costume\" width=\"476\" height=\"500\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>12- ? wears a ? sunset costume<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri101.jpg\" alt=\"linde dance\" width=\"435\" height=\"500\"\/><\/p>\n<p>13- Line Dance<br \/> <br \/>\n1, 2, Sahra, 4<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri105rose.jpg\" alt=\"Masouma\" width=\"407\" height=\"500\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>14- <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/aboutuspages\/masouma.htm\" class=\"artist\">Masouma Rose<\/a> wearing&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri120.jpg\" alt=\"veil dancer\" width=\"388\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>15- Veil Dancer- Sadie from Chico, CA<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri145.jpg\" alt=\"drum class performance\"  width=\"500\" height=\"291\" \/><\/p>\n<p>16- Drum Class performance<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri147.jpg\" alt=\"string ensemble\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/p>\n<p>17- <span class=\"artist\">Georges Lammam<\/span>&#8216;s string ensemble<br \/>\nGeorges in shades, ? on violin, ? on cello, ? on violin<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri155.jpg\" alt=\"string team\" width=\"394\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>18- string team<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri158.jpg\" alt=\"ney player\"  width=\"380\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>19- ney player- Dennis Boardman from Portland, OR<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri187naistudent.jpg\" alt=\"ney player\"  width=\"366\" height=\"500\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>20- ney player-Ari Marcus (son of Dr. Scott Marcus) <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri194scottmarcus.jpg\" alt=\"ney player\"  width=\"401\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>21- <span class=\"artist\">Scott Marcus<\/span> on Ney<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri173oudclass.jpg\" alt=\"oud class\" width=\"500\" height=\"277\" \/><\/p>\n<p>22- Naser Musa&#8217;s oud class performs<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri167.jpg\" alt=\"oud man\" width=\"402\" height=\"500\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>24- oud man<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri181oudstudent.jpg\" alt=\"oud man\"  width=\"380\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>25- oud man <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri202.jpg\" alt=\"singing class\"  width=\"500\" height=\"282\" \/><\/p>\n<p>26- singing class, <span class=\"artist\">Yuval<\/span> on oud<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri234campfire.jpg\" alt=\"bread man\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/p>\n<p>27- Dror play percussion on bread  around the campfire<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri241kids.jpg\" alt=\"kid fort\" width=\"500\" height=\"332\" \/><\/p>\n<p>28- awesome kid fort<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campmon7.jpg\" alt=\"Faisal class\" width=\"500\" height=\"266\" \/><\/p>\n<p>29- <span class=\"artist\">Faisal<\/span> teaches drum<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art57\/graphics57\/Carl\/campfri4Faisal.jpg\" alt=\"Faisal\"   width=\"500\" height=\"351\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>30- Faisal<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\"><em>More soon!<\/em><\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">Mendocino Camp info- <\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\"> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.middleeastcamp.com\/Middleeastcamp\/Mendocino.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.middleeastcamp.com\/Middleeastcamp\/Mendocino.html<\/a> <\/h3>\n<p align=\"center\" class=\"whitetext\">&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\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\">8-19-08<\/span> <a class=\"articlelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art43\/medcamp.htm\">The Mendocino Middle Eastern Music &amp; Dance Camp 2008, Part 1<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">report by Sophia &amp; Lynette<\/span><br \/>\nThis morning the classes begin. Dinner and breakfast was quite good! The students on scholarship working the kitchen were cheerful and surprisingly bright eyed after being up so late last night! <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">8-12-04<\/span> <a class=\"articlelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art28\/davidmideastcampphotos.htm\">The Photos &amp; Poetry of David Ludwig<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">of the Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp in Mendocino in August 2003<\/span><br \/>\nthere is a time each year, when dancers and musicians gather, in a magic forest, to reconnect , with their creative source&#8230; <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">11-11-03<\/span> <a class=\"articlelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/articles24\/medcampphotos.htm\">MORE Photos from The Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp in Mendocino<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by GS staff and friends<\/span><br \/>\nJust the extra photos of our art and faces you know projected into a beautiful natural setting.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">10-13-03<\/span> <a class=\"articlelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/articles23\/shelleymedcamp.htm\">The Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp in Mendocino<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Yasmela<\/span><br \/>\nThere is nothing like immersing yourself in study and in the strange and unique culture of the Middle Eastern music and dance &#8220;scene&#8221;. <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">8-26-10<\/span> <a class=\"articlelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/archives\/musicalinstrumentlibrary.htm#Tina\">Musical Instrument Tour Video with Tina Chancey<\/a><br \/>\nDirector of  Hesperus.org, Tina takes a moment from the camp&#8217;s busy schedule to tell us the difference characteristics of this style violin from one we normally see. She touches on the different posture used to play and also why she, a professional player  of &quot;Early music&quot; is interested in how Arab music and style relates to what she normally plays.<br \/>\nFootage captured in August 2008, at the Mendocino Woodlands, Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">6-13-10<\/span> <a class=\"articlelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/archives\/musicalinstrumentlibrary.htm#miles\">Miles Jay demonstrates the String Bass<\/a>. <span class=\"articleauthor\">Musical Instrument Tour<\/span><br \/>\nAnother video filmed at the Mendocino Music and Dance Camp in 2008.  Miles show us bowing and plucking the bass as well as the maqam bayati and how the bass is tuned.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">11-28-09<\/span> <a class=\"articlelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/archives\/musicalinstrumentlibrary.htm#rowan\">Rowan Storm Tteaches about the Daf, Tar, and other frame drums used in the Middle East\tand North Africa<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">Musical Instrument Tour<\/span><br \/>\nFilmed in August 2008, at the Mendocino Woodlands, Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp.\tRowan Storm talks about the different names each frame drum has in each country and the confusion that can happen. She also tells us about women only drum groups in central Asia. Another topic- plastic vs natural materials<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">2-2-09<\/span> <a class=\"articlelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/archives\/musicalinstrumentlibrary.htm#bahram\">Bahram Osqueezadeh on Persian Santur video<\/a><br \/>\nFootage captured in August 2008, at the Mendocino Woodlands, Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp.Bahram play for us and talks about his intrument.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">11-7-10<\/span> <a class=\"articlelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/archives\/musicalinstrumentlibrary.htm#ergunSaz\">Ergun Tamer on Saz<\/a>, <span class=\"articleauthor\">Musical Instrument Tour Video<\/span><br \/>\nErgun is one of the organizers of the Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp held in Mendocino, California, each year in August. Ergun plays many instruments. In this video he tells us about the Turkish saz. The saz has many names depending on the country, such as bazouk or bazouki. This instrument also comes in many sizes.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">6-17-10<\/span><a class=\"articlelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2010\/06\/17\/leila-delivers-live-music\/\"> Leila Delivers Live Music Under the Stars, Camp Negum 2010<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">photo and video report by Yasmin Henkesh<\/span><br \/>\nCamp Negum did indeed happen May 4-8, 2010. It was everything Leila promised and more \u2013 5 days and nights of music and dance classes, almost all to live music.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">3-12-10<\/span> <a class=\"articlelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2010\/03\/12\/leilacampnegum\"> Creating Camp Negum<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Leila of Cairo<\/span><br \/>\nThe idea came to us as we laid on the beach at Ras Sidr, a resort town near Suez on the west coast of the Sinai Peninsula. It was one of those rare times when my husband, Safaa Farid, and I could slip away from work for two days. We were watching the wind surfers and listening to Om Kalthoum on the clubhouse speakers when the question just popped out.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">5-5-09<\/span> <a class=\"articlelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2009\/05\/05\/shemaonehip\/\">One Hip in Each Camp, My Experience of Working in Both the Arabesque Dance Company and the Arabesque Orchestra<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Shema\/EmmaLucy Cole<\/span><br \/>\nMy dancing is fuelled by my understanding of the music and now, my playing is influenced by the emotions I experience when I dance. It is a cyclical experience which has been boosted by this incredible opportunity to work with some of the most talented Arabic musicians on the scene. <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">4-24-09<\/span> <a class=\"articlelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2009\/04\/24\/ramonaoasissouth\/\">Oasis Dance Camp South A New Twist on an Established Retreat<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Ramona<\/span><br \/>\nEvery student received a personalized notebook and music CD, which included class notes and news articles about dance and culture.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">9-13-08<\/span> <a class=\"articlelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art44\/ninafolktours.htm\">Folk Tours 6th Annual Middle Eastern Music and Dance Camp<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">Report and Photos by Nina Amaya<\/span><br \/>\nheld at Camp Greenlane in Pennsylvania, May 2008. The authenticity of the camp is amazing. I love Rakkasah and Tribal weekends as much as anyone else, but watching and listening to Arab musicians play Arab music and Turkish musicians play Turkish music, well, that adds a little something! After the nightly shows, the musicians keep playing to the wee hours and the camp dances in the big dining hall until we drop.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">10-23-07<\/span> <a class=\"articlelink\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/art41\/denisetunisiantour.htm\">Khamsa Holidays, A Dance and Culture Camp in Tunisia<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">Report and photos by Denise Leclair<\/span><br \/>\nHow do you judge a dance trip? Would you go back next year? &#8230;in a heartbeat. Damn the cost and mercury retrograde and the heat. It was that good! <\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">6-16-12 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/archives\/gigbagvideos.htm#khalilah\" class=\"articlelink\">Gigbag Check #40 with Khalilah!<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">on the Community Kaleidoscope and on the Gigbag Page<\/span><br \/>\nFilmed at the Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition 2011, Khalilah competes in 3 categories in one day while sick with the flu including a high fever! This event was held in Long Beach, California. Khalilah is a student of Najia Marlyz. Khalilah gives us a tour of a few items that she takes with her to her performances.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">6-15-12<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2012\/06\/15\/mayada-thursday-ibcc-2012\/\"class=\"articlelink\">My First Day at IBCC 2012, The International Bellydance Conference of Canada held in Toronto<\/a> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Mayada<\/span><br \/>\nThe first day of IBCC is always exciting \u2013 participants are full of pep, hungry to learn, and ready to try it all! Selecting which of the tempting workshops, lectures, discussion panels, and shows to attend is daunting. Like many others, I found it really difficult to decide what to go to and what I\u2019d have to miss; with so many things happening at the same \u2013 and overlapping times \u2013 not being able to take in everything you want is unfortunately inevitable.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"articledate\">6-12-12<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gildedserpent.com\/cms\/2012\/06\/12\/donna-carlton-les-arts-turcs-istanbul\/\"><span class=\"articlelink\">Les Art Turcs: A Rich Resource for Dancers, Bridging Cultures through Traditional Arts in Istanbul<\/span><\/a><span class=\"articlelink\">,<\/span> <span class=\"articleauthor\">by Donna Barbrick Carlton<\/span><br \/>\nWhen we arrived, we found that the residents weren\u2019t really sure about all things Bellydance, save for the touristy performance posters seen in highly traveled areas. Many vendors have offices with tours; so Bellydance, Sufi\/Dervish performances, and boat tours are all lumped together as commodity-like offerings. 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