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 12-31-05
Belly
Dance Super Stars do Toys R Us!
with costumes by Dhyanis
Last year they were next door in San Rafael's Borders
BookStore, this year its straight to the shelves!
Just
kidding!
Though, BDSS will be on tour soon and will be having a
workshop at Dhyanis's studio in San Rafael.
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12-20-05
The San Diego Zoo's gorgeous Gilded Serpent!
A
10 foot Albino Burmese Python
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The
Giza Academy Awards of Middle Eastern Dance Videos 2005
The Winners are-
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Best documentary- "The
Bellydancers of Cairo," by Natasha Senkovich
- Best
Live Theatrical Performance- Beata
& Horacio Cifuente's Oriental Dance Fantasy
#12
- Best
Historical Documentary of a Troupe- Paulette
Rees Denis & Gypsy Caravan's "Tribal Travels:
a Collage"
- Best
Live Troupe Performance- John
Compton & Hahbi'Ru, "Tradition, Legend
and Folklore"
- Dancer
of the Year - The SuperStar - Dina,
- Most
Influencial Person in Middle Eastern Dance World-
Raqia Hassan
- Instructional:
Veil-"Oriental Fantasy, Veil"
Beata Cifuentes
- Instructional:
Lebanese Dance- "Raqs Sharqi,
Lubnani" Meissoun
- Instructional:
Arms-
"Dancers Arms" -Aruna
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11-05
Maria
dancing with the Arabic band, RedaRay. Reda
singing, and Chakib on the keyboard
at the Mercury Cafe in Denver, Colorado, on October
15th of this year.
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11-25-05
Al-Anfoushi Egyptian Folkloric Troupe
at the Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco
Saidi above and the Horse
Dance below |
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What's new?
A new video seen only by the Giza Academy Awards
committee has them very excited. The documentary is "The
Bellydancers of Cairo," by Natasha Senkovich.
It has been submitted for inclusion
in the 2005 Giza Awards of Middle Eastern Dance Videos.
Sponsored into competition by Giza
Club member
Edwina Nearing, "The Bellydancers
of Cairo" features performances and interviews with
Dina,
Nagwa Fuad, Lucy,
Samasem, Nagwa
Sultan, Aida
Nour, Khayyreya
Mazin, Katia and others. The
Giza Academy Awards, now in their ninth year, will present
this year's selections on December 3, 2005, to Giza Club
members and guests and interested members of the press.
Apparently, as a bonus at the conclusion of the Awards,
those in attendance will be treated to a premiere full viewing
of one of the winning entries.
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 Club
Excelsior, San Francisco, CA, 11-5-05
Andrea
dances to George Lammam's band: (l-r)
Elias
Lammam,
Georges Lammam,
Husain Resan (bass)
Faisal Zidan (muzhar -- you care barely
see his face) Loay Dahbour,
Linda Grondahl (riqq)
Leyla Lanty (zigat)
Customer
at left is Tawfiq Mafouz
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Michelle
performs to Light Rain including Doug
Adams on violin, Evan
on oud- Mark
Bell drumming and who is on finger cymbals? Photo
by Michael
Baxter |
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3rd place ties!
(thank
you to Michael
Baxter! Michael's photo spread of the event will
be coming soon!)
NOVICES,
TIE FOR THIRD PLACE:
Perisa - The
Dalles, OR
Jaleeah - The Dalles, OR
INTERMEDIATES,
TIE FOR THIRD PLACE:
Crystal Zarqa - Petaluma,
CA
Ayla - Goldendale, WA |
 Winners
of the
13th Annual
North Valley
Belly Dance Competition
held on November 5, 2005
in Oroville, CA
Sponsored by Carolee & David
Tamori
Live Music Solo
1st - Michelle,
Oakland, CA
2nd - Jasmina, El Cajon, CA
3rd - Mozelle, Stockton, CA
Solo
1st - Sandra,
Mountain View, CA
2nd - Ahava, Pleasanton, CA
3rd - Namira, South Lake Tahoe, CA
Troupe
1st - Dance Journey, Catoti, CA
2nd - Desert Divas, The Dalles, OR
3rd - Aiwa She' Raqa, Medford, OR
Intermediate
1st - Mayette, Vallejo, CA
2nd - Samirah, Citrus Heights, CA
3rd - Crystal Zarqa, Petaluma, CA *
Novice
1st - Rayah, Cupertino, CA
2nd - Adrienne, Citrus Heights, CA
3rd - Jaleeah, The Dalles, OR *
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11-7-05
"This
is a picture of Kristina (me), Director
of the MissiHIPPY Dancers, shaking things up at
Aladdin's Mediterrean Grill in Jackson MS " |
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Reda
Darwish (doumbec), Joe Lewis,
and Doug
Adamz (violin) inspire Amara Ravanna.
We were at Tatseena's fantasy festival
in San Leandro, CA, on October 9, 2005.Photos by Nancy
Dunn.
"Wow!
Doug & Reda! I'd never want to leave the stage!"
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Pictured
from L-R, top to bottom are: in white shirt-Kathleen
Buesche, Jill Linderwell,
Alnisa
behind in glasses, in yellow shirt is Renee
Benjamin, Victoria Briggs
with hand up, in white tank is Carrie/Aleena,
Terry in pink hip wrap, Anisa
with red hair, Sema Yildiz with hand
under chin, Jesslyn Hoeft, Irina
Azarova in purple, white shirt- Judith
Robertson, Andreanna in
black camisole, very front- Angelika
Nemeth in pale green unitard, Jessica
Raefsky in tan shirt.
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July 2005
Terri
& Alnisa sent in this group photo from their
trip to Turkey this last Summer. Date of trip 7/31/05-8/10/05
Hosted
by Angelika Nemeth and Anisa
of Sherman Oaks, Ca. "This trip was incredible! We
were treated to classes with them as well as Sabuha
of Germany and to the Great Sema Yildiz
of Istanbul."
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Oceana's
Egyptian guide Emmad on a donkey by the
Red Sea with tour participants, Sam and
Eve on Keti's Egypt
tour in September of 2005.
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 Winners
& Participants of
Sirens
In Sanity's Enchanted Camelot
held in Benicia, CA on Oct 1, 2005
Diva
1st-Dunia
2nd-Za-Mon
3rd-Salena
pictured
are:Salena, Dunia, Za-Mon
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Fusion:
1st - Ahava
2nd-Naima
3rd-Flor De Luna
pictured
are: Naima, Ayana, Ahava,
Flor De Luna, & Mielle
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Princess
Farhana performing her "Dorothy" routine
at Bimbo's in Saturday night's (Oct1'05)Tease-o-rama
show in San Francisco. Right, PF teaching a workshop "Belly
Dance for Burlesque" on Sunday. GS staff had expected
to see a bellydance show as mentioned
in her recent article on GS. More reactions, questions,
and photos to come. |
October
2, 2005- San Anselmo, CA
Dhyanis,
Aruna,
David
Ludwig and others pause before the judge's
booth at the San Anselmo town parade today. |
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Kahlayna
dances to the band in September 2005
Leo
& Lana of Papa's
Taverna in Petaluma.
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List
of Performers from Area possibly affected by Katrina
Mississippi
Debbie Byrd- Tupelo-"we're
fine, we are out of the affected area."
Eve Maria Williams- Meridian
Gypsy Williams- Meridian
Jalilah Sahar-Gulfport
Kristina Kelly-Jackson----fine,
short on gasoline
Xenia Hurrem- Bay St. Louis
Louisiana
Layla Isis -SAFE
Kruz- New Orleans
Belita Karima-Baton Rouge
Betty Karam-New Orleans OK
Charlie Pettus-Sunshine
Desert Dance Studio-Lafayette
Gretchen Kellett- New Orleans- OK
Iona (Kim Karnell)-New Orleans- OK
Kavita- Alexandria
Kaye "Nura" Buhler-Baton Rouge
Krys "Kryss" Statho-New Orleans
Maria Celado-New Orleans
Megha-New Orleans
Nisreen- Shreveport
N.O.Madic Tribal Dance Company- New Orleans
Oasis Studio-Lafayette, -OK
Meda members in Baton Rouge-
Terri McKinney-Carencro
Alabama
Cathy Deloney-Dothan- fine,
short on gasoline
Cheryl Pierce-Mobile
Jane McWilliams (Maresha)- Mobile,
Tahmina-Mobile, Alabama- Doing
fine
Zuri in Mobile
Sisters of Salome- a few heard from- SAFE
but homeless
Shamsi & Shelly
more
photos of storm clouds |
Fund raising efforts
& a few resources
held for the victims of Katrina
--New
York-September
18, 12n- 6 pm
Morocco's
benefit HAFLA Sunday studio in NYC, 6 W 20th St, 2
fl
morocco@casbahdance.org
--Nashville-Sat,
September 10th at 7 pm.
Nashville Belly Dance Group Presents-The
FIRST in a series of Benefit Dance Concerts to help
the survivors of Hurricane Katrina
Amerisuites Hotel, 330 E. Main Street
Hendersonville, TN
nashvillebellydancegroup.com/katrina
--Arkansas-October 8, 2005
Princess Farhana in workshops & show
Silent Auction 100% proceeds to benefit victims of
Katrina! Fayetteville, Arkansas, www.shimmyfest.com
--Philadelphia-September 10th
at 7:30pm at Jefferson Alumni Hall located at 10th/11th
and Locust Streets in Center City . To
benefit people and animal victums. .mmrdesigns.com/danceevents.htm
--Georgia-Saturday, September
24th
A New U Studio presents Rockin' the Casbah for Katrina.
Panther Creek Community Center
2285 Highway 16, Sargent . www.anewustudio.com
Hurricane Hafli, 9/25
--Boston-area Sept. 25- Belly Dancers
to hold Red Cross Benefit. Hurricane Hafli: Shimmy
Down the Storm. http://www.nbdassociation.com
--Alabama- Oct 8 & 9 “THE
BENEFIT”
Jamilla Rasa jamillarasa@yahoo.com
Temporary
housing http://jackson.craigslist.org/hhh/ |
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Winners
of the Queen of Raks Sharki contest held during
the Ahlan Cairo Nights workshop in Dallas on August
6, 2005.
The
winner was Madrinah from Tampa, Florida.
Second place: Viviane from College Station,
Texas. Third place: Leyla Zahar, Puerto
Rico.
Judges
shown here are Mo Geddawi and Raqia
Hassan
Thanks
to Catherine
Barros!
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July
31, 2005
Gia al Qamar posing with her new dance partner
Reuben, who made an appearance (in her
dance bag!) at a Belly Dance Benefit "Shimmy for The
Cure" in Whippany New Jersey. The event was held to
assist Mikele, a local dancer who needed
to raise funds for her participation in the Avon Breast
Cancer Walk-a-thon." |
August,
13, 2005
Titanya, Jim Boz and Dondi
pause to pose for a shot before their performance
at the IAMED event, Bellydance Live!
in Hollywood, California
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July
8. 2005
Editor Lynette catches a show on
the Island of Maui, Hawaii.
In photo are: Noelle, cafe owner
Marc Aurel, BellyRoll Dance Company
members, Kristyn, Beka, & Rebecca,
and then Leyla Atwill who connected
Lynette to the show.
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Beka
is the troupe director, and teaches in
Wailuku.
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Leyla
has
rejoined the dance community. She once studied with
Najia in Albany;
she now teaches in Kihei. |
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July
10, 2005
Khalid entertains an
appreciative crowd at the Stern Grove concert series
in San Francisco, California |
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Carlos
Santana
joins Khalid on stage |
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April
28, 2005
Alexandria
of Berkeley California dancing in London as part of Ann
White's Sahara Nights festival.
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January 2010 through June 2010
vid clips:Sehar Niraja at BDUC, Samira teaches Eastern Finger Snap, BDUC 09 video collage, Gigbag Check #21- Mark Balahadia
Photos: Gig photo from Khalilah and Amira, Aziza's DVD release party, List of Winners from Breakthrough Fusion contest, Alnisa and Terry at Papa's Taverna, Maria Celado passes away, Surreyya and friends at Liz Strong's birthday party, Ahava and friends at ethnic Dance festival Auditions, Gordon Inkeles's Snake Dancer, Aswat at De Young, Moh Alileche's Ensemble and Danse Maghreb at De Young, Lynette Harper and Rahma's performance, Kristine's photos from Mississippi, Sean's photos from Texas, Dondi, Michelle and Babies, Shabnam's photos from Rakkasaha, Randa Kamel WOrkshop in DC, Anne White's photos from UK, Surreyya and Crystal at Floralia Fest in New Mexico, Tribal Souk sponsors Rachel Brice workshop in Albaquerque, Dilek's recent win at Belly Dancer of the Universe , List of Contestants for Bellydancer of the Year, photos of BDOY Winners, Dhyanis dancing with Pangia, Ozgen assists physiotherapist Elizabeth Sharp, class photo from Yousry's West Coast intensive.
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July 2009 through December 2009
vid clips: Shereen of Prague at BDUC, Surreyya interview Zoi of Tokyo, Mahsati Jahan Gig Bag Check, Kosmos Camp 2009 Report, Backstage with Elizabeth Strong and BDSS, Rowan Storm advises women becoming musicians, Gigbag Check with Surreyya, Gigbag Check with Amira and Sadiya at COS, 1994 Performance of Serpent Bacchus and Prego Lynette,
Photos:Photos:Suhaila's troupe performs at Berkeley Marina, Nicole and Kara at soccer game in Cairo, Danse Maghreb in Alameda, Sausan's group at King Tut Opening, Monica and friends at Wiggle of West in Las Vegas, Queen of Raks Sharki Contest in Dallas Tx, Dondi's Baby Tiernan, Duane sends photo from "Pizza Raks", Keti Sharif's baby Serafina, Sa'diyya's troupe, Brad, Gibson and Kristen at SF Mecca, Wiggles winners, Zahra Zuhair's show pic teaser, Benefit for
Bridgette, Shabnam's Baby Sholeh, GS 10th year party, Ramadan in Cairo, Tennessee dancers, Ramadan in Indonesia, Khalilah wins Jewel of the Sierra, Hazerfan warms up for Sertab Erener and Demir Demirkan, Carnival of Stars fest photos, Pregnant Michelle Joyce and husband, Photos from North Bay BD Bazaar, Photos from Desert Dance Fest
In San Jose, Desert Heat in Berkeley, Mesmera's school at Dar Maghreb in LA, Baxter's photos from Jewel of the Sierra Contest, Ava Fleming Class in Asheville, NC, Sirens
In Sanity at Redwood Coast Fest, Sharazad Troupe at Arizona Arab Fest, Hossam Ramzy in Singapore, Nadja and Nicole of Sweden, Stasha at El Mansour, SF, Nicole in Cairo, Bulent and Friends in Turkey, Michelle and new baby, Khairiyya, Yasmina and group in Cairo, Shaia's New Studio. Shareen teaches for Monica in SF, Michael Baxter's Birthday, Gia's gig in NJ, Bahaia's prego belly, Holiday grettings from Andre' Elbing, Davina, and Sahar
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January
2009 through June 2009
vid clips:Fusion
Contest JimBoz Gig Bag Check ,
Sabah 2008, Mireya wins at BDUC,
Bahaia makeup, Dominique Senecal of Montreal,
By Dancers 4 Dancers,
Gig bag Check with Astryd,
4 yo Assal Takesh dances for daddy Salah,
Gig Bag Check with Pepper,
Photos: Breakthrough Fusion Competition photos, Leyla's BDr of the World Competition
in Germany, Shabnam's Troupe Rashika at Ethnic Dance Festival auditions, Joweh
member, Elizabeth Friend, at the America's Got Talent auditions in Los Ange beautiful
baby Sofie, daughter of belly dancer Amira of Las Vegas, “Sharif” Ahmad El-Mouzayen: In Memoriam, Raks Hakohaveem, Bert Balladine passed away, Simon Shaheen concert, MissiHIPPY at the grand opening, H1N1 Flu Epidemic Affects Dance Classes in Mexico, Arabesque Dance Company’s production of "Egypt" in Toronto, Saturday at Tribel Fest, Contestants list for Bellydancer of the Year, Finalist from BD of Y, BDoY Winning Troupe, Kosmos Camp
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June
2008 through December 2008
vid clips:Vashti's Gigbag
check, RanyaMaqamikaze, Ivanka of Panama, Lauren of BDSS gig bag
check, Ranya Renee Maqamikaze of
New York City backstage,Bozenka at IBCC, Jehan & Serena's
music clip together, Gig Bag Check #10 with Petite Jamila, Gig
Bag Check #6 with Zoe Jakes, Gig Bag Check with Shelley of Unmata,
Sherry's Club Oasis, Sonia of BDSS Gig bag check,
Photos: Sulyman's house burns down, DDF refunding
video money, Cory & Gail Marry, Double Crown Results, Raqs
LA, GS Party, Rachid at Stern Grove, Amaya's
Shake and Bake, BDTV vol3 coming out soon, Sonoma Valley Green
Music Festival, Midwest
Bellydance Challenge,Diane Webber's Passing, BD Mag
on Big Box Book Stores! Surreyya
& Crystal in Tokyo, Helm in Spain, BDSS in Spain, Zoe- age
8- dances, Sahra teaches at Amina's, Aida Nor
teaches inChicago, Mandanah wins North Valley contest, Youssery
in Istanbul, Ramona does book signing, Tribal Asia Fest, Mt Shasta
gig, BDSS at Copeland's Castle, Ahmet workshop in NYC, 1001 nights,
Tales of Desire show, Sirens holiday greeting, and much more....
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January
2008 through May 2008
vid clips:Gig Bag Check #1- Monica, Gig Bag Check #2 Jillina, Gig Bag Check
#3- Malia, New kid on the block-Nathalie, Valizan
interviews Ozgen, Kervan ensemble perform at
SF Restaurant, Rebaba returns, Sharon's Gigbag
Check, Lava of Sisters of Alchemy
Holiday
photo from Bijan Reastuarant, Roxxanne and
friends, Yasser Darwish workshop, Linda's group
do Algerian Kabyle and Algerian Ouled Nail,
Orit in Toronto workshop, Tamalyn breaks her
leg! Leila workhop in Mexico, RaksW teachers
carpool, Asia's coming benefit Miles and BDSS
on tour, Najia's Birthday Party, Aziza in Florida,
Susu and TerriAnne in Guatemala, Reyhan in
crisis, BD of the Year Results, East Coast
Classic Results, Goddesses Unleashed
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June
2007 through December 2007
Pasha Restaurant of SF sells
to new owner, FCBD in SF Gay Pride Parade,
Contests, Hadia in TX, Baby BDr, Randa
in TX, Video Clips begin!, Astryd teaches,
Turk
Fest, Miles rescues Suhaila, Mendocino
ME M&D camp, Helene's travels, Helm
at home in Fairfax, Miles and the bigwigs
of the
ME, Mr Ahmed Asad dies suddenly during
workshop weekend in Montreal, Fiesta in
Albaquerque,
Spirit of the Tribes in Florida, Holiday
greetings from all over!, DDF, Cartoonist
runs for president, Bobby's Girls reunion,
Rakksah East, Dancer photos from Mexico
and Colorado and more
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January
2007 through May 2007
BDoY 2007 winners, Leila's beautiful
baby boy!, East Coast Classic, Dondi, Aziza's world
adventures, Rhea's dtr Melinda marries in Greece, Serengheti
Nights benefit , Reda's Son's BD party, Kami Liddle
Workshop, Siren Insanity, Tribute to Rhonda, BDSS audtions
in San Rafael, Kaya's Baby girl!, Dancer night at San
Jose pizzaria, back stage video shoot pics
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June
2006 through December 2006
Flamenco
in West Marin, John and Sharlyn pose together again, Sherry
and Taiwan dancers, Sahira teaches in Taiwan, Michel and
Sophia play dress up in Spain, Leyla Lanty dancing at AWS
in Cairo. Snake dancer gives birth to a troupe!, BD cruise,
Pr Farhana is as a tattoo, Mark of Wash DC in SF, Holiday
photos, contests
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April through December 2005-
you are here!
Alexandria in London, Khalid in SF, BD in
Maui, Gia and pet, Tracking BDrs after Hurricane Katrina,
Papa's Taverna in N California, Princess Farhana Teaches,
Angelika's tour in Turkey, Giza Awards for video, Egyptian
Folkloric troupe in SF, contests all over, gilded serpent
sited in zoo, BDr in local parade. Bdr dolls hit toy stores
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8-2-05
Rakkasah West Festival
2005 Page 3-Sat & Sun, photos by GS Volunteers including:
Jasmine, Lynette, Michelle, Monica, Sandra, Susie, Zaheea, and
probably more! Festival
date- March 2005, Richmond, California, One page left!
5-4-04
Belly Dance in Israel
by Orit Maftsir
Belly
dancers are the hottest trend at the moment, unlike the totally
frozen attitudes towards the Arab culture in Israel.
6-18-05
Belly Dancer of the Year
2005 Grand Dancer, more Duos, Trios & Troupes photos by
Monica
May 28, 2005, San Ramon, California.
7-18-05 Cairo
Carnival 2005 Page 1 June
11-12, 2005, Glendale,
California photos
by Lynette
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