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Gilded Serpent presents
the feast!
Rakkasah
West Festival 2004
Friday Evening
March
2004, Richmond, California
photos
by GS Volunteers including:
Biram,
Clare, Cynthia,
Krista, Lynette,
Michelle,
Monica, Sandra,
Valentino, Yasmine
and probably more!
*Let
us know if you recognize faces!
Tatseena
leads
Troupe Good Vibrations
San
Leandro, California |
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Asia and Arabesque Dance Company
Pacifica, California |
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Leila Haddad of Paris, France by way of Tunisia
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Alexandria's
Ghawazee
of
Berkeley, Caifornia
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Devadasi
(Riverside?), dancing to Solace
Live! (Thanks, Tempest!} |
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Dance
Journey
from Sebastopol, California, directed by Kathy Wolff.
Members are Kathy, Eva, Louise, Leigh ,
and Diana. (Thanks, Eva!) |
*duo
in beads |
*cane
lady in blue
Masala
from Arizona (Thanks, Willow & Alexandria!) |
*fringe
forever
Phaedra Nichole
of Kent, Washington (thanks, Sharon & Renee!)
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Sawako
Ama
from MANASA in Sacramento (Thanks, Cintia!) |
Christina Amar (thanks, Willow!) |
Jasmine
Contra
Costa County, California |
Robaire
Oregon |
Shadia
from Reading, Pennsylvania. (Thanks, Susan &
Venus!) |
'Trice
Norris
from MANASA in Sacramento (Thanks, Cintia!)
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*troupe
with baby ghuedra dancer
Terri Anne's troupe Joweh!
Terri Anne is to right of the Guedra dancer on the floor
and the baby dancer to the left of her is Terri Anne's granddaughter...Nikayla
(Thanks, Terri Anne)
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*troupe
in white and gold
Troupe Nijmeh? Cupertino, CA |
*tribal
troupe with bells on their bells
Djun, Djun
of Emeryville, California
(Thanks, Sharon & Renee)
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MANASA
with Ancient Heartbeat
of Sacramento (Thanks, Cintia!)
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Ancient
Heartbeat
of Sacramento (Thanks, Cintia!) |
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Ayesha's
Oasis Dance Company
Medford, Oregon
(above and below)
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Lucy vends, Fahtiem beams
and Robaire talks to ? |
Tempest in blue veil and harness
San Francisco, California |
Beiruta talks, Lynette
& golden serpent, Mohini, schmoozes
with Leng Chein of Helm. |
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Vendors
watch the show
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Shukriya takes a moment to enjoy her event |
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for More?
4-5-04
Rakkasah West Festival Photo
Teaser March 2004, Richmond, California
photos
by GS Volunteers including: Biram, Clare, Cynthia, Krista,
Lynette, Michelle, Monica,
Sandra, Valentino, Yasmine and probably more! Let us know
if you recognize faces!
4-13-04
Loving Remembrance
and Requiem: the Best “School” That Ever Was,
Part 3 by Morocco/ Carolina Varga Dinicu
Truth gives us the wings that brought us where
we are today. Most of my jobs now are in places that wouldn't
have thought twice about slamming the door in my face in
the 1960s. I know because I tried and they did, but I kept
coming back with more and more proof. Haven't stopped. Won't.
4-12-04 The Bellybus by
Dervishspin
For a dancer to be what she is, to dance, she must
be free. For a woman to be a full and equal member of our
society she must be free to make her own choices about what
is best for her.
4-11-04 "Magda,
Hurry!" by Majida Anwar
My aunt was coming! I knew there was going to be dancing,
and I could feel the butterflies just flying into in my
stomach! |
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