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8-16-09 Dancing for Dowries, Part 2: The Nailiyat by Andrea Deagon, PhD
It respected the intelligence, style and wisdom gained by women who had lived in the public eye and in the world beyond their native home – a world many men of the Ouled Nail never saw.
- 8-16-09 Challenging Hypocracry: A Response to Miles Copeland's Article by Tonya
The ethical way has been to promote one’s own competition but not to degrade someone else’s.
- 8-14-09 Michael's Photos of the Belly Dancer of the Year2009 Award Winners, photos by Michael Baxter
Some photos are linked to larger images. Additional troupe member names wanted!
- 8-13-09 SharQui
and Injury by Rachel
I suffered a severe injury to my spine and sacroiliac joint that left me in constant agonizing pain, and worse, fully disabled. I was 23.
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8-12-09 Words
of Wisdom: Interview with Hadia by
Jalilah
Unfortunately, this hyper-saturation, along with the current international economic crisis, has led
to a self-initiated devaluation of both dancers and teachers, as they compete for contracts and students in an extremely competitive market.
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8-10-09 The Ghawazi: Back From the Brink of Extinction (For now) by Habiba
The really fabulous news is that Khairiyya’s
sister Raja has come out of retirement and is dancing again.
- 7-29-09 At Home with Fifi Abdou by Yasmina of Cairo
In America, one of the things that especially pleased
me was the inclusiveness of the dance scene there – in my classes I saw women of many different ages – and body types – enjoying
dancing, and that made me happy
- 7-27-09 Carl Capture Character: Rakkasah Festival East, Sunday Dancers M-Z, photos
by Carl Sermon
Mariyah, Metal Goddas, Nesheli, Nubian Daughters, Oasis Dream Dancers, Oreet, ... Suzanna Del Vecchio, Willow
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Revue, Sa'diyya's troup wins Z-Helenes contest, Keti's baby Serafina! Duane
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Queen of the Nile, photo from Wiggles, Sausan's girls open King
Tut exhibit, gig photo of Danse Mahgreb,
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Redwood Coast Belly Dance Festival, October
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