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

• 9-16-05 Ahlan Wa Sahlan 2005, Cairo a review and diary by Leyla Lanty
  On Monday night, the opening gala was a great success in all senses of the word! It was one of the best large scale events I've attended.
• 9-16-05 The Golden Apple: Bellydance Stars of New York DVD Review by Eugenia
  Released by WorldDance New York, this DVD provides an almost spiritual viewing experience.
• 9-16-05 How to Analyze Dance Styles by Meissoun
  For a long time, the term “style” was something that I didn’t really understand.
• 9-15-05 Part Five; Lace and My Muses: Treasures by Najia Marlyz
  I was looking at a piece of artwork featuring a classical dancer of the past, turning it this way and that to get a better view, and suddenly, I realized that I had lost contact with my treasured mentors and had also abandoned my sense of artistic direction that they had helped to foster within me.
• 9-14-05 Behind The Nile Group Workshops in Cairo by Zeina
  How absurd it sounds! How could we, in a small country that a lot of people couldn’t even locate on a world map, compete with her enormous festival in Cairo?
• 9-13-05 What is a Ghazal? by Leigh
  “Ghazal” is a word in Arabic that means talking to women.
• 9-9-05 Rhythm and Reason Series, Article 4, For Whom Do You Dance? by Mary Ellen Donald
  Who do you dance for – your audience or yourself?
• 9-8-05 Belly Dance, Burlesque and Beyond: Confessions of a Post Modern Showgirl by Princess Farhana (Pleasant Gehman)
  “BUT WAIT!!!” I can hear you screaming, “ BURLESQUE IS STRIPPING!”
• 9-6-05 Making New Musical Inroads in Spain by Mark and Ling Shien Bell
  Helm takes Rhythm Diatribes Workshops to Europe, series continues...
• 9-5-05 Sirat Al-Ghawazi, Part 7 by Edwina Nearing
  Begun in the mid-1970's , the early sections of "Sirat Al-Ghawazi" were first published under the title "The Mystery of the Ghawazi." We are happy to be able to respond to the continued demand for these articles by making them available to our readers worldwide.
• 8-19-05 Interview with Mahmoud Reda Part 2: The Troupe by Morocco
  So what I call my choreography is not folkloric. It’s inspired by the folkloric.

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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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22nd Annual La Danse Orientale Extravaganza Weekend AUSTIN, TEXAS November 12, 13, 14, 2004 HORACIO AND BEATA, from Germany Classes Each day, Two Evening Shows, Boutiques Bobbye Dee 512 331-6545, bobbyedeedance@mindspring.com, www.bobbyedee.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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