April 2007 SnakeByte from the Gilded Serpent!
New Articles on www.gildedserpent.com -Web Magazine for Mid East Performing Arts

• 4-18-07 Fresh off the Plane from Cairo, A Workshop Review of Astryd Farah deMichele by Betsey Flood
  So how does Astryd select the signature moves she wants to teach? What she looks for first and foremost is being entertained.
• 4-18-07 Antique Textiles: Renewed Life for Dance by Najia Marlyz
  In fact, we often danced for many little luncheon gigs in offices and other places as a surprise birthday gift—to the music of our own solo sagat. Now, that is a skill that I have never seen anyone repeat since the early seventies!
• 4-17-07 A Marriage Made in North Beach Chapter 4 by Amina Goodyear
  The stage was alight with the flames of the candelabrum’s candles and the eerie glow of her costume. Fatma’s costumes were always comprised of material that glowed in the dark as her show began with no light—except for “black light”. VIDEO CLIP!
• 4-17-07 Finger Cymbals by Melina of Daughters of Rhea
  Above all this cross-cultural cacophony soared my mom’s perfectly paced zills, right left right, right left right, right left right left right left right. If you put me in a room blindfolded, I could distinguish her playing from any other dancer on earth.
• 4-14-07 Randa Kamal in Cairo The Photos of Susie Poulelis
  I was fortunate to travel to Cairo on business in April '06, and managed to take some time to see a few sights and, at least, one dance performance: Randa Kamal at the Marriot Zamelek's Empress Nightclub
• 4-13-07 Ballet Afsaneh and Carmen Carnes Dance Ensemble Reviewed by: Rebecca Firestone
  Full Circle Little Theater Marin Civic Center, San Rafael, CA February 16, 2007 And since when was Rumi associated with Mother Earth?
• 4-11-07 Bellydance in '70s Berkeley: Cedar Sposato's Photo Archive
  Linda was a member of Masha Archer's Troupe...
• 4-6-07 My Experience in a Suhaila Salimpour Weekend Workshop by Erin
  It’s a good kind of tired, one that makes you want to sleep, dream and then wake up and do it all over again. That’s the way I felt after a weekend in Austin, Texas, with Suhaila Salimpour, one of northern California’s most renowned dancers.
• 4-2-07 “In a Beirut Mood”: Jalilah's Raks Sharki 6, A Review by Amina Goodyear
  I found the selections included make exciting listening. Each selection is a beautiful arrangement and a good mix. Best of all: each musical selection is useful and conducive for dance.
• 3-27-07 Macedonian Bellydance CD Reviewed by: Rebecca Firestone
  On one of the mailing lists I'm on, there was recently a heated discussion on whether there was such a thing as "Balkan bellydance".
• 3-22-07 The Photos of Susie Poulelis, Sunday March 18, 2006, Rakkasah Festival, Richmond, California
  Isabelle shines at 9!

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SPIRIT of the TRIBES 7, by MAJA, April 26-29, 2007 in Ft. Laud, FL - Festival w/ workshops, Shows
Bazaar : SUHAILA, DALIA, the INDIGO, DESERT SIN & more....
http://www.Majanile.com
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Trip to Egypt and Attend Ahlan Wa Sahlan Dance Festival with Scheherezade Imports. 7 different Options. Join us from anywhere in the world!!! June 22-July 4 or June 22-July 9 2007.
Personalized, individualized service in small group. Details at www.scheherezadeimports.com or email sherzade@earthlink.net
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Don't miss Morocco's Mideastern Magic - a wonderful Summer Weeklong Aug, 4-10, 2007
3 Routines + guests: AFRA al KAHIRA (England), YASMEEN el QA'HIRA, JOE WILLIAMS-Delsarte, music CDs & certificate morocco@casbahdance.org
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Morocco, the BEST dance tour organizer, will take YOU to CAPTIVATING CAIRO for RAQIA'S FABULOUS FESTIVAL & more June 24-July 7 includes 2 Cairo dinner/shows + Ahlan Opening Gala,!
http://www.casbahdance.org/CaptureCairo.htm
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Middle Eastern Treasures Concert Oakland, California on Sunday, April 22, 2007. Nazir Latouf, oud, bellydancing by Aliena & Yosifah; Gemini Concert- June 10th in Alameda with Jawahare. CD's and books on Middle Eastern music on my website at MaryEllenDonald.com
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Desert Dance Festival, September 22 & 23 celebrates 22nd year in new location; Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum & Planetarium - 1342 Naglee Ave, San Jose, CA. Vendors, contests,workshops, performances & special presentations. Details at www.desertdance.com
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First annual Dance Master Belly Dance weekend June 1 & 2. Hoover Theatere & Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, CA. Featuring Performances & Master workshops for dancers seeking to Master the Art of Belly Dance! Details at http://dm.thackerenterprises.com/.
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Coming soon!
Temptation Show in Colorado reviewed by Anisa Shooting a Peko DVD byElisheva Zari tells of making a DVD DVD Review: Oriental Dancers of Europe By Ligaya Copyright: The Law and the Common Practice. by Ling Shein Bell Trbal Throwdown class review-we are looking for PICTURES!	BDSS in Marin reviewed by Sadira Yasmela shares more about touring on the Bou-Saada Bus Review of Nesma's DVD (it won a Giza Award!) by Leyla Lanty Professional Party Ethics by Yasmin Reports on the Internation BD Conference in Toronto this coming weekend! and more. of course!

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