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The
Giza Academy Awards of Middle Eastern Dance Videos 2005
The Winners are-
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Best documentary- "The
Bellydancers of Cairo," by Natasha Senkovich
- Best
Live Theatrical Performance- Beata
& Horacio Cifuente's Oriental Dance Fantasy
#12
- Best
Historical Documentary of a Troupe- Paulette
Rees Denis & Gypsy Caravan's "Tribal Travels:
a Collage"
- Best
Live Troupe Performance- John
Compton & Hahbi'Ru, "Tradition, Legend
and Folklore"
- Dancer
of the Year - The SuperStar - Dina,
- Most
Influencial Person in Middle Eastern Dance World-
Raqia Hassan
- Instructional:
Veil-"Oriental Fantasy, Veil"
Beata Cifuentes
- Instructional:
Lebanese Dance- "Raqs Sharqi,
Lubnani" Meissoun
- Instructional:
Arms-
"Dancers Arms" -Aruna
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11-05
Maria
dancing with the Arabic band, RedaRay. Reda
singing, and Chakib on the keyboard
at the Mercury Cafe in Denver, Colorado, on October
15th of this year.
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11-25-05
Al-Anfoushi Egyptian Folkloric Troupe
at the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco
Saidi above and the Horse
Dance below |
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What's new?
A new video seen only by the Giza Academy Awards
committee has them very excited. The documentary is "The
Bellydancers of Cairo," by Natasha Senkovich.
It has been submitted for inclusion
in the 2005 Giza Awards of Middle Eastern Dance Videos.
Sponsored into competition by Giza
Club member
Edwina Nearing, "The Bellydancers
of Cairo" features performances and interviews with
Dina,
Nagwa Fuad, Lucy,
Samasem, Nagwa
Sultan, Aida
Nour, Khayyreya
Mazin, Katia and others. The
Giza Academy Awards, now in their ninth year, will present
this year's selections on December 3, 2005, to Giza Club
members and guests and interested members of the press.
Apparently, as a bonus at the conclusion of the Awards,
those in attendance will be treated to a premiere full viewing
of one of the winning entries.
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 Club
Excelsior, San Francisco, CA, 11-5-05
Andrea
dances to George Lammam's band: (l-r)
Elias
Lammam,
Georges Lammam,
Husain Resan (bass)
Faisal Zidan (muzhar -- you care barely
see his face) Loay Dahbour,
Linda Grondahl (riqq)
Leyla Lanty (zigat)
Customer
at left is Tawfiq Mafouz
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Michelle
performs to Light Rain including Doug
Adams on violin, Evan
on oud- Mark
Bell drumming and who is on finger cymbals? Photo
by Michael
Baxter |
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3rd place ties!
(thank
you to Michael
Baxter! Michael's photo spread of the event will
be coming soon!)
NOVICES,
TIE FOR THIRD PLACE:
Perisa - The
Dalles, OR
Jaleeah - The Dalles, OR
INTERMEDIATES,
TIE FOR THIRD PLACE:
Crystal Zarqa - Petaluma,
CA
Ayla - Goldendale, WA |
 Winners
of the
13th Annual
North Valley
Belly Dance Competition
held on November 5, 2005
in Oroville, CA
Sponsored by Carolee & David
Tamori
Live Music Solo
1st - Michelle,
Oakland, CA
2nd - Jasmina, El Cajon, CA
3rd - Mozelle, Stockton, CA
Solo
1st - Sandra,
Mountain View, CA
2nd - Ahava, Pleasanton, CA
3rd - Namira, South Lake Tahoe, CA
Troupe
1st - Dance Journey, Catoti, CA
2nd - Desert Divas, The Dalles, OR
3rd - Aiwa She' Raqa, Medford, OR
Intermediate
1st - Mayette, Vallejo, CA
2nd - Samirah, Citrus Heights, CA
3rd - Crystal Zarqa, Petaluma, CA *
Novice
1st - Rayah, Cupertino, CA
2nd - Adrienne, Citrus Heights, CA
3rd - Jaleeah, The Dalles, OR *
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11-7-05
"This
is a picture of Kristina (me), Director
of the MissiHIPPY Dancers, shaking things up at
Aladdin's Mediterrean Grill in Jackson MS " |
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Reda
Darwish (doumbec), Joe Lewis,
and Doug
Adamz (violin) inspire Amara Ravanna.
We were at Tatseena's fantasy festival
in San Leandro, CA, on October 9, 2005.Photos by Nancy
Dunn.
"Wow!
Doug & Reda! I'd never want to leave the stage!"
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Pictured
from L-R, top to bottom are: in white shirt-Kathleen
Buesche, Jill Linderwell,
Alnisa
behind in glasses, in yellow shirt is Renee
Benjamin, Victoria Briggs
with hand up, in white tank is Carrie/Aleena,
Terry in pink hip wrap, Anisa
with red hair, Sema Yildiz with hand
under chin, Jesslyn Hoeft, Irina
Azarova in purple, white shirt- Judith
Robertson, Andreanna in
black camisole, very front- Angelika
Nemeth in pale green unitard, Jessica
Raefsky in tan shirt.
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July 2005
Terri
& Alnisa sent in this group photo from their
trip to Turkey this last Summer. Date of trip 7/31/05-8/10/05
Hosted
by Angelika Nemeth and Anisa
of Sherman Oaks, Ca. "This trip was incredible! We
were treated to classes with them as well as Sabuha
of Germany and to the Great Sema Yildiz
of Istanbul."
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Oceana's
Egyptian guide Emmad on a donkey by the
Red Sea with tour participants, Sam and
Eve on Keti's Egypt
tour in September of 2005.
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 Winners
& Participants of
Sirens
In Sanity's Enchanted Camelot
held in Benicia, CA on Oct 1, 2005
Diva
1st-Dunia
2nd-Za-Mon
3rd-Salena
pictured
are:Salena, Dunia, Za-Mon
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Fusion:
1st - Ahava
2nd-Naima
3rd-Flor De Luna
pictured
are: Naima, Ayana, Ahava,
Flor De Luna, & Mielle
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Princess
Farhana performing her "Dorothy" routine
at Bimbo's in Saturday night's (Oct1'05)Tease-o-rama
show in San Francisco. Right, PF teaching a workshop "Belly
Dance for Burlesque" on Sunday. GS staff had expected
to see a bellydance show as mentioned
in her recent article on GS. More reactions, questions,
and photos to come. |
October
2, 2005- San Anselmo, CA
Dhyanis,
Aruna,
David
Ludwig and others pause before the judge's
booth at the San Anselmo town parade today. |
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dances to the band in September 2005
Leo
& Lana of Papa's
Taverna in Petaluma.
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List
of Performers from Area possibly affected by Katrina
Mississippi
Debbie Byrd- Tupelo-"we're
fine, we are out of the affected area."
Eve Maria Williams- Meridian
Gypsy Williams- Meridian
Jalilah Sahar-Gulfport
Kristina Kelly-Jackson----fine,
short on gasoline
Xenia Hurrem- Bay St. Louis
Louisiana
Layla Isis -SAFE
Kruz- New Orleans
Belita Karima-Baton Rouge
Betty Karam-New Orleans OK
Charlie Pettus-Sunshine
Desert Dance Studio-Lafayette
Gretchen Kellett- New Orleans- OK
Iona (Kim Karnell)-New Orleans- OK
Kavita- Alexandria
Kaye "Nura" Buhler-Baton Rouge
Krys "Kryss" Statho-New Orleans
Maria Celado-New Orleans
Megha-New Orleans
Nisreen- Shreveport
N.O.Madic Tribal Dance Company- New Orleans
Oasis Studio-Lafayette, -OK
Meda members
in Baton Rouge-
Terri McKinney-Carencro
Alabama
Cathy Deloney-Dothan- fine,
short on gasoline
Cheryl Pierce-Mobile
Jane McWilliams (Maresha)- Mobile,
Tahmina-Mobile, Alabama- Doing
fine
Zuri in Mobile
Sisters of Salome- a few heard from- SAFE
but homeless
Shamsi & Shelly
more
photos of storm clouds |
Fund raising efforts
& a few resources
held for the victims of Katrina
--New
York-September
18, 12n- 6 pm
Morocco's
benefit HAFLA Sunday studio in NYC, 6 W 20th St, 2
fl
morocco@casbahdance.org
--Nashville-Sat,
September 10th at 7 pm.
Nashville Belly Dance Group Presents-The
FIRST in a series of Benefit Dance Concerts to help
the survivors of Hurricane Katrina
Amerisuites Hotel, 330 E. Main Street
Hendersonville, TN
nashvillebellydancegroup.com/katrina
--Arkansas-October 8, 2005
Princess Farhana in workshops & show
Silent Auction 100% proceeds to benefit victims of
Katrina! Fayetteville, Arkansas, www.shimmyfest.com
--Philadelphia-September 10th
at 7:30pm at Jefferson Alumni Hall located at 10th/11th
and Locust Streets in Center City . To
benefit people and animal victums. .mmrdesigns.com/danceevents.htm
--Georgia-Saturday, September
24th
A New U Studio presents Rockin' the Casbah for Katrina.
Panther Creek Community Center
2285 Highway 16, Sargent . www.anewustudio.com
Hurricane Hafli, 9/25
--Boston-area Sept. 25- Belly Dancers
to hold Red Cross Benefit. Hurricane Hafli: Shimmy
Down the Storm. http://www.nbdassociation.com
--Alabama- Oct 8 & 9 “THE
BENEFIT”
Jamilla Rasa jamillarasa@yahoo.com
Temporary
housing http://jackson.craigslist.org/hhh/ |
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Winners
of the Queen of Raks Sharki contest held during
the Ahlan Cairo Nights workshop in Dallas on August
6, 2005.
The
winner was Madrinah from Tampa, Florida.
Second place: Viviane from College Station,
Texas. Third place: Leyla Zahar, Puerto
Rico.
Judges
shown here are Mo Geddawi and Raqia
Hassan
Thanks
to Catherine
Barros!
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July
31, 2005
Gia al Qamar posing with her new dance partner
Reuben, who made an appearance (in her
dance bag!) at a Belly Dance Benefit "Shimmy for The
Cure" in Whippany New Jersey. The event was held to
assist Mikele, a local dancer who needed
to raise funds for her participation in the Avon Breast
Cancer Walk-a-thon." |
August,
13, 2005
Titanya, Jim Boz and Dondi
pause to pose for a shot before their performance
at the IAMED event, Bellydance Live!
in Hollywood, California
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July
8. 2005
Editor Lynette catches a show on
the Island of Maui, Hawaii.
In photo are: Noelle, cafe owner
Marc Aurel, BellyRoll Dance Company
members, Kristyn, Beka, & Rebecca,
and then Leyla Atwill who connected
Lynette to the show.
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Beka
is the troupe director, and teaches in
Wailuku.
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Leyla
has
rejoined the dance community. She once studied with
Najia in Albany;
she now teaches in Kihei. |
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July
10, 2005
Khalid entertains an appreciative crowd at
the Stern Grove concert series in San Francisco, California |
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Carlos
Santana
joins Khalid on stage |
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April
28, 2005
Alexandria
of Berkeley California dancing in London as part of Ann
White's Sahara Nights festival.
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for other possible viewpoints!
Ready
for more?
8-2-05
Rakkasah West Festival
2005 Page 3-Sat & Sun, photos by GS Volunteers including:
Jasmine, Lynette, Michelle, Monica, Sandra, Susie, Zaheea, and
probably more! Festival
date- March 2005, Richmond, California, One page left!
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.
6-18-05
Belly Dancer of the Year 2005 Grand
Dancer, more Duos, Trios & Troupes photos by Monica
May 28, 2005, San Ramon, California.
7-18-05 Cairo
Carnival 2005 Page 1 June
11-12, 2005, Glendale,
California photos
by Lynette
Please
help us identify faces. Thanks!
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