October 2005 SnakeByte from the Gilded Serpent!
New Articles on www.gildedserpent.com -Web Magazine for Mid East Performing Arts

• 10-17-05 How MECDA Began by Feiruz Aram
  M.E.C.D.A., (Middle Eastern Culture and Dance Association) is a nationwide organization which began in 1977 for the purpose of organizing working dancers, sharing information between teachers...
• 10-16-05 The Egyptian Category 2005 of The Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition, report by Amy Bonham
  held February 19-20, 2005 in Long Beach, California, photos by GS staff
• 10-13-05 A Weekend with Horacio & Beata Cifuentes, Part 1, by Dondi Simone Dahlin
  What is it about certain workshops in which the profundity and joy of the workshop stays with you long after it is over?
• 10-9-05 Zaharr's Memoir, Part 11- The Minerva
  What do Greeks know about Belly Dancing anyway?” He just grabbed my hand and we headed toward the door. Grumbling, I followed him inside and I was startled to see a big stage with a large wooden dance floor right in front of it.
• 10-7-05 Rhythm and Reason Series, Article 5, Cymbals & the Music by Mary Ellen Donald
  But that’s not the rhythm. As I say at the beginning of each workshop, “Rhythm is the patterned arrangement of sound and silent.”
• 10-4-05 Raqia's Response by Dee Dee Asad
  I visited her in the Masr el Dawly Hospital, near where Raqia lives in el Dokki, the next week. Raqia was unable to travel to Sweden while sick!
• 10-1-05 Interview with Maya Gaorry of Italy, Talks about Size, Fat, and American dancers, by Lucy Lipschitz
  Before there was no rule on how big dancers should be, and now it’s changing. Changing everywhere.
• 9-30-05 My Experience With Amani’s Oriental Festival by Beverley Joffe
  Lebanon, June 14-19, 2005. Amani placed strong emphasis on the folklore and identity of Oriental Dance when compiling the program and offered touring to assist in blending technique with emotion.
• 9-28-05 Haft Paykar: "Seven Beauties" Seeking Love and Enlightenment in 12th Century Persia, Reviewed by: Rebecca Firestone, performed on April 2, 2005 produced by Laurel Victoria Gray . Even when a show attempts to borrow at least the external forms from some body of myth or literary work, it is unusual for the producers to be as aware of the allegorical content as Gray is of the deeper meanings behind Haft Paykar.
• 9-26-05 The Superstars Back In Action, A Review of the DVD, "Bellydance Superstars Live in Paris at the Folies Bergere" by Erica Fritch.
  The show is well staged and well filmed, the music is fabulous and the dancing superb...
• 9-24-05 American Bellydancer, the Film Review by Karin Haerter,
  Film reviewed on April 10, 2005, postscript added about DVD edition with bonus features

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Mega-Stars Halloween Extravaganza! Wednesday, October 26, 2005. Featuring the BDOU Champions, Winners of BDUC 2005 and Finalists will all be awarded their trophies.Sheraton Los Angeles Harbor Hotel in The Grand Ballroom, 601 South Palos Verdes Street, San Pedro, Ca 90731 bellydanceroftheuniverse.com
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Don't miss Morocco's Mid-Manhattan Mideastern Magic - a wonderful Winter Weeklong Jan.7-13, 2006 4 routines + SAQRA, ROBYN FRIEND: Uzbek dance, TAHYA, JOE WILLIAMS, music cassette & certificate morocco@casbahdance.org
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Keti Sharif visits USA March 2006! World Dance Aerobics Fitness Instructor training. New York 14-19 and LA 21-26 March. A-Z 'Personal Techniques' certification required, NEW correspondence courses available on http://www.ketisharif.com/
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The 16th Annual Belly Dancer of the Universe Competitions, February 18 and 19, 2006. Spacious New Location, Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center on the beach in downtown Long Beach, California.11 COMPETITIONS:Tribal Fusion Solo, Tribal Group, Drum Solo, Little: 6 to 12 yrs old, Junior: 13 to 17 yrs old, Junior Group: 13 to 17 yrs old, Divine, Fusion, Egyptian, Universal, Group, -16 WORKSHOPS - MORE ROOM, MORE FUN! bellydanceroftheuniverse.com/bduc2006.htm
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Check MaryEllenDonald.com for exciting new CDs & DVDs; Middle Eastern Treasures concert in Oakland, CA, Sunday October 23rd; Rhythm Essence and Cymbal Workshop in San Anselmo, CA, Sunday, November 20; new beginner doumbec class in Oakland starting October 29.
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