Gilded
Serpent presents...
A Photographer's View
The North Valley Competition 2005
Photos and report by
Michael Baxter
 Here's
a photospread of the winners of the 13th Annual North
Valley Belly Dance Competition which was held on November
5, 2005 at the State Theater in Oroville, CA. The
event was sponsored by Carolee &
David Tamori, who were gracious hosts.
It was an exciting contest,
covering five categories: Novices, Intermediates,
Troupe dancers, Solos and Live Solos. Live music was
provided by the amazing Light Rain.
At
the start Carolee welcomed everyone and then introduced
the judges, Then we were off, starting with the Novices.
The pace of this event seemed very relaxed, despite
being a competition. On the whole the event ran rather
nicely and everyone seemed to be having a lot of fun.
There was even enough time for a shopping break to
support the vendors who came to the show. After five
wonderful sets of dancers, including great live music
for the last set, it was time for the awards ceremony
and trophies. This year, interestingly, there were
two third-place ties, in the Novice and Intermediates
categories. Then, to close out the show, it was an
open floor dance set with Light Rain.
The
details about the winners are shown immediately below,
but scroll down to check out the talented belly dancers
who won at this event.
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2nd
place Live Music
Jasmina, El Cajon, CA |
3rd
place Live Music
Mozelle, Stockton, CA |
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| Solo
Category, Beautiful Bends and Flying Veils in the
Solo Category |
1st Place Solo
Sandra,
Mountain View, CA |
2nd
Place
Ahava, Pleasanton, CA |
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3rd
Place
Namira, South Lake Tahoe, CA
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(Left)
Third-place Solo winner Namira
creates beautiful colors in the air with her veil.
(Below)
The three troupe winners grace the stage.
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1st Place Troupe
Dance Journey, Catoti, CA
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2nd Place
Desert Divas, The Dalles, OR
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3rd Place
Aiwa She' Raqa, Medford, OR
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1st
Place
Mayette, Vallejo, CA |
Intermediate
The
radiant Intermediate category winners.
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2nd
Place
Samirah, Citrus Heights, CA
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Crystal
Zarqa - Petaluma, CA |
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Ayla
- Goldendale, WA
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Novice
Category |
1st Place
Novice
Rayah, Cupertino, CA |
2nd
Place-
Adrienne, Citrus Heights, CA
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Perisa,
The Dalles, OR |
NOVICES
TIE
FOR THIRD PLACE
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Jaleeah,
The Dalles, OR |
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Mina
from Santa Rosa, CA, dances to an amazing drum solo by Mark
Bell
while the rest of Light Rain watches intently.
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