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August 2006 SnakeByte from the Gilded Serpent!
New Articles on www.gildedserpent.com -Web Magazine for Mid East Performing Arts

• 8-16-07 What Middle Eastern Audiences Expect from a Belly Dancer by Leila
  Audiences in the Middle East, especially Egyptians, see bellydancing as something to be participated in, critiqued, and loved (or hated) with gusto.
• 8-15-06 Bellydance Journalism Rhythm and Reason Series, Article 14 by Mary Ellen Donald
  One powerful tool used to mislead is bellydance journalism.
• 8-13-06 God Belly Danced: Belly Dancers in the First Century Banqueting Tradition, Part 5, by DeAnna Putnam
  So, like in the Old Testament Book, belly dancing can at times be connected specifically with wine and viticulture
• 8-9-06 A Meeting with Hallah Moustafa, Haute Couture Costume Designer in Cairo by Milena Miklos
  I’d heard there was an American costume-maker living in Cairo, but her clients prefer to keep her name a secret.
• 8-8-06 Spirit of the Tribes 2006 Photos by Juddy Lane, submitted by Maja, Event Sponsor, April 2006
  A Belly dance festival specializing in "Tribal Fusion" including dance from culturals other than from the Middle East or North Africa.
• 8-4-06 Field Report from the Dance Gig Front by Surreyya Hada
  After a pause, and a little embarrassment, I threw my hands up at him in disgust and walked away. The audience laughed loudly.
• 8-1-06 Rhea’s Travel to Syria, Part 5 –Sex and the Single Girl by Rhea of Athens
  The Trials and Travails of a Lone Female Traveler
• 7-31-06 From the Land Down-under, Part I: The Festival by Trisnasari of Melbourne, Australia
  In the wings, before we hit the festival stage, Andrea whispered to Mel and I, “Well, this is our first international performance!”
• 7-27-06 Shades of Goth Fall Upon Belly Dance Gothic Bellydance: The Darker Side of Fusion DVD Reviewed by Amulya
  produced by WorldDance New York. "There have been heated discussions on several Belly dance forums about this DVD..."
• 7-25-06 Freedom From Choreography: A Lucy Report by Nisima
  Lucy certainly did “Free me”! ...

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