Gilded
Serpent presents...
The Photos of
Saroya
Ahlaam
March 2006
Rakkasah Festival,
Richmond, Ca
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Suzanna
Del Veccio
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I don't know if you remember Naheda
from 2 years ago when she brought down the house
with her minimal costume and incredible dancing
(not to mention the Turkish Drop ending!) Well,
she was back this year. The skirt left her after
the first dance & she continued in the pants
& bodysuit. Great dancing but it didn't blow
me away like the first time I saw her... Don't get
me wrong, she was great... It's just that the first
time was a mind blower.
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Rachel
George is a prote'ge' of Aziza
and is one of the best kept secrets of the Pacific
Northwest. I can't believe she's been dancing only
9 or 10 years. She certainly knows her stuff!!
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Nadira
has been on the contest track for a year or more.
It was nice seeing her at Rakkasah. |
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Suhaila's
troupe |
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Ayesha's
Oasis Dance Company (Medford OR). Ayesha is in
the front of the line up in left photo. They opened
the Cabaret stage on Friday night... |
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Aradia,
I saw her originally on the Belly Dance Revolution
DVD. Anyway, she was a replacement at Rakkasah for
a no-show and did a great job! I was so impressed
with the crystals on her costume. You could see them
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DaVid
packed the small Cabaret stage room. It was very hard
to get pictures around all the heads in front of me,
but I did get a few... |
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Rising
Stars
Sherry Brier's troupes always look
good and I liked their presentation on Saturday night.
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stayed late Sunday so as not to miss Amir
El Said. He was featured recently in Zaina
Hart's BellyDancer Magazine. Even
Jamilla Salimpour sat next to me to watch
him dance! He was not disappointing, except to say
he performed late and much of the audience was heading
home. We were the fortunate ones who stayed. Maybe
he'll get a better time slot next year. He deserves
it!
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Fahtiem
was wonderful. |
Leila
Haddad
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I
enjoyed the dance Angelika's
Dance Ensemble did. I originally saw the dance
performed on IAMED's Second Awards of Bellydance
DVD.
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| Kaya
& Sadie's performance was not a favorite
of mine. I don't want to give the
latter too much press, but I thought it belonged in
a nightclub and not in a family venue. I e-mailed
Sadie after I got home. No response.
But, after they got through the sexual positions part
and actually started dancing, I got a couple shots
which I'm sending along. |
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Hasani has always been a favorite
of mine. I've gone to a couple Oasis Dance Camps
on Vashon Island, Oregon, where she has taught and
I'm always impressed. She danced to Mirage.
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Dawna is from Phoenix, Arizona, and
danced to Mirage on the big stage. They had
Mark Bell sitting in with them...
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What
can I say about Ansuya? She is so amazing!!
I felt so fortunate to see her dance live, much less take
a workshop from her and get a picture of her and I together.
She is such a sweetie. It was one of the highlights of my
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4-22-05
Friday
Evening, Page 2, Rakkasah West Festival 2005, Richmond, California,
photos by GS Volunteers including: Jasmine, Lynette, Michelle,
Monica, Sandra, Saroya Ahlaam, Susie, Zaheea
3-31-05
Rakkasah West Festival 2005
Photos- Friday Page 1 photos by GS Staff and Friends
4-17-06
In a New England Snowstorm,
Hopes of Spring...Amel Tafsout, workshop review by Rachel
Scherer
At
some point, one collapses into a dream, but this dream world is
the most real of realities.
5-17-06
An interview with Leila
by Lynette
"Turning tricks," or sleeping with nightclub
or hotel owners, is not required to make it as a dancer
in Egypt, but it is a complicated and questionable industry and
there are many pressures.
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.
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