13 New
Articles on
www.gildedserpent.com
Web Magazine for
Mid East Performing Arts
- 10-17-08 Tajikistan:
The Land of Dance Part One by Robyn C. Friend, Ph.D.
Video
features: #1-Introduction by author, #2- A Map Tour on an ancient and
modern map.
"Communication with the outside world is difficult and expensive, and nearly
impossible during the winter."
- 10-16-08 Solstice
Festival in Catalunia, Spain June 20-22, 2008 photos
by Eulalia Grau and Janixia text by Ling Shien Bell
For
the third year in a row, Maria Cresswell produced a dance and music festival
honoring the Summer Soltice. This year's three day event took place high
up in the Catalunian Pyrenees, in a rustic hostel fed by fresh springs
and bordered by a rushing river.
- 10-14-08 Inside
Peek at Making Music Videos: Hakim, Khalid Selim, Walid
Toufic, by Leila
I
was either crying or yelling at Hakim for most of the shoot and went
home each day with a headache from it.
- 10-8-08 Dance
- Deeper than the Moves by Keti Sharif
A
dancer who feels “safe” in the rhythm, footwork, technical
movement feels grounded and secure as she dances. A grounded dancer
will be less "in her head” and allow the authenticity
of feeling to come through her body as a flowing, emotive movement
that expresses the music and how she “feels” the music.
- 10-6-08 "Just
feel the music when you're on stage!” Interview
with Ozgen, Male Turkish Belly Dancer, by Nini Baseema
Well,
I think my heart still beats for big shows and productions, as much
as I know how stressful and difficult that show-life can be. I seem
to not be able to live without it.
- 10-2-08 Self-Esteem
and the Bellydancer by Taaj
…but
then, I wondered, why are so many belly dancers jealous, unhappy, competitive
and insecure? Does belly dance really build self-esteem?
- 10-1-08 North
Beach Memories- Casbah Cabaret, Part I Circa 1973 by
Rebaba
We
performed what I have dubbed “conveyer belt dancing”, that
is three dancers doing three shows each, starting promptly at 8:30
p.m. without stopping until 2:00 a.m., whether we had an audience or
not.
- 9-29-08 Bible-Belt
Belly Dancing in the 1970's: An interview with Azur Aja by
John Clow
Azur
Aja (Sharon Wright), a belly dancer from the Nashville Tennessee
area, is endearingly known as ‘The Lady With The Veils’.
Her career has spanned over thirty-five years, and her style has
been influenced
by some of the most recognizable names in American belly dance history.
- 9-25-08 Missing
Elections… What Happened to MECDA’s Democracy? by
Doyne Allen
In
most organizations comprised of paying members, only a vote of the
membership can enact any change in its charter.
- 9-24-08
Souren
Baronion demonstrate his Musical Instruments -Part 1& 2
Kuval, Dudook, G (or Sol) Clarinet, Soprano Sax and Riq or Tamborine
included also are snipits from performances Filmed
at 2008 Mendocino Music Camp. Part of a new page on GS- Musical Instrument
Tour!
Reviews
- 10-15-08 Bellydancing
With Fire with Leslie Rosen Reviewed by Rebecca Firestone
Leslie
gets an "A" on fire safety. Her safety section is a great overview,
covers just about everything, and has clear visual demonstrations of fuel
handling, dipping, and shaking out the excess fuel.
- 10-13-08 DVD
reviewed by Two- Pop, Lock and Shimmy! Belly Dance with
Michelle, by Yasmin and John Clow with
Introduction by Shira
With
the current titling issues of Pop, Lock and Shimmy and IAMED’s
upcoming Kaya and Sadie release however, I decided to pull out my notes
and give the original drill DVD its due.
- 10-9-08 A
Big Picture Book Review: Martha Burns' "Belly Dance,
Celebrating the Sacred Feminine" Reviewed by Stasha
Every
page is a work of art, a truly astonishing array of images. The content
is very inclusive and features all age ranges, body types and styles.
You will see yourself, your best self, in these pages.
Community
Kaleidoscope
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VIDEOS:Gig Bag Check #11 with
Shelly,
Sahra's Class in San Francisco, Rhea grandbaby dancing! Moria and Sherri
in Spain, Mark and Ling Bell summer tour, Crystal and Surreyya in Japan
- New
letters- AWS report by Yasmin, Doyn's MECDA article,
- Serpent
Souk, List of long time advertisers, Gilded Serpent products
through Cafe Press, Amazon "Astore" (GS gets a few cents
on each book)
- Help
avoid double bookings and use this free community calendars!
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