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- 3-17-11 Empowering Women in India through Belly Dance by Jasmine June and Samar
The company works with less fortunate and troubled families and women, and pays the women a decent sum for their crafts as a way of helping them out.
- 3-15-11 Shamadan or Candelabra: Dances Along the Nile Part 4 by Gamila El Masri and Lucy Smith/ Scheherezade
The style is very earthy and includes great “tricks” like the splits, stomach work while on the floor, rolling over full length on the floor and posturing -- complete with quivering buttocks, and various other individual talents.
- 3-10-11 Cultural Traditions vs Sexual Stereotypes Part 2 of The Female Gaze
or "Medusa Dualities in Female Bellydance Performance and How the Gaze Continues to be Relevant Today" by Shema
There is a fine line between respecting cultural traditions and histories and reinforcing behaviours which are inherently damaging to the perception of the female body and its rights.
- 3-4-11 Pangia Does Texas: A Warm Howdy! by Denise Manion, photos by Carl Sermon
Carmine Guida (New York) Pat Olson (Californina) and I, are all members of the band, Pangia. In August of 2010, we had the pleasure of teaching workshops and performing at Yaa Halla, Y’all! in Grapevine, of the Dallas/Fort Worth area of Texas. It was a distinct delight to have enthusiastic, involved, and engrossed participants in attending our workshops.
- 2-28-11 The Cairo by Night Festival, November 4-7, 2010, Stockholm Sweden by Nabila
From the first moment that I arrived in Stockholm until I left, I felt warmly welcomed, relaxed, and it felt so fantastic to be with Zeina and Mohamed Abu Shibeka, that I spend my most memorable time there!
- 2-26-11 Not So Steam punk Belly Dance by Jasmine June
Since Tribal Fusion is also easily accessible, there have been dancers who begin performing and calling themselves professional when really they are just hobbyists. A professional belly dancer would never label her dance genre based on an aesthetic.
- 2-23-11 Shaking Up Shibuya" The Belly Dance Scene in Japan by Ozma
While belly dance in Japan originally came from American roots, it quickly grew to include Egyptian, Turkish Oriental, Turkish Roma, and various Tribal styles.
Reviews
- 3-16-11 Amera's Dina DVD Reviewed An evening of Arabic Dance and Music featuring World Renowned Belly Dance Artist DINA Review by Amina Goodyear
Nonetheless, we need to move beyond her expressions. Her dance is Dina. She is agile, melodic, rhythmic, and her movements are so intertwined with the lyrics and the music that she exists as the music–always reaching out to us and, thereby, bridging the gap.
- 3-9-11 Off the Beaten Path
Cory Zamora’s "Belly Dancing for Seniors" & "Learn the Art of Male Belly Dancing" Review by Jeanne Fogler
However, I have a couple of issues with this DVD. One of my issues is that, other than stating the ages of the students (60, 63, 75) and making a fleeting mention of a few physical issues they have (problems with feet, back, etc.), there is not a great deal of material specific to senior dancers.
- 3-6-11 A Day of Middle Eastern Rhythms Taught by Adriane & Tezrah Workshop Review by Nuriya
The two workshops combined a brief tutorial in the history of rhythms, practicing skills, and learning new combinations. I received a solid foundation in identifying and developing a familiarity with Middle Eastern rhythms.
Videos
- 3-15-11 MaShuqa interviews Dahlal and Tim Kent on the Cairo Revolution for the Gilded Serpent Video report on the Community Kaleidoscope
In February 2011 while at the Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition, we catch Dahlal/Debbie Sinclair and Tim for an interview.
Discussed are the affects of the curfews, blocked streets, and lack of cell phone coverage on the production of costume orders.
They also talk about the difference between Cairo and US designed costumes.
- 3-7-11 Gigbag Check #29 with Samantha of the Bellydance Superstars Video on the Community Kaleidoscope
Samantha is from Brighton, England. Sam starts to tell of her start with the troupe when Rachel joins the conversation briefly to help out and testifiy to Sam's talent and commitment. Sam was discovered in Rachel's workshop in Birmingham. Sam also shows us her gig bag and her favorite skirt made by Madi Love. Sam suggestions bringing a sewing kit and tells of problems getting her
belt ornaments tangled in her bracelets. This footage was filmed February 15, 2009 backstage at the Marin Civic Center in San Rafael, California
- 3-2-11 Video Report of Barbara's recent trip Cairo, VIdeo on the Community Kaleidoscope
We caught Barbara at the Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition in Long Beach in February 2011. She tells us of her trip to Cairo trying to attend the Nile Festival. Included are descriptions of getting to her hotels, rode blocks, checkpoints, neighborhood militias, attending classes, cell phone video, curfew, teachers including Aida Nour, How caring Mohamed was of his group. Barbara is a vendor of belly dance costumes.
- 2-22-11 Gigbag Check #28 - Stevie of the Bellydance Superstars on the Gigbag Check page
Stevie is a cabaret dancers as well as a Stilt Dancer. She is from Kansas and now lives in Los Angeles.
She tells us of her dancer history including her western and eastern dance teachers.
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Mary Ellen at Rakkasah; doumbec workshop, Arabic Polyrhythms, Saturday, March 12; performance with Nazir Latouf with dancers Tatseena, Yolanda, Naiah, and Diana Sunday, March 13 5:15 to 6pm; Oakland, new monthly Sunday cymbal class. Call (510)654-DRUM (3876)www.maryellendonald.com
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