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- 7-17-08
5-21-08 Saturday Gala Peformance
Part 2 of the International Bellydance Conference of Canada video
and photo report by Masouma Rose and Lynette Performers
in Act 2 : Aisha Ali of Southern California, Bozenka of Florida, Amy
Sigil & Kari Vanderzwaag of Unmata from Sacramento, California, Tito
Seif of Egypt, Aida Nour of Egypt
- 7-17-08 IBDC
Part 3: The Community Response- Dream Big by Betsey Flood,
Photos contributed by Masouma Rose and Monica
What
did those who attended that Las Vegas event last August – the
one that strove to become the biggest belly dance convention ever
-- think about their experience? Their answers may surprise you
- 7-15-08 Egyptian
Wedding Stories by Leila of Cairo
All
the guests were staring at us. The father of the bride demanded to
know who ordered the bellydancer and it seemed a fight was going
to break out between representatives of the brides’ family and
the hotel organizer.
- 7-14-08 Jenna
Wood' s "The Dancing Cymbalist– How to play music
with finger cymbals and dance at the same time." Book
Review by Yasmela
I was eager to review this book in hopes that
it would be a new tool to help revive the dying art of finger cymbal
playing. Jenna
Woods seems to share that hope.
- 7-12-08 Jodette:
Undeniably Authentic by Sausan
“Why
do students go against their own teacher,” Jodette continued
, “and spread ugly rumors?” I looked at her a shook
my head. It's a lament that I, too, have experienced from time
to time
as teacher of this dance.
- 7-9-08 Journey
into Womanhood by Elizabeth Artemis Mourat
Our
mission, as women, is to encourage others to joyfully anticipate
all the decades of their lives. Those who have gone before us have
always
and will always help us on our paths.
- 7-8-08 When
Two Doors Close Two Doors Open, New Venues in New York
City,
by Sarah Skinner
Scott
was thrilled with the new place and said it reminds him of the
late night clubs in Istanbul, Turkey. At the end of the night I walked
out
into the hot summer air feeling invigorated and inspired.
- 7-3-08 Belly
Dancing in Estonia by Ines Karu
As
in the rest of the world, the Egyptian style of belly dance
is the most popular one in Estonia. Most of the instructors and dancers
are specialized in that style. The American Tribal Style Belly
Dance
is
also becoming more known each day. The general impression of
belly dance in Estonia is glamorous, feminine, luxurious, modern
and
elegant. It's a time where Estonian dancers can truly say that
they can be proud to be a Middle Eastern dance artist in Estonia.
- 6-28-08 Tribal
Fest 2008, Saturday May,17 2008, Sebastopol, CA photos
and video by Lynette
Event
Produced by BlackSheep BellyDance and held in the Sebastolpol
Community Center, photos and performance clips of Hahbi’Ru,
Unmata, Sexy Scallywags, Romka, Tempest, Clandestine, Titanya,
RockRose, Natium,
Sabrina
- 6-27-08 The
Complete Performance Bag by Anna
The
performance bag is that ONE practical and necessary accessory
that aids in the creation of that ideal performance environment.
- 6-22-08 American
Belly Dancing 1966: B.C. (Before Choreography) Schehera
of Ohio Interviewed by John Clow
The
censors didn’t want me to show my stomach because you couldn’t
reveal the navel on television back then. Keeping the
veil on was kind of hard to do, dancing with a snake.
Community
Kaleidoscope
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VIDEOS: Lauren-
New BDSSer, Gig Bag Check,
Ivanka
of Panama
--Raqs LA, Double Crown Competiiton, Cory Zamora's wedding!
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Sarah, Amy Sigil, Tito
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