Gilded Serpent presents...
The Photos of
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 sparkle from the
back of the auditorium.
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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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We stayed late Sunday
so as not to miss Said
al Amir.
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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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 weekend!
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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. |
