The
Gilded Serpent presents
the feast!
Rakkasah
West Festival 2005
Page 3-Sat & Sun
March
2005, Richmond, California
photos
by GS Volunteers including:
Jasmine,
Lynette, Michelle,
Monica,
Sandra,
Susie,
Zaheea,
and probably more!
*Let
us know if you recognize faces! |
Yumie
Nagoya, Japan |
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Photographer
Monica's
pick as
awesome unknown (to her) talent.
Lotus Niraja
Baltimore, Maryland
Note from Na'lani Dahlal: "...Is
actually called Lotus Niraja and The Niraja
Dance Company and she's right we are based out
of Balti. MD. The three pics below our troupe
picture include me. My name is Na'lani
Dahlal and I am the dancer featured
in the center photo with my hands behind my
head, the dancer to my right is Sehar
and the dancer to the left's name was
Mahasin. Unfortunately, Mahasin has
left the NDC since then. The other ladies are
of course Lotus Niraja (lead artistic director)
and Jahzaal" Thanks! |
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Ai
Nagoya, Japan (Thanks,
Nicoliana!) |
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Fat
Chance Belly Dance
San Francisco, CA |
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Helm
Dancers
Fairfax, CA |
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Chie
Nagoya, Japan |
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Mirage
Fresno, CA
Natasha
(dancer)
Santa Cruz, CA
Armando Fojaco (Drummer in background)
Capitola, CA
(Thanks, Marta and MaShuqa!)
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a combinatin of
Black Opal and Doumba
from Phoenix, Arizona (Thanks,
Patrisha & Mena!)
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Nicoliana
Los Angeles, California (Thanks,
Josie!) |
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Tatseena
San Leandro, CA |
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Una's
Troupe Nijmeh
San Jose, CA |
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Suzanna
Del Vecchio
Denver, CO
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Amira & Jaleh of Troupe Raks el Zahira
Puyallup, Washington (Thanks,
Wendy & Hasani!)
Suhaila
crys after zil duet with her mother
Jamilla
Berkeley, CA
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for more?
7-30-05
Rakkasah 2005 Casual photos
by GS Staff
6-5-05 Rakkasah West Festival
2005 Photos- Saturday & Sunday Page 2 photos by GS Staff
and Friends
5-28-05
Rakkasah West Festival 2005
Photos- Saturday Page 1 photos by GS Staff and Friends
4-22-05
Friday
Evening, Page 2, Rakkasah West Festival 2005, Richmond, California
3-31-05
Rakkasah West Festival 2005 Photos-
Friday Page 1 photos by GS Staff and Friends
8-1-05
Tips on Dancing to Live
Music (a Musician’s Perspective) by Frank Lazzaro
Many
dancers find performing to live music intimidating, but with a
little preparation, good communication, and a positive attitude,
you can make it the most exciting part of your dance performance.
7-29-05
The Untaught Teacher
by Reanee Temple
What
then, do we do about a teacher who has been misled, apparently,
concerning the history of our dance?
7-27-05
Calling all professional
dancers! How much do you charge? by Nanna Candelaria
Over
the years, we dancers have unwittingly kept the general rate ridiculously
low in restaurants and nightclubs.
7-19-05
Interview with Mahmoud
Reda Part 1: The Beginning by Morocco
The
Ministry of Culture should be of help, not a source of problems.
But anyway, they had control of all the theaters, so to find a
theater we must go to them, but they gave us problems. I don’t
know why; maybe they were jealous!
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