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• 7-20-06 About Cymbals & a Workshop Checklist, Rhythm and Reason Series, Article 13 by Mary Ellen Donald
  Believe it or not, playing cymbals can be a real pleasure. Playing them well can greatly enhance your dance performance. Playing apologetic or offbeat cymbals can ruin your dance performance.
• 7-5-06 Sheikka Rimitti, Queen of the Rai by Linda Grondahl
  Unlike most of the music that we are familiar with from the Middle East that are usually unrequited love songs or patriotic love of country songs, the rai songs are about drinking, suicide, suffering, colonialism, poverty, exile, homesickness, corruption and the passion and pain of actual love making.
• 6-29-06 “Gypsy” Dance in America, by Caitlyn, photos of author by Rachel Ong
  Roma dance usually brings to mind tambourines and skirt-swirling, but these images are mainly a fantasy.
• 6-27-06 Om Kalthoum, The Voice of Egypt by Yasmin
  She was without contest the most well-known singer of the Arab world. She was also the most influential woman of her time in the Middle East.
• 6-26-06 The Spirit of the Dance: A Response to the Criticism of my Tribal Fest 2006 “Pierced Wings” Performance by Sashi
  I was originally hesitant to write this article regarding my Tribal Fest 2006 “Pierced Wings” performance as I personally believe that a performance should not have to be explained by the artist, rather it should rely on what it evokes in others.
• 6-21-06 Photographic Review of the 33rd Annual Bellydancer of the Year Pageant Photos and report by Michael Baxter
  This show has some wonderful traditions.
• 6-20-06 Unionizing Belly Dance:MECDA's Beginnings, Part 3:Tying Up Loose Ends, by Samra /Sherifa,
  The problem was that after the first strike, where the issues were so clear cut – no one had been paid since the owner gambled away our money, tip-sharing had just been instituted -- people were unwilling to continue with strikes for getting contracts all over town.
• 6-19-06 "It IS About the Food!"by Margo Abdo O'Dell
  The matriarchs were teaching me about a cultural art from my Lebanese heritage.
• 6-18-06 The Magnificent Fundraiser Part Three: Acts I and II by Najia Marlyz
  ...today’s dancers and producers sometimes write that they believe that large stage shows with good sound and lighting, a Master of Ceremonies, and live music are only now starting production ...

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Mary Ellen's Birthday Bash: jazz concert plus bellydancer extraordinaire, Nanna Candelaria, featuring Mary Ellen Donald on jazz vocals and Middle Eastern percussion, Sunday afternoon, August 13 in Oakland, CA, Details at:www.maryellendonald.com
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Shareen el Safy in Springfield, Missouri, on September 16 and 17, 2006, presented by Haleema and Dreams of the Nile
An intensive two-day workshop featuring an original oriental choreography, Egyptian dance fundamentals, dynamic drum
movements/combos, and more! http://www.dreamsofthenile.com
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"The Hossam Ramzy Signature Tabla®" This is the drum that ALL Egyptian Tabla Players have been waiting for...
including Hossam Ramzy himself. Visual Melodies -is the dawn of a new era in Egyptian Dance Entertainment and Educational DVDs. Available exclusively online from www.hossamramzy.com
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Shareen el Safy with the Georges Lammam Ensemble in San Francisco, CA, 2 days of workshops and shows with live music July 22 & 23 2006 www.dancemission.com
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