Gilded
Serpent presents...
The International Bellydance Conference of Canada
Saturday Gala Stage Performance, Act 1
held in Ryerson Theatre, April 26, 8pm, 2008
Video and photos by Gilded Serpent
Staff
Performers
in Act 1 with available
details on performance.
- Arabesque
Dance Company of Toronto
An Interpretive
piece called Nuit - a prayer to the ancient
Egyptian Goddess Nut or Nuit whose
belly is the night sky which holds all the stars
of the universe depicted by eleven priestess
- Lopa Sarkar of the UK
and Toronto-Bollywood
- Sacred Dance Company of
Victoria, Nath's troupe (visible
in the video only)
- Nath Keo of Victoria- Cambodian
Bellydance Fusion?
- Roshana Nofret & Maria
Zapetis of
Bozenka's BD Academy of Florida
- Ensemble El Saharat of
Germany- Double Veil by M & A's troupe
- Mayyadah & Amir of
Germany- Storytelling with masks?
- Ferda Bayazit of Turkey
and Vancouver- Turkish Rom
- Arabesque Dance Company & Orchestra of Toronto
White costume with veils - Oriental piece danced to a song called Bint El Hitta
Red & white with boys and girls - Port Said style dance done by the fisherman of the Suez Canal. Troupe dances to song- Arab Habibi
Dance of Melaya Luff (visible in the video only)
Yasmina's solo to Esmaouni
Tanura or Whirling Dervish
Long row in black and white dresses - finale called Beini Ou Benak
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Hopefully
one of the many photographers present at this event
will send us higher quality photos!
Meanwhile enjoy
the video and for those who cannot view video we have
included a few of the half decent photos we were able
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Ferda
Bayazit of Turkey and Vancouver
Turkish Rom
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A
MOSAIC ( a favorite Canadian word!) of video glimpses
from the first half of the show.
"Canadian's
see their country as a mosaic rather than a melting
pot as proclaimed in the US!" |
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Part 2 of the Gala Performance includes:
Aisha Ali, Bozenka, Amy Sigil & Kari Vanderzwaag, Tito, and Aida
Nour!
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- 4-23-08 to ? From Toronto, Ontario,Canada The International Bellydance Conference of CanadaVideo reports by Gilded Serpent Staff
Reports are presented in video format inbedded all on the same page.
4-23-08 Day 1 Wednesday Evening Show- remix from last year's stars-Sofia,
Serena, Rhythm Of The Nile, Anita of Dance Poi, pregnant Mayada, Shades Of Araby- Valizan and Sofia, Rayna, Rahma, troupe in shinny black straight skirts? Masouma Rose getting Mayyadah and Amir's reaction to the show. Clip intro reporting by Shira.
4-25-08 Day 2 Thursday Daytime Activities Introduced by Ferda and Lynette Harper
4-26-08 Day 2 Thursday Evening Show-Roula Said's Roulettes M2,
Jaida of New York, Ozgen of Turkey and the UK, Ivanka of Panama, The amazing Asha of Atlanta and the troupe, Goddess Bellydance of Korea.
4-29-08 Day 3 Friday Daytime Activities -Reporting today are Roula Said, Mark Balahadia, and Ranya Renee.
Video glimpses included: Tito, Bozenka, Ferda, Lynette Harper, Ranya Renee, Mark Balahadia, Roula Said, Stavros, The "Man Panel," plus more
4-29-08 Day 3 Friday Evening Show -This video clip is a collage from the Main Stage show
on Friday night.
Performers included: Banat el Sharq, Ishra (we missed her- sorry!), Suha, Mark Balahadia, Nouvel Expose', Mariyah, Dominique, edVenture Arts, Dr Sawa, Danielle, Maqamaikaze, Jim Boz, Leah & Lynette Harper, Sefirah, and Arabian Allspice
4-30-08 Day 4 Saturday Daytime Activities-Reporting today are Andrea Deagon and Rahma Haddad
Glimpses include: Bozenka's class, Aida Nour's class, Amy Sigil's Class, Panel on Teaching Standards, and Aisha Ali's lecture
- 5-16-08 Visiting Cairo: You live a whole lifetime in one week! by Paola
Laughter builds bridges, and in today’s world, bridges –between individuals and between cultures, are becoming more and more of an imperative.
- 5-13-08 The Ancient Art of Keeping Your Mouth Shut by Neon
Even one’s casual presence in the forums infested with negative-spirited discussions can instantly strip a successful artist of her magical charisma.
- 5-9-08 Carl Sermon's Photos from the Hoover Hafla
Event produced by The San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of MECDA on February 10, 2008, at Hoover Theatre in San Jose, CA
- 5-8-08 The Dance Zones of Egypt: Sahra Kent's Journey Through Egypt Basic 1 Workshop Report and photos by Debbie Smith
Although not strictly speaking a “dance”workshop, for each zone we got up to learn some characteristic steps and posture, and gestures associated with each dance zone/style, a good way to blend the theoretical with the experiential.
- 5-5--8 Dances along the Nile, Part 2: Raks Al Balas by Gamila El Masri, Reprinted with permission, from Bennu, Issue Vol.6 #3
Ah, the poor balas (water jug). This is one of the most underestimated and ignored of the dances along the Nile.
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