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- 7-17-07
Belly
Dance, Through the Eye of the Camera by Ishtar
Males
dominate photography and film industries in both the west and the east.
As well as ideas concerning the status of the dancer and gender, films
involving belly dancers can give us information on the class dynamic
and stratification that exists.
- 7-16-07
Fifi
Reloaded! Review of Fifi Abdo Workshop and Show by Catherine Barros
photos by Monica Berini Sponsored
by Little Egypt Holiday Inn Select, Dallas, Texas May 18-20, 2007
- 7-16-07
Music
Copyright Law for Belly Dancers (or for any Performing Artist by
Yasmin
From
Hollywood blockbuster movies down to clips on YouTube the law is the
same and it applies to anyone who uses someone else’s music for
their own purposes.
- 7-13-07
Easter
in Cairo by Peppina
She
is so strong and powerful and beautiful and intense. Even the not-so-stylish
costumes she used to wear didn't take anything away from her.
- 7-12-07
Belly
Dance:Time for Personal Assessment or How old are your Shoes? by
Tasha Banat
What
do you personally want from the dance? In order to answer this honestly,
you must make a personal assessment of your goals and include your achievements.
- 7-11-07
Dahlena,
The Classic Style Prevails, Workshop review by Rebecca Firestone
Raqia
does everything from the knees, and Dahlena said not to do that! What's
a girl to do?
- 7-11-07
"Veiled
Visions" How Belly Dance Music was First Brought to the United
States by Ray Rashid, intro by Amina
One
time he told me about a blind accordion player who sat and made lots
of jokes while they rehearsed, that musician turned out to be Ammar
el Sharie.
- 6-30-07
Chapter
5: Listen to the Music by Amina Goodyear
Yousef
wanted us to look exotic, like we were from the Middle East, so he made
us stay downstairs, look available and wear sexy, skimpy pantaloon outfits
or diaphanous caftans when we were not dancing.
- 6-27-07
Outi's
CD, "Al Amoura" Review by Catherine Barros
I think that there is something for everyone
on this CD as it contains some very useable pieces of music for performing
- 6-21-07
The
San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival, Weekend Two, photos by Susie
Poulelis
Afro-Cuban,
Chinese, Peru, Korean, Appalachian, Bolivian, Mexico, Tajikistan, Cambodian,
South Indian, Tahitian
- 6-19-07
My
DVD Shoot Adventure, A Bellyqueen & Peko Collaboration by Elisheva
I
thought I had left my bad luck mantra at the airport, but I soon found
that it followed me right through the studio door.
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The six-day schedule provides an opportunity to expand our dance vocabulary,
and experience new directions in our personal dance. www.shareenelsafy.com,
805-962-9639.
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