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The Gilded Serpent presents
the feast!

Rakkasah West Festival
Sunday
(basically, but other stuff too!)

Page 1 of 2
March 2004, Richmond, California
photos by GS Volunteers including:
Biram, Clare, Cynthia, Krista, Lynette, Michelle, Monica, Sandra, Saroya, Valentino, Yasmine and probably more!
*Let us know if you recognize faces!


Leila Haddad
France and Tunisia
 
Aziza
Montreal, Canada
Momo Kadous
Germany
 
Shanna
South Bay, California

DaVid
Sweden
 


Denise's troupe dancing to Pangia
Mt. Shasta


Desert Heat
East S.F. Bay area, California


Aneena's Troupe

Novato
From Bert's workshop...

Bert Balladine, as always, is generous with his time and advice


Bert with his assistant Naila


Shukriya, Bert, and Naheda
 

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