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Web Magazine for Mid East Performing Arts
• 11-17-08 So You Want to Dance in Cairo? by Leila
  Foreign dancers who negotiate their own auditions with hotel managers usually find themselves seated at his private table in the nightclub month after month while he promises that next week he will make her an orchestra and give her an audition.
• 11-15-08 Bellydance Fashion, American Style: The 2nd Annual Decotach Fashion Show Report by Tanna Valentine photos by Brian Lin
  For this year’s fashion event, Ms. Lambru chose to display her costumes in the context of a Berber wedding.
• 11-11-08 Omar Faruk Tekbilek demonstrates the Ney video by Lynette
  Also incuded are short performance clips of Omar with the instruments and band members as well as his wife, Susie, performing a few Turkish style dance gestures
• 11-7-08 Gift of the Muse: Finding and Using “Dance Energy” by Najia Marlyz
  The concept of “Dance Energy” carries with it a power that appears to compel the dancer to move without conscious thought or excessive effort.
• 11-4-08 The Skinny on Abdominal Strengthening by Venus (Marilee Nugent), BSc, Kinesiology, BA Art & Culture
  You’ve probably heard the terms neutral spine and core balance being bandied about, and seen numerous class offerings for Pilates, body ball, and core workouts. You may be wondering, is this the sort of thing you should be checking out?
• 10-30-08 Aussie ATS Charm in Taipei: Devi Mamak by Lisa Chen
  Since both of us are not based in San Francisco, we share many common factors in terms of learning ATS and developing our own visions for it back in our own home venues.
• 10-23-08 One Dancer, A Journey of Self- Acceptance by Melodi
  However, it wasn’t long before I started to realize that the other girls were different than me. More importantly, I realized that I was different from them.

Reviews

• 11-14-08 Unveiled Musical Gems, 3 CD Reviews by Joette Sawall
  Raqs El Qamar by Chris Marashlian, Rhythms of Turkey by Tayyar Akdeniz, Angelika Unveiled, by Angelika Nemeth and Raul Ferrando
• 11-8-08 2 DVD Reviews:Must or Must Not for Your Library? FCBD DVD Steps and Combinations, Vol.7 Fluid Precision Belly Dance DVD Review by Martha Duran
  In search of the perfect library for a bellydancer I have found these wonderful elements for the bellydancer in need of fundamentals.
• 11-6-08 "Aheb Masr, Music and Songs for Oriental Dance" CD Review by Catherine Barros
  produced by Nader Zakaria, at Merryland Studio Heliopolis, Artistic direction by Yasmina. Depending on your mood and tastes, there should be something for just about everyone on this CD.
• 11-3-08 Teach, Reach and Dance- 3 DVD Reviews: “ Hilary Live: Belly Dancing Around the World with Hilary Thacker”, “ Angelika Presents: Oasis at the Races” and“Belly Dance with Jrisi” by Amani Jabril
  This uneven exchange between music and dancer, I feel, took away from a performance that had the potential to be much more dynamic.

Community Kaleidoscope
-- VIDEOS:collage from Sherri Briar's event
Mandanah wins 1st place ProSoloist N Valley BD Competition, Aida Nour in Chicago,

• New letters- Doyn's MECDA article, self acceptance, Tajikistan
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