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Algeria
7-5-06
Sheikka
Rimitti, Queen of the Rai
by Linda Grondahl
Unlike
most of the music that we are familiar with from the Middle
East that are usually unrequited love songs or patriotic love
of country songs, the rai songs are about drinking, suicide,
suffering, colonialism, poverty, exile, homesickness, corruption
and the passion and pain of actual love making.
5-29-06
Traveling to Tizi Ouzou
by Linda Grondahl
When I was in high school, I was fascinated by some of the names
I read about when studying world geography.
11-17-05
Traveling with the Touareg
by Linda Grondahl
This
was my 5th trip to Algeria since 2000 and I have been amazed
at the rapid economic development. The government is working
very hard to make Algeria a very popular tourist destination
once again.
Afganistan
11-15-02 Dancing
again in Afghanistan By Qan-Tuppim
As I had suspected, Afghan women belly dance.
Australia
10-5-06
From the Land Down-under,
Part 3:
More of Our West Coast Dance Adventure
by Trisnasari
"Hi, I'm Suhaila's mum; I hear you Underbelly
girls are good zillers!"
9-12-06
From the Land Down-under,
Part 2: Northeast and Canada by Trisnasari
What is happening in Australia, is also happening in
America.
7-31-06
From the Land Down-under,
Part I: The Festival by Trisnasari of Melbourne, Australia
In the wings, before we hit the festival stage, Andrea
whispered to Mel and I, “Well, this is our first international
performance!”
3-14-06
Hosting Australia’s
Leonie and Alpen Sukan by Samiya
What
was going to be another dance choreography workshop weekend
turned into a weekend of dancing and drumming. It is now over
year later, and people are still talking about that weekend.
9-25-04
The Ramzy Tour of 2003,
photos provided by Hossam and Serena
Photos
from:Brazil, Brisbane, MaryBorough, Wellington, London, Singapore
and Tibet? Readers- please help us with matching names to these
faces!
10-31-03
Workshop in Perth,
Australia-Hossam & Serena Ramzy's International Tour
August 8th - 12th, 2003 report by Ayesha
Hossam’s
presentation requires the student to listen – and I mean
LISTEN.
Brazil
9-25-04
The Ramzy Tour of 2003,
photos provided by Hossam and Serena
Photos
from:Brazil, Brisbane, MaryBorough, Wellington, London, Singapore
and Tibet? Readers- please help us with matching names to these
faces!
3-27-03
Belly Dance in Brazil
by Thania
...they are trying to organize a Code of Ethics
2-28-02
Shahrazad
and I By Thania
Anyone
who wants to tell about Brazil and belly dance must refer to
her.
Canada
5-18-07 A
Report on the First International Bellydance Conference
of Canada Part One- Lectures, Workshops, Panel Discussions by
Diane Adams Photos by Lynette
April
18-22, 2007 Toronto, Ontario. Hosted by Yasmina Ramzy of Arabesque
Academy in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, this International Bellydance
Conference of Canada, the first ever on the Canadian dance scene,
proved to be one of the top dance experiences in this reviewer’s
30-year career.
China
12-14-00 Troupe
Tabu goes to China! by Nanna
.It
should be noted that somewhere between passing the audition
and performing, it was announced that three out of four dancers
in the group (not including myself) were pregnant.
Egypt
4-14-07 Randa
Kamal in Cairo The Photos of Susie Poulelis
I was
fortunate to travel to Cairo on business in April '06, and managed
to take some time to see a few sights and, at least, one dance
performance: Randa Kamal at the Marriot Zamelek's Empress Nightclub
7-13-07 Easter
in Cairo by Peppina
She
is so strong and powerful and beautiful and intense. Even the
not-so-stylish costumes she used to wear didn't take anything
away from her.
8-16-06
What Middle Eastern
Audiences Expect from a Belly Dancer by Leila
Audiences in the Middle East, especially Egyptians,
see bellydancing as something to be participated in, critiqued,
and loved (or hated) with gusto.
12-30-06
I Dance; You Follow by Leila
As Westerners interested in an Eastern dance form, we might
want to ask ourselves if we are missing certain critical aspects
of Raqs Sharki because we are not open to Eastern teaching methods.
12-26-06
Teaching at the 2006 Ahlan
Wa Sahlan Cairo Festival by Leyla Lanty
Performing on teachers' night is a good way for new
teachers to attract more students to their classes.
11-17-06
Interview with Safaa Farid by Leila
These days there are times I feel I've seen everything an Egyptian
dancer can do in the first five minutes of her show. She doesn't
change. But foreigners study the dance very hard and they put
much time into their show so that is it interesting for a whole
hour.
10-18-06
“The Bellydancers
of Cairo” An interview with filmmaker Natasha Senkovich
by Betsey Flood
As a maid you can find yourself in compromising positions—not
good situations for a woman to be in—but in Egypt, it
is considered so much better than being a dancer
8-9-06
A Meeting with Hallah Moustafa,
Haute Couture Costume Designer in Cairo by Milena Miklos
I’d heard there was an American costume-maker
living in Cairo, but her clients prefer to keep her name a secret.
6-27-06
Om
Kalthoum, The Voice of Egypt by Yasmin
She was without contest the most well-known singer
of the Arab world. She was also the most influential woman of
her time in the Middle East.
5-2-06
Cairo '05, How to Eat,
Drink, Sleep, and Breathe Raqs Sharqi, Part 4of 4 The End
of the Trip by Andrea
We
were hooted and hollered at countless times, passed an angry
bunch of men arguing about Allah-knows-what, women with large
bundles balanced on their heads, people in the stores and on
the street trying to sell us stuff, but we were safe!
3-23-06
Cairo '05, How to Eat,
Drink, Sleep, and Breathe Raqs Sharqi, Part 3 of 4-Current
Cairo Happenings
by Andrea, You
could say that Aleya and I are burning the candle at both ends
and enjoying every moment! Our priorities are three: take lessons,
buy costumes, and watch shows.
3-5-06
Cairo 2005 How to Eat,
Drink, Sleep, and Breathe Raqs Sharqi, Part 2 of Four-Dance
Lessons by Andrea
In
Egypt, if a woman is only going to wear one item of make-up,
it will be black eyeliner.
2-14-06
Cairo
2005 How to Eat, Drink, Sleep, and Breathe Raqs Sharqi, Part
1 of Four, by Andrea
Today
is an historical day in Egypt! The first “real”
election with actual opposition candidates is taking place.
I’m trying to stay abreast of this important event from
TV news, but the American and British news sources barely talk
about it.
9-28-04
A Subjective View of Raqia's
Cash Cow The AWS Festival 2004, Part 1 by Andrea
First,
she came out as a snake, then entered
wearing a melaya, next, as a caged lion. Her performance
was very entertaining.
3-7-06
Streets of Cairo- Egyptian
Rhythm, Language and Dance by Keti Sharif
Cairo's
streets are much like its dance – streams of freestyle
movement guided by intuition rather than rules. There are no
'principles' as such in both circumstances – it’s
the organic-ness of Egyptian life that creates order in chaos.
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.
9-14-05
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?
1-9-06
Sirat Al-Ghawazi,
Part 9 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.
12-3-05
Sirat Al-Ghawazi,
Part 8 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.
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.
7-5-05
Sirat Al-Ghawazi,
Part 6 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.
9-12-04
Sirat Al-Ghawazi,
Part 5 of 9 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.
9-12-04
Sirat Al-Ghawazi,
Part 4 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.
8-8-04
Sirat Al-Ghawazi,
Part 3 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.
5-16-04
Sirat Al-Ghawazi,
Part 2 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.
2-11-04
Sirat Al-Ghawazi,
Part 1 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.
7-21-04
Leila, An American
Dancer in Cairo by Catherine Barros,
She
would walk into these huge ballrooms filled with thousands of
people with a huge stage in the middle of the room while television
cameras on cranes are taking note of everything.
6-
8-04 Nagwa Sultan:
Cairo Soul by Edwina Nearing
Like
a number of other Egyptian dancers who retired in the early
‘90s, Nagwa couldn't turn her back on the dance world
entirely, however tarnished the glitter had become.
1-3-04
Khairiyya
Mazin Struggles to Preserve Authentic Ghawazi Dance Tradition
by Edwina Nearing
But
when Khairiyya Mazin retires, one of the most distinctive traditions
of Ghawazi dance may come to an end.
12-16-03
Egypt 2003 by
Zahraa
The
winner was also the worst dressed dancer. Her name is Ronda
and she has the reputation of being too cheap to invest in a
quality costume.
6-29-03
Photos
from the Ahlan Wa Sahlan Festival, The Opening Night Gala
by Tahseen Alkoudsi and Shira
held
at the Mena House Oberoi Hotel on June 10-17, Cairo, Egypt.
More promised!
6-16-03
Breaking
News from the Ahlan wa Sahlan 2003 in Cairo reported by
Shira
The
flavor of the instruction and dancing are very different from
that offered by the U.S. festivals, and it offers an exciting
opportunity for immersion in the Egyptian dance arts.
4-18-02
Egyptian
Travels after 9/11 by
Scheherezade
I feel safer there on the streets than any place in the
U.S.
9-22-01
Raqia
Hassan's Dance Festival (Ahlan Wa Sahlan 2000) By Latifa
Then my dance
idol, Suhair Zaki, walked in, creating eddies of excitement
that ran through the crowd.
9-24-00
Cairo's Costume Disasters by
Leyla Lanty
Tacky,
Bizarre, and Surprising Costumes Worn by Cairo's Stars of Oriental
Dance
10-18-01
My Taxi Ride in Egypt
after 9-11 by Fred Glick
And as we reach my destination, he asks me to tell America that
he is sorry, that Egyptians, they are sorry.
3-20-01
Eating in Cairo (Part
2) by Fred Glick
You splash da'a on your koshary like a real
Egyptian. Perhaps you've even learned how to pronounce da'a.
You've had fuul for breakfast and laughed in the face
of many an expensive buffet. But all the feelings of superiority
aside, you're beginning to feel the need for something, well,
different.
12-23-00
FLASH FROM CAIRO-
RAIN! by Fred Glick
The pre-dawn call to prayer, bustling souqs and the constant
reminders that everything, from the continuing supply of water
to the arrival of the taxi at my destination, is at the pleasure
of Allah.
3-22-00
Dining in Cairo
by Fred Glick
One of the wonderful
things about Egyptian food is that there is something for everyone.
12-2-04
My Vision of the Desert
Archidance by Piper Reid Hunt, Ph.D.
I had heard about trance dancing before, but had never
seen it in an authentic context.
12-30-99 Rhea's Adventures -continues "Egyptian
Dance Festival--Intrigue
& Chaos" Part 2
"Strike!" I
cried, and we all stood up and marched to the bus!
10-6-99-Rhea's
Adventures-Egyptian Dance
Festival--Intrigue & Chaos
I was intrigued when
an envelope from Cairo, Egypt, arrived at my studio in Athens,
Greece
8-20-99 Rhea's
Adventures!- Mt. Sinai by Rhea Likouri of Athens
...we donned tablecloths
after dinner to dance to whatever they had on hand that could
be blown into or beat upon...
6-30-05
Ahlan wa Sahlan 2005 Begins
by Shira
Shira is back at Raqia's Cairo festival again this
year. Many improvements noted!
6-16-04
Egypt Travel
Health Checklist by Shira
Here is a packing checklist that may help you anticipate your
own needs.
6-28+
-04 Ahlan Wa
Sahlan Festival 2004-Intro Travel Journal by Shira
Middle Eastern dance artists and students from throughout the
world attend this event to immerse themselves in instruction
by leading Egyptian instructors, shop for costumes and other
supplies offered by Egyptian vendors, and enjoy the gala shows
featuring top Egyptian dancers. Check back for regular
updates!
First
Two Days
Day
3: First Look at Egyptian History
Day
4: More Egyptian Monuments and First Dance Show
Day 5: Shop-portunities
and Whirling Dervishes POSTED 7-9-04
Day 6: The
Festival Begins POSTED 7-17-04
Day 7: Classes
and Free Time POSTED 7-17-04
Day 8: Side
Trips, Part 1: Gayer Anderson Museum POSTED 7-25-04
Day 8:
Side Trips, Part 2: The Parisiana 7-26-04
Day
9: The Evening Show posted 11-12-04
Day 10: Classes
and the Sphinx Speaks posted 11-22-04
Day 11: Camels,
Class, & Competitions posted 12-15-04
5-3-02
Uschi and Akhram's Villa
on the Red Sea, Interviewed by GS Staff
Uschi
also shares her pictures from the June 2001 Cairo Festival
England
11-28-07 The
International Belly Dance Congress told by Salwa of Belgium
and the winner of the contest professional category
September 28-30, 2007, in Bogner Regis, England Gala photos provided by Josephine
Wise, others by author.
Not
being able to prepare my planned choreography properly for
the Oum Kalthoum song, which is not easy to interpret to begin
with, I quickly turned to emotions in order to fill up the
space.
4-3-05
The London Belly Beat!
by Alexandria
They
have nothing against tribal or fusion styles and seem to enjoy
all belly dance.
2-3-05
From Rags to Rhinestones
by Dolores
I
am most proud of having taken up dance later in life and having
become an acclaimed professional-level performer.
9-25-04
The Ramzy Tour of 2003,
photos provided by Hossam and Serena
Photos
from:Brazil, Brisbane, MaryBorough, Wellington, London, Singapore
and Tibet? Readers- please help us with matching names to these
faces!
12-27-03
Getting Shagged on
Virgin Atlantic by Kayla Summers
This
is about a trip that took two days but never went anywhere.
6-16-03
Rainy Night in London
Town by Justine Merrill
That’s how after a day at the Tower of London, I found
myself navigating the Edgware district after dark, in the fog
and light rain, looking for dinner. Christina trailed behind
me, feet dragging, whiney and hungry, but hanging on after a
full day or of walking.
Estonia
7-3-08 Belly
Dancing in Estonia by Ines Karu
As
in the rest of the world, the Egyptian style of belly dance
is the most popular one in Estonia. Most of the instructors
and dancers are specialized in that style. The American Tribal
Style Belly Dance is also becoming more known each day. The
general impression of belly dance in Estonia is glamorous,
feminine, luxurious, modern and elegant. It’s a time where
Estonian dancers can truly say that they can be proud to be
a Middle Eastern dance artist in Estonia.
France
5-10-05
Making New Musical
Inroads in France and Ireland by Mark and Ling Shien Bell
Helm
takes Rhythm Diatribes Workshops to Europe, series continues...
7-14-99
Leila Haddad's Dance Mission
by the Gilded Serpent staff
...But Leila never has
considered moving to a place where the social climate might
be more open. As she puts it, "my story is France."
Germany
10-17-06
Judging in Germany,
The Summer Festival and the International Raks Sharqi Contest
2006 by Dondi S. Dahlin.
photos by Klaus Rabien, Berlin, Germany. "It is
also an easy out for judges who need to find a reason to drop
a dancer’s score…especially if the competition is
tough."
Greece
5-19-00
An Interview
of Rhea of Athens, Greece, by Phaedra Ameerah
(This interview has been edited and reprinted with permission.)
Iceland
5-27-06
Bellydance in Iceland
by Sabah
Recently, I was able to witness first hand how truly global
the world of bellydance has become. Dances of the Middle East
and North Africa are no longer a mystery and unknown “exotic”
style of dance.
India
3-8-04 Hindu
Extremists Riot at Belly Dance Show by Michelle
At
the time, I was beginning to understand that this was a potentially
dangerous and explosive situation. But I had no way of knowing
how much danger I was really in.
1-13-05
The Grand International Bellydance
Tour or How We Fled India at Midnight, Eluding Our Captors and
Evading our Go-Go-Dance Responsibilities. or What Would Fifi
Do? by Michelle and Sandra
It
may not have been such a problem for us had the prostitutes
not been posing as bellydancers!
1-11-06
Return to India –
This Time it’s Personal! by Michelle and Sandra
We
thought that the misfortunes associated with our previous performance
tours of India were simply anomalies in the blissful and glamorous
world of dancing overseas.
9-23-99 Living
in India- "Beggars" by Fred Glick
There's a new group of
pavement dwellers living on the median near the market.
8-20-99
Living in India- "I Wake from a Dream ..."
by Fred Glick
No road trip would be
complete without hourly sightings of horrible accidents or their
remains.
7-3-99 Living in
India- "Indian Demolition" by Fred
Glick
Carrying 8-12 bricks on your head up three flights of stairs
while wearing a sari ...
5-27-99 Living in India
#1-"Bureaucracy" by Fred Glick
The bureaucracy here
is amazing......
Iran
7-28-00 The Persian Soul of the Music of Sima Bina
by Yasmela
So there she
was, a beautiful Iranian woman with an all-woman band!
Iraq
12-26-04
Undercover Belly Dancer
in Iraq- “THAAWUMPFF” by Meena
The
women who work in the Ministry are brave women. At first they
looked at me with suspicion, not sure of my ethnicity. I sometimes
get thanked when they realize that I share the Arab blood.
10-14-04
Undercover Belly Dancer in
Iraq by Meena
My
name is Meena. Until a month ago, I was a professional belly
dancer in Phoenix, Arizona.
Ireland
5-10-05
Making New Musical
Inroads in France and Ireland by Mark and Ling Shien Bell
Helm
takes Rhythm Diatribes Workshops to Europe, series continues...
Israel
9-5-06 Eilat
Oriental Dance Festival, January 2006 - Report by Sophie,
Photos
by Gali Tibon
As my friends' car was making its way through the desert,
the sense of anticipation, mixed with excitement, was growing
inside me.
6-20-05
The 2005 Eilat Festival, My
Fete in Israel by Orit
This
was the first professional festival of its kind in Israel. Despite
its being overwhelmingly exhausting and loaded with material,
the celebrating continued in the lobby, well into the night,
with endless conversations and the exchange of tales.
5-4-04
Belly Dance in Israel
by Orit Maftsir
Belly dancers are the hottest trend at the moment,
unlike the totally frozen attitudes towards the Arab culture
in Israel.
Italy
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.
9-30-99 I
was driving home early Monday morning…By
Tanja Waadi, Italy
I had had an arrangement
to meet my man, my beloved whom, for a number of reasons, I
cannot see often.
12-14-00
My Visit to Dancers of
the South by
Tanja
It
is a place with no address...
Jordon
8-1-07 The
Summer School of Khaleegy Dance, Dance Style from the Saudi Arabian
Penninsula, by Yasmina Ramzy
The “moral
police” and hotel security watched every move I made. All
my phone calls were monitored. I was not allowed to talk to or
get into an elevator with an Arab man.
Lebanon
9-7-06 Amani's Oriental
Festival 2006: June 20-25, 2006 by Beverley Joffe
Delving into Oriental Culture, Dance and Surviving
Israeli Military Attack.
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.
3-26-05
“My Aim in Organizing
a World-inclusive Oriental Dance Festival” by Amani
Dancer
Amani of Lebanon Comments, "Oriental dancing has become
a widespread art; it is now found all over the world, and among
all levels of society in all the five continents! "
Luxembourg
5-17-06
Making New Musical
Inroads in Luxembourg 2005 by Mark and Ling Shien Bell
Helm
takes Rhythm Diatribes Workshops to Europe. It was extremely
educational for us to watch the learning process in three very
diverse regions.
Macedonia
8-23-07 Roots
Raqs – An International Belly Dancer Goes Home
to Macedonia by Paola
The
musical folklore of this region deserves full debut in the
World Music scene, and those of us in the MED community worldwide
are ripe for the breath of fresh air that Chochek and Gypsy
Brass Music can bring us. It is an original, organic and
time-honored fusion, brought about by history, geography,
and most importantly, tolerance and mutual cultural celebration.
Morocco
3-9-02
Images of Morocco
by Susie Poulelis
pictures
from a trip in January '02...
12-14-00
Curly
Black Hair, Eyes Like Black Pearls by Tanja
At a certain point a
fake horse was brought out...
Nepal
8-28-03
Dance Journey to Nepal, Part 2 by Daleela
The
music had suddenly changed pitch from regular speed to very
fast speed.
7-8-03
Dance Journey to Nepal
by Daleela
I will never forget Nepal and the dance adventures we encountered.
They will remain etched in my mind forever. What I found most
amazing is how much I learned about Middle Eastern dance going
to Asia.
Norway
7-24-03
1001 Nights
Oslo Belly Dance Festival, The Show May 2 - 4, 2003 by Lunacia
The
festival began with a show at Oslo Concert Hall, and this year's
guest star was Lulu Sabongi from Brazil, who
opened this year's show.
Russia
11-6-03
Nour: A Biography
by Ekaterina
This
dance, having its own rules, was like the flight of a soul,
especially for one who sees dance as art and not just personal
exhibitionism.
Scotland
12-27-00 Edinburgh
Festival Fringe 2000 with Troupe Dhyanis by
Dhyanis
The rough and ready Scots do love a party! No coincidence then
that they host the world’s
largest performing arts festival in their capitol city of Edinburgh
each August.
Singapore
9-25-04
The Ramzy Tour of 2003,
photos provided by Hossam and Serena
Photos
from:Brazil, Brisbane, MaryBorough, Wellington, London, Singapore
and Tibet? Readers- please help us with matching names to these
faces!
10-25-03
Hossam
& Serena Ramzy's International Tour, Photos from the Workshop
in Singapore held on July 4-7, 2003
This
was both a challenge and a great learning experience, clearly
illustrating the differences between prerecorded and live music
for amateur and professional dancers alike.
Spain
3-14-07 Morgana's
Animal Magnetism, Interview with Morgana of Madrid by Surreyya
After
seeing Morgana’s Serpent Dance, where she embodies the
personality of the serpent, I was hooked. Any snake lovers or
snake dancers will have a special appreciation for this piece.
10-12-06The
Soltice Festival, Belly Dance in Spain- Part 2, Photos by
Lynette
held June 23-26, 2006. Part Two- The Evening Show,
Event organized by Maria Cresswell of Tribal Girona at Sanctuari
Els Arcs, Girona, Spain. A medieval hostelry with a chapel,
set in the beautiful volcanic natural park of La Garrotxa near
the picturesque village of Santa Pau.
10-11-06
The Soltice Festival,
Belly Dance in Spain- Part 1, Photos by Lynette
held June 23-26, 2006. Part One- Workshops and Setting,
Event organized by Maria Cresswell of Tribal Girona at Sanctuari
Els Arcs, Girona, Spain. A medieval hostelry with a chapel,
set in the beautiful volcanic natural park of La Garrotxa near
the picturesque village of Santa Pau.
9-6-05
Making New Musical Inroads
in Spain by Mark and Ling Shien Bell
Helm
takes Rhythm Diatribes Workshops to Europe, series continues...
7-31-00
The Dancers of the Infidel Emperor
by Kirk Templeton
Did you know
that Belly Dancers played a significant role in the life and
destiny of a great European monarch?
Sudan
11-03-01
Adventures by the
Nile, Part 2, by Rhea
Return to a Changed Sudan
10-15-01
Rhea's Adventures by the Nile, part 1
I
guess every belly dancer's dream is to dance in a five star
hotel in the Middle East.
Switzerland
9-4-07 The
Birth of a Dance Scene, The History of Oriental Dance
in Switzerland by Meissoun
Please
allow me to introduce some of these groundbreakers so that you
will appreciate what it was like to be an Oriental dancer in
Switzerland in the early 1980s.
Syria
8-1-06
Rhea’s Travel to
Syria, Part 5 –Sex and the Single Girl by Rhea of
Athens
The Trials and Travails of a Lone Female Traveler
5-10-06
Rhea’s Travel to
Syria …PART 4 – Damascus
If
you try to show what basically decent people Americans are,
you will be run over like a wild coyote. Leave your manners
at home and take on theirs.
12-4-04
Rhea’s Travel to
Syria … Part 3– Surrounded by Men in the Airport
Clever
girl, eh? You think it’s the first time I’ve traveled
alone in the Middle East?
10-1-04
Rhea’s Travel to Syria
… Part 2 – The Airport Nightmare
Too bad they didn’t have any friends in America.
8-25-04
Rhea's Travels to Syria, Part
1, The Delusion is Shattered
It
looked like a Middle Eastern attempt at Las Vegas and Disneyland,
upscale discotheques where attractive Moldavian that aforementioned
familiar tributary, than go on to another one.
Taiwan
6-6-06 The
Bellydance Scene in Taiwan Toss Hair Dance by Eugenia
The
women were much more skillful than I expected: just 3 years
ago, nobody in Taiwan really knew anything about Bellydance.
3-5-08 Learning
Matrix: A Long Journey, The Belly Dance Scene in
Taiwan, by Lisa Chen
Sometimes,
one might have to admit that learning only choreographies might
lead students and dancers away from learning the essential
elements of traditional Belly dance.
5-2-08 Live
a DanceDivas’ Life! Interview with Jane Yee
Shan Chung of Taiwan by Lisa Chen
Then
I saw the Suhaila technique workshop announced on her website
and I just signed up without knowing exactly what her format
is. I am the only person who did not learn Suhaila format before
at that workshop. I was so naïve, I simply wanted to give
it a try.
Tibet
9-25-04
The Ramzy Tour of 2003,
photos provided by Hossam and Serena
Photos
from:Brazil, Brisbane, MaryBorough, Wellington, London, Singapore
and Tibet? Readers- please help us with matching names to these
faces!
Tunisia
10-23-07 Khamsa
Holidays, A Dance and Culture Camp in Tunisia Report
and photos by Denise Leclair
How
do you judge a dance trip? Would you go back next year? …in
a heartbeat. Damn the cost and mercury retrograde and the heat.
It was that good!
9-29-03
