New Articles on
www.gildedserpent.com -Web Magazine for
Mid East Performing Arts
- 8-15-07
Amina's
North Beach Memories Chapter 6: Bert, by
Amina Goodyear
On my first
Monday at the Casa Madrid, Bert came to support the place and me. Well,
what he saw was equivalent to a San Francisco earthquake
- 8-14-07
Tamalyn Dallal's DVD- 40 Days and 1001 Nights, reviewed by Barbara
Sellers-Young
Thus, the film did expand my visual awareness.
Now, did it deepen or extend my understanding of what that diversity
implied? My response would have to be no. .
- 8-13-07
Dance
in a Rhode Island Summer, June 22, 2007, Performance in Tiverton
by Anajim
The
picturesque small harbor view was the perfect venue for this family
event! The performers comprised an eclectic group that presented varied
types of dance. With only one of each of the different styles, the show
moved along swiftly.
- 8-11-07
40 Days
and 1001 Nights by Tamalyn Dallal
I
envisioned it as a book in which I would travel to five Islamic countries
and live for 40 days in each, writing about my experiences. When
I was traveling in Indonesia, one of my friends wrote back "You
need to be filming this!" I did, and a musical documentary film
was born
- 8-10-07
Dance
of Power by Kathreen Saab
The sensual is from the realm of the magical, the psyche,
rather than the physical.
- 8-1-07
The
Summer School of Khaleegy Dance, Dance Style from the Saudi Arabian
Penninsula, by Yasmina Ramzy
The
“moral police” and hotel security watched every move I made.
All my phone calls were monitored. I was not allowed to talk to or get
into an elevator with an Arab man.
- 7-31-07
Part
Two of Antique Textiles: Costuming Before the Reign of Egyptian Costumers
by Najia Marlyz
I
view today’s dance values as interlopers—meant to mitigate
Belly dance’s checkered past by exchanging its innate free emotional
expression for speed and difficulty of execution and an over-the-top
outpouring of energy that is neither sensual or exotic.
- 7-30-07
Belly
Dancer of the Year Pageant 2007 Sunday Photos, Photos by Michael
Baxter,
Photo Prep by Michelle Joyce, May 27, 2007 Danville,
California, Event
produced by Leea. The competition for the Finalists.
- 7-25-07
Tribute
to Reema by Taaj
Hali
said, “The day of the contest, backstage we could all just feel
her. We were like, ‘This is for Reema! She’s here!”
- 7-24-07
The
Zar, Trance Music for Women, CD Review by Amina Goodyear
produced by Yasmin of Serpentine.org. “Once a spirit
is called, it must be appeased. Then it will always be there.”
And it will have to be periodically dealt with.
|
Please
support our Advertisers
New World Dance New
York DVDs! Preorder now at Amazon.com: Fluid
Precision: Contemporary Tribal Bellydance with Kassar (August); Sensual
Bellydance with Blanca (September); Gothic
Bellydance - Revelations (October)
~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<>~
Belly Dance
Television is back! BD-TV just finished shooting the final story
for Volume 3 and is currently working on post-production. Watch BD-TV.com
for details and release date.
~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<>~
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
~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<>~
Travel & Bellydance
in Turkey!
TurkishBellydance World offers all year around exciting bellydancing events
in Turkey since 1996! Please check our web site at www.turkishbellydance.net
~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<>~
The Belly Dance Trainer Teacher Certification Program-
Learn Taaj’s tips and techniques that helped her create award winning
students. Streamline your classes and help your students reach the top.
http://thebellydancetrainer.com/certification.html
~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<>~
Mary Ellen teaches:Beginner Doumbec class in Oakland
starting Sat Oct 6; Rhythm Essence and Finger Cymbals in Oakland, Sunday
Sept 30; Rhythms for Dancers at DDF, San Jose Sun, Sept 23
www.MaryEllenDonald.com
~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<>~
Volunteer!
~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<>~ Write! ~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<>~
Advertise!
Volunteers needed to help catalog articles (<1000!) in
archives by topic or theme. contact editor
~^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^<>~
|