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43<p><span class="articledate">2-18-19 </span><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2021/02/20/indigenous-photography-cliches-studio-fantasy/" target="_blank" class="articlelink">Indigenous Photography, Cliches & Studio Fantasy, Images of Algerian Women in Colonial Postcards </a> <span class="articleauthor">by Amel Tafsout</span><br />
44When I started working in the U.S, I was very surprised to find pictures of Algerian dancers on refrigerator magnets in various American dancers’ homes. This fascination with the exotic image that these postcards represent for Westerners seems to be quite common!</p>
45<p><span class="articledate">2-18-19 </span><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2019/02/18/mawheba-a-journey-toward-teaching-dance/" target="_blank" class="articlelink">Mawheba: A Journey Toward Teaching Dance, Notes from an Interview with Dandesh </a> <span class="articleauthor">by Caroline Evanoff</span></span><br />
46  In Egypt you often hear people saying that the best dancers originate from Alexandria and Dandash is no exception. Born into a family of performers she was destined for fame. She also had a variety of influences over the years which helped create the unique style of the one and only Dandash!</p>
47<p><span class="articledate">1-6-19 </span><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2019/01/06/event-planning-and-hosting-artists-part-3/" target="_blank" class="articlelink">Event Planning and Hosting Artists, Part 3: Promotion and Money – Finding Success</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Jonatan Gomes</span></span><br />
48  Event planning is a huge part of the dance community and hosting artists from out of town is essential for expanding the knowledge, skills and diversity within your community.</p>
49<p><span class="articledate">12-18-18</span> <span class="articlelink"><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2018/12/18/harem-girls/">Harem Girls, Our Very Own Non-Arab Talent Show</a></span> <span class="articleauthor">by Zaina Brown</span><br />
50  He gave Abdulrahman a copy of Nightclub Managing for Dummies, but the poor thing couldn’t read. With a helpful picture book, he finally learned the basic principle: Keep business and personal entertainment separate.</p>
51<p><span class="articledate">11-12-18 </span><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2018/11/12/p2event-planning-and-hosting-artists/" target="_blank" class="articlelink">Event Planning and Hosting Artists, Part 2: Community and Network: Every Host’s Lifeline</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Jonatan Gomes</span></span><br />
52  Event planning is a huge part of the dance community and hosting artists from out of town is essential for expanding the knowledge, skills and diversity within your community.</p>
53<p><span class="articledate">9-13-18</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2018/09/13/longevity-in-dance/" target="_blank"><span class="articlelink">Longevity In Dance, Overcoming Obstacles and Struggles</span></a>, by Sabrina Mijares<br />
54  But apart from drive, they emphasized the importance of relationships and unity within the community.
55</p>
56<p><span class="articledate">8-8-18</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2018/08/08/jonatan-event-planning-hosting-artists/" target="_blank" class="articlelink">Event Planning and Hosting Artists, Part 1: Costs and Spaces</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Jonatan Gomes</span></span><br />
57  Event planning is a huge part of the dance community and hosting artists from out of town is essential for expanding the knowledge, skills and diversity within your community.</p>
58<p><span class="articledate">7-13-18</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2018/07/13/aasiyah-mahragan/" class="articlelink">Mahragan and the Voice of a Generation, Music and Movement</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Aasiya</span>h<br />
59  The daze brought on by sensory and emotional overload is quickly broken by a rage of autotune blasting from the line of tuk-tuks whizzing past you in traffic.  It is there, in that autotune where the heart of the Cairo youth lives. </p>
60<p><span class="articledate">1-22-18</span> <span class="articlelink"><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2018/01/22/cairo-to-khartoum-overland">Cairo to Khartoum, Overland
61  Follow the Nile and You Shall Bellydance!</a></span> <span class="articleauthor">by Zaina Brown</span><br>
62  Africa is my big travel love, and I’m always happy to get some Sahara between my toes, but Sudan was never on my to do list of countries. I knew getting the visa was difficult, which is not surprising for a country with a wanted war criminal for president. Slap the merciless climate on top of that, and Sudan was something of a blank space on my mental map of Africa. Then, a good friend of mine announced he was setting up camp in the Sudanese capital Khartoum for a few months for his new UN gig. It was now or never for me and Sudan.</p>
63<p><span class="articledate">12-21-2017</span>
63 <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2017/12/21/memorial-to-jamila-salimpour//" target="_blank" class="articlelink">Memorial to Jamila, Articles and Testimonials Regarding the Icon </a> <span class="articleauthor"> by Writers of GS</span><br />
64An influential and respected teacher whose techniques and formats have been shared all over the world, the iconic Jamila Salimpour was instrumental in helping mold many big names in American belly dance.</p>
65<p><span class="articledate">4-24-2017</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2017/04/24/noora-life-was-a-cabaret-3/" target="_blank" class="articlelink">Life was a Cabaret, My Memorable New York Club Years: Part 3- Beyond Manhattan</a> <span class="articleauthor"> by Noora -Aphrodite</span><br />
66  New York City was “club city” back in the early 1980’s, besides the Middle Eastern night clubs you had entertainment from around the world. Flamenco was alive at the Chateau Madrid, and you could see a Hawaiian revue at the Hawaii Kai on West 50th Street. When Ibis closed for the second renovation, all the dancers went scrambling around looking for another steady place to dance in. One club in particular where I got 6 nights a week of work was at Le Palais in Brooklyn.</p>
67  <p><span class="articledate">3-10-2017</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2017/03/10/noora-life-was-a-cabaret-2/" target="_blank" class="articlelink">Life was a Cabaret, My Memorable New York Club Years: Part 2 – The Darvish, Cedars of Lebanon, and Other Clubs</a> <span class="articleauthor"> by Noora -Aphrodite</span><br />
68If ever there was a rival for the Ibis for the best in Middle Eastern entertainment, it was the Darvish. If the Ibis was a jewel box, then the Darvish was a diamond with rough edges. Located on 8th Street in the West Village, Champaign!this little hole in the wall was difficult to find.</p>
69  <p><span class="articledate">1-24-2017</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2017/01/24/lida-politics-dance-artists/" target="_blank" class="articlelink">Accepting Our Role as Artists, Politics in Bellydance</a> <span class="articleauthor"> by Lida</span><br />
70    These crucial functions are some of art’s most important contributions, placing artists in essential societal roles as dissectors of beliefs, expressers of feelings, and dissenters of popular opinion. Historically and currently, the term &quot;artist&quot; has a far more significant meaning than simply one who creates art.</p>
71  <p><span class="articledate">9-22-2016</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2016/09/22/life-was-a-cabaret/#axzz4L1eG52lV" target="_blank" class="articlelink">Life was a Cabaret, My Memorable New York Club Years: Part 1-The Ibis</a> <span class="articleauthor"> by Noora -Aphrodite</span><br />
72    I sometimes think how fortunate I was to have been a dancer in the 80s and 90s. We were the last generation to enjoy the club years, in the tradition not unlike that of the 1950s through the 70s. Our music was live with some of the finest musicians and singers around, who played and sang songs that touched your heart and made you jump with joy; and dancers that flavored their shows with their own inimitable style.</p>
73  <p><span class="articledate">7-23-2016</span><span class="articlelink"> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2016/07/23/assala-iraqi-dance-and-its-unknown-dance-styles/" target="_blank">Iraqi Dance and Its Unknown Dance Styles, Khashaba Music and Dance</a></span>, <span class="articleauthor">by Assala Ibrahim</span><br />
74    As is often the case with folkloric and traditional art forms, no one knows for certain when the Khashaba style first began to be heard, or when the cultural life of the city began to take notice. The earliest written sources yet found suggest an origin as recent as the 1930s, but some authorities, such as historian Dr. Mohamed Mahdi el Basier, claim that the roots of the Khashaba rhythms can be traced back to the time of the Thawrat al-Zanj, the Zanj Rebellion of 869–883CE. </p>
75  <p><span class="articledate">3-22-16</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2016/03/22/megan-dancer-finds-body-acceptance-after-battling-eating-disorder/#axzz43el4FGWd" class="articlelink">Dancer Finds Body Acceptance After Battling Eating Disorder, Healing and Belly Dance</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Megan Cassidy</span><br />
76    I could not know then the amazing healing the classes would eventually bring to my life.  </p>
77  <p><span class="articledate">1-15-16</span> <span class="articlelink"><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2016/01/15/cairo-shimmy-quake-2015-a-dancers-delight/">Cairo Shimmy Quake 2015 a Dancer’s Delight, Something old, something new makes the second annual Cairo Shimmy Quake 2015 an event you can count on!</a></span> <span class="articleauthor">by Vicky “Vichelle” Schell</span><br />
78    Although this is only the second annual Cairo Shimmy Quake, it arguably has a history that is decades old, rich in Middle Eastern culture and dance.  </p>
79  <p><span class="articledate">10-8-15</span> <span class="articlelink"><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2015/10/08/translations-of-1930s-gossip-column-in-a-local-cairo-paper/">Translations of 1930s Gossip Column in a Local Cairo Paper, “New and Second Hand Costumes: Our Elegant and Not So Elegant Dancers”	&amp;	
80    
81  &quot;Madame Badia Masabni&quot;</a></span><span class="articleauthor">Translations by Priscilla Adum</span>, This article is from the early 1930s and it talks (gossips I should say) about the famous bellyd
81ancers of the time and their costume quirks, though not always in a very flattering way. Thank you to KF for the very kind help. [Editor's Note: This article supliments Pricilla's articles in The Belly Dance Reader 2, page 38. </p>
82  <p><span class="articledate">9-27-15</span> <span class="articlelink"><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2015/09/27/tribal-fest-under-fire/#axzz3mxMeMWQD">Tribal Fest Under Fire, Tribal Fusion Stars Quit California Belly Dance Festival 
83    as Co-organiser Admits Sexist Facebook Post</a>, </span><span class="articleauthor">by GS Staff</span><br />
84    Several leading dancers  have withdrawn their services from Tribal Fest after learning of festival co-producer Chuck Lenhard&rsquo;s involvement in an offensive  Facebook group for DJs.    <br />
85  </p>
86  <p><span class="articledate">9-4-15 </span><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2015/09/04/dosland-documents-dangerous-divas/" class="articlelink">Dosland Documents "Dangerous" Divas, Dangerous Beauties produces "Aura - An Evening of Dance Theater "</a> <span class="articleauthor">Photos by Brad Dosland of Taboo Media</span><br />
87    Many members of the group are internationally known, performing and teaching around the world. Some are multi-disciplinary artists whose work includes backgrounds in theater and film, costuming and the visual arts. </p>
88  <p><span class="articledate">7-12-15</span><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2015/07/12/a-bellydance-production-of-dantes-la-divina-commedia/"><span class="articlelink"> A Bellydance Production of Dante’s La Divina Commedia, 
89    Interview with Francesca Pedretti,</span></a> <span class="articleauthor">Words by Rachael Lundy (The Ruby Lady)</span><br />
90    Over a cold winter weekend in New York City, The Ruby Lady encountered a dancer and her project unlike anything she had seen before. Completely collaborative, experimental, theatrical and soaking in a uniquely Italian emotional authenticity, Milan’s Francesca Pedretti and her traveling production of Dante’s La Divina Commedia has the potential to transform belly dance communities around the world</p>
91  <p><span class="articledate">5-31-15</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2015/05/31/helenes-seminar-in-berlin/" class="articlelink">Helene’s Seminar in Berlin, Traditional Dance Theater Project ANAR DANA 2013/14</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Isabella</span><br />
92    Together we studied seven traditional dances in a total of 10 weekends with the worldwide renowned dance ethnologist and choreographer Helene Eriksen and organized two final recitals of our program which included solo dances from Helene. It began with a very tight training schedule but later it actually turned out to be much more – together we embarked on an imagined voyage to the Orient, which finally was a travel to find ourselves. But we understood that only much later. </p>
93  <p><span class="articledate">5-7-15</span> <span class="articlelink"><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2015/05/07/nisreen-amel-seminar/">The Rainstorm in the Desert! Experience Amel's Authentic Maghreb Dance</a></span> <span class="articleauthor">by Nisreen</span>
94    <br />The early-bird price of $750 was much friendlier to my wallet than international airfare to the Maghreb would have been!</p>
95  <p><span class="articledate">4-26-15</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2015/04/26/austin-belly-dance-convention-jennifer-amara/" class="articlelink">Attending My First Belly Dance Convention (But Not My Last)
96    Austin Belly Dance Convention 2015</a> by <span class="articleauthor">Jennifer Garner</span><br />
97    Austin, in addition to being the “Live Music Capital of the World,” also has quite an impressive number of talented and committed belly dancers. Every week performances, showcases, and meet-ups can be found around town, and accomplished instructors are available nearly every night of the week for classes. </p>
98  <p><span class="articledate">3-28-15</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2015/03/28/lida-stage-fright/"><span class="articlelink">Embrace the Spotlight! Overcoming Stage Fright</span></a><span class="articleauthor"> by Lida</span><br />
99    The only way the audience knows there was a deviation from the plan is if I hesitate or break character. They are none the wiser if I continue dancing purposefully.</p>
100  <p><span class="articledate">3-15-15</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2015/03/15/baraka-encore/"><span class="articlelink">Encore, My Return to Dance</span></a> <span class="articleauthor">by Baraka</span><br />
101    Encore: Verb – To add to or repeat a performance, an extra or repeated performance. I was privileged to have the opportunity of an encore, a reprise that provided a look back at how very much I loved to dance – I still do! - and to teach and share my knowledge after nearly 15 years away from the art I spent most of my adult life practicing. </p>
102  <p><span class="articledate">3-7-2015</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2015/03/07/facts-and-misconceptions-about-kawliya/" class="articlelink">Facts and Misconceptions about Kawliya, Interview with Assala Ibrahim on the topic of Iraqi dance especially Kawliya</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Chica Hilma</span><br />
103    My first encounter with her was in her Kawliya and Iraqi Zar workshops at Amani’s Oriental Festival in July 2014. I was excited by this rare opportunity to learn the dance from a native Iraqi dancer because dance for me is not a fantasy but a way to understand the culture behind it and to make a spiritual connection with the people of the dance.</p>
104  <p><span class="articledate">2-7-15</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2015/02/07/wendy-meluch-3-stages-pro-dev/"><span class="articlelink">Leading the Dance, On Stage and Off, Professional Development Through the Lens of Belly Dancing</span></a>
104, <span class="articleauthor">by Wendy Meluch</span><br />
105    Hindsight may or may not always be 20-20, but time to reflect always brings a broader perspective and deeper understanding. I know this both as a professional belly dancer and as a museum consultant. Recently my dance and museum worlds intertwined when I took time to reflect on my personal and professional evolution in dance and in business </p>
106  <p><span class="articledate">2-1-2015</span> <span class="articlelink"><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2015/02/01/lara-nycairo-fest-2014/">Shining a Spotlight on Egyptian Dance, NYCairo Raks Festival in NYC Brings Together International Artists</a></span> <span class="articleauthor">by Lara</span><br />
107    For its first year, the NYCairo Raks Festival produced by Bellydance America and Mohamed Shahin created a notable event with star-studded performances, authoritative workshop instructors and opportunities to meet dancers from around the world. I was fortunate to have the chance to perform in the open stage, watch all the gala shows and partake in several of the workshops.</p>
108  <p><span class="articledate">11-25-14</span><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/11/25/sara-shrapnell-i-believe-in-gypsies/"><span class="articlelink"> I Believe in Gypsies! (But Not as a Style of Belly Dance) </span></a><span class="articleauthor">by Sara Shrapnell</span><br />
109    I have read many times that “Gypsy” is a bad word because they prefer to be called “Rom.” Therefore, it is disrespectful to use the word in any form. I beg to differ.</p>
110  <p><span class="articledate">11-16-14 </span><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/11/16/lida-graphicdesign-color/" class="articlelink">Color, Graphic Design for Dancers, Part 2</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Lida</span><br />
111    Now we'll delve into applying colors in marketing materials, returning to the ever-present concepts of hierarchy and legibility introduced previously.</p>
112  <p><span class="articledate">10-24-14</span> <span class="articlelink"><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/10/24/melina-tai-chi/">Alive - Inside  and Out! Tai Chi Can  Enhance Your Dance</a></span> <span class="articleauthor">by Melina of Daughters of Rhea</span><br />
113    Exploring and blending these disciplines has long been my “secret sauce.”  Centering and breathing, conscious transitions, body and soul awareness–from footfall to fingertip and beyond–nourish and replenish my dance.</p>
114  <p><span class="articledate">10-17-14 </span><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/10/17/najia-retirement/" class="articlelink">Retirement, Is There Life After Dance?</a><span class="articleauthor"> by Najia Marlyz</span><br />
115    Perhaps this was my mistake; I had a plan for my dance career, and I was not shy to tell it to everyone who would listen. </p>
116<p><span class="articledate">9-30-14</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/09/30/terry-evening-of-egyptian-music/" class="articlelink">An Evening of Egyptian Music and Dance, a Report from El Leil</a><span class="articleauthor"> by Terry Del Giorno </span><br />
117  Amina and the Aswan Dancers did it again! The sold out show at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts was another stellar example of the kinds of show their fans have grown to expect and they have not yet been disappointed. </p>
118  <p><span class="articledate">9-12-14</span><span class="articlelink"> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/09/12/the-best-of-british">The Best of the British! The South of England Belly Dance Scene.</a></span> <span class="articleauthor">by Sara Shrapnell</span><br />
119    Like every area, the UK has seen an ebb and flow in the popularity of belly dance, the economic impact and the rise in popularity of fusions styles has changed the dance from when I first started twenty years ago. Yet I see a strong, healthy and supporting scene posed to expand when disposable income in the general population increases. </p>
120  <p><span class="articledate">9-6-14 </span><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/09/06/naajidah-dont-come-whining-to-me/" class="articlelink">Don't Come Whining to Me! An Open Letter to Aspiring Young Belly Dancer</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Naajidah and Ashiya</span><br />
121    If you audition for a Greek restaurant – do NOT come to an audition with anything other than Greek music.</p>
122  <p><span class="articledate">9-1-14</span> <span class="articlelink"><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/09/01/a-journey-to-the-west-bank/">A Journey to the West Bank, A Lone Dancer Visits Palestine</a></span> <span class="articleauthor">by Zaina Brown</span><br />
123    The refugee children were dressed in sweatpants and T-shirts, like school kids anywhere in the world. The coach was in a tracksuit, and his ster
123n voice echoed over the young crowd. It could easily have been a basketball game, or perhaps a rehearsal for a play, that was about to begin in this gymnastics hall. But this was a dance rehearsal </p>
124  <p><span class="articledate">7-31-14</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/07/31/margaretanne-pt-bellydancer-part2/" class="articlelink">Patient is a Bellydancer, Part 2:The New Normal &amp; the Boring Reason I'll Never Stop Dancing</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Margaret Anne</span><br />
125    What was once  an exercise in insanity is now how I hip drop and down walk.</p>
126  <p><span class="articledate">7-16-14</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/07/16/leila-farid-cultural-sensitivity/" class="articlelink">Crossing the Chasm, Cultural Sensitivity and Bellydancing</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Leila Farid</span><br />
127    So how do we start to change the consciousness of people who see our profession as base, both inside and outside of the Middle East? I think it must start with a good understanding of the culture behind the dance, by condemning the culture or completely disregarding it in our art form, we have lost touch with our artistic role in society and thus have lost the ability to alter it. </p>
128  <p><span class="articledate">7-14-14</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/07/14/barbara-sellers-young-tribal-fest-14/" target="_blank" class="articlelink">A Refuge for Innovation, Tribal Fest 2014</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Barbara Sellers-Young PhD</span><br />
129    Although Tribal Fest is a live on stage, face-to-face event, it is the danced realization of a world in which the technological flows of transportation and communication bring images and bodies into correspondence with each other, and through the form create new images that move a global popular culture dialogue forward. 
130  </p>
131<p><span class="articledate">4-21-14</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/04/21/heather-aubre-maghreb-show-los-angeles/" class="articlelink">Colorful Maghreb in Los Angeles, A Celebration of Music and Dance</a>, <span class="articleauthor">Report by Heather Shoopman</span><br />
132&ldquo;Dancing In The Sunset ~ A Celebration of Maghreb Music and Dance&rdquo; held February 1, 2014 at the Live Arts LA Theater in Los Angeles, California </p>
133<p><span class="articledate">4-18-14</span> <span class="articlelink"><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/04/18/gabriel-photos-gijon-spain/">Colorful Moments in Spain, 2014 International Oriental Dance Festival of Gijon,</a></span><span class="articleauthor">Photos by Gabriel Monserrat</span><br />
134The International Oriental Dance Festival of Gijón, held every year in March, is organized by Fusión Oriental Group and Vanesa Moreno. Gijón is a small town on the north coast of Spain. Since its inception, the number of students was increasing and  improved their attitudes about Oriental dance. That is the main reason why Fusión Oriental group decided to do something special to provide an outlet for all of these emotions and ideas. Many ideas emerged, but finally we decided that a festival was the best of them. </p>
135<p><span class="articledate">4-17-14</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/04/17/jeanne-trance-dancing-with-yasmin/" class="articlelink">Zar: Trance Dancing with Yasmin, 2014 Workshop at Amina’s in San Francisco</a> <span class="articleauthor">Report by Janan (Jeanne Fogler)</span><br />
136  Here in the Bay Area, so many excellent instructors make appearances that I always feel I need to choose carefully to make the most of my workshop budget. But when I heard that Yasmin Henkesh was coming to give a daylong workshop on zar, I knew right off that this was one I wouldn’t want to miss – how often do most of us get a chance for an in-depth look at this fascinating ritual? </p>
137<p><span class="articledate">4-10-14 </span> <span class="articlelink"><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/04/10/lida-typography">Typography, Graphic Design for Dancers, Part 1</a></span><span class="articleauthor"> by Lida</span><br />
138  As artists of an often misunderstood dance, we dancers understand that everything we present publicly reflects back upon us as individuals, upon bellydance as an art form, and by extension, the Middle Eastern culture. When presenting these facets in the most favorable light to other dancers or the general public, good design becomes paramount because it is the most unmistakable way to demonstrate our worth. </p>
139<p><span class="articledate">3-31-14</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/03/31/najia-marlyz-beata-1988/" class="articlelink">Beata Zadou in 1988, Winter Visit to Berlin's Snow Princess</a><span class="articleauthor"> by Najia Marlyz</span><br />
140  It is rare that reality matches one’s fantasy, but in this case, in 1988, my expectations were surpassed by the reality of wish-fulfillment.</p>
141<p><span class="articledate">3-25-14 (reformatted) </span><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/03/25/yasmin-henkesh-music-copyright-law-for-belly-dancers/" class="articlelink">Music Copyright Law for Belly Dancers (or for any Performing Artist)</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Yasmin Henkesh</span> (commenting now available on this article)<br />
142  You are not going to like what you are about to read. But if you are performing publicly to music you do not own, for your own protection, please keep reading. Every professional dancer should know at least the basics of music publishing law, particularly if she wants to appear in an audio-visual production destined for c
142ommercial distribution.</p>
143<p><span class="articledate">3-25-14</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/03/25/margaret-patient-is-bellydancer-p1/" class="articlelink">Patient is a Bellydancer, Part 1, Irritable Bowel vs. the Dancer</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Margaret Anne</span><br />
144  Weeks later my doctor told me she had never seen it that high in anyone before. Something was very wrong.</p>
145  <p><span class="articledate">3-17-14<a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/03/17/samira-gig-safety/" target="_blank"> Dangerous, Dirty and Dastardly, 17 ways to Avoid It</a></span> by Samira Shuruk<br />
146    Every day we go to places where we are  surrounded by strangers!</p>
147  <p><span class="articledate"> 2-7-14 </span><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/02/07/suzanne-mecda-first-fundraiser/" class="articlelink">Samrah's Legacy, Revisiting MECDA's First Fundraiser in Los Angeles, May 1978</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Suzanne McNeil</span><br />
148    However, THIS event was different due to the overwhelming support and participation from our dance community. The community I mention was primarily working nightclub dancers and musicians, and a few vendors. In fact, I had not seen so many musicians’ come together for a common cause before and certainly ever since.</p>
149  <p><span class="articledate">1-20-14</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/01/20/pixie-visionharnessing-the-light-within/" class="articlelink">Harnessing the Light Within, Outdoor Photography</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Pixie Spindel</span><br />
150    Outdoors, the dancer can more easily release uncertainty by conjuring the feeling of limitlessness, pulling energy from the sky, swirling visualization, curiosity. She can come up and out of herself and become part of her surroundings, harnessing sunlight, a delicious breeze</p>
151  <p><span class="articledate">1-8-14</span> <span class="articlelink">O <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/01/08/najia-o-aitos-1970s-berkeley/">Aitos Berkeley in the '70s</a></span> <span class="articleauthor">by Najia Marlyz</span><br />
152    Truthfully, I had never laid eyes on an authentic belly dancer, live or on film at that point, so I hardly knew what to expect.</p>
153  <p><span class="articledate">1-3-14</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/01/03/erica-club-bellydance-sponsor-north-dakota/" class="articlelink">Red Flags Before the Green Light, My Experience as a Club Bellydance Sponsor</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Enchanting Erica</span><br />
154    For some reason I assumed my problem was an oddity. It was not.</p>
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159<p><span class="articledate">1-17-14</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/01/17/elianae-reviews-bellyqueen-outi-fantasy-bellydance-desire/"><span class="articlelink">All the World’s A Stage! Reviews of Three Theatrical Shows and Technique DVDs, “Fantasy Bellydance-Desire”, “Outi Wa Bas”, “Bellyqueen: Ultimate Fusion”</span></a> <span class="articleauthor">by Elianae Stone</span><br />
160It is obvious that much has changed in belly dance over the decades, and now fusion is everywhere. </p>
161<p><span class="articledate">1-13-14</span> <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/01/13/elianae-reviews-dvds/">G<span class="articlelink">race and Sass!, "The Veil with Hilary Thacker","Arabic Jazz Fusion with Galit Mersand", and "Ballet for Bellydancers with Brianna"</span></a> <span class="articleauthor">DVD Reviews by Elianae</span><br />
162This grouping of DVDs was enjoyable to review, as it dealt with many things that I personally enjoy and find graceful and useful, such as veil work, and Western dance technique, such as Ballet and Jazz.</p>
163<p><span class="articledate">1-9-14 </span><a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cms/2014/01/09/valerick-reviews-bellydance-evolution/" class="articlelink">From Evolution to Revolution, A Review of &quot;Dark Side of the Crown&quot;</a><span class="articleauthor"> by Valerick</span><br />
164Jillina’s character is mean and abusive which makes us think that she may be the killer!</p><h4><em>Check our <a href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/archives/archiveReviews.htm">Review Archives</a> for more!</em></h4><p></p>
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169<p><span class="articledate">4-21-08</span> <a class="articlelink" href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/art43/GScomicBandB.htm">Strained Relations</a> <span class="articleauthor">Comic by Pepper Alexandria</span><br /> Hi! Remember me? I'm your long lost cousin!</p> 
170<p><span class="articledate">10-27-05</span> <a class="articlelink" href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/art33/GSawards.htm">Gilded Serpent Awards or CERTIFICATE for Self Promotion!</a><br /> Get your own Gilded Serpent award in any field you choose!</p> 
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172<p><span class="articledate">1-11-05</span> <a class="articlelink" href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/art28/peppercomic5romancing.htm">Romancing the Stonewall</a> <span class="articleauthor">Comic by Alexandria</span><br /> &quot;Hi, dear, can you send me a payment?&quot;</p> 
173<p><span class="articledate">10-30-04</span> <a class="articlelink" href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/art29/alysoncomicfillrup.htm">Fill-'Er Up!</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Alyson</span><br /> &quot;I'm so glad you came to help me Theify!&quot;
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174<p><span class="articledate">8-2-04</span> <a class="articlelink" href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/art28/peppercomic4late.htm">A Whole Latte' Shaking Going On</a>, <span class="articleauthor">Belly Dance Comics<sup>tm</sup>by</span><br /> &quot;Ok, I think we can stop now!&quot;</p> 
175<p><span class="articledate">6-24-04</span> <a class="articlelink" href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/articles27/peppercomic3squid.htm">Saving Grace</a>, <span class="articleauthor">Belly Dance Comics<sup>tm</sup> by Alexandria</span><br /> &quot;Could I sit here for a few moments?&quot;</p> 
176<p><span class="articledate">4-26-04</span> <a class="articlelink" href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/articles26/peppercomic2.htm"> Class War-fair?</a> <span class="articleauthor">Belly Dance Comics<sup>tm</sup> by Alexandria</span><br /> &quot;I sprang from the forehead of Isis!&quot;</p> 
177<p><span class="articledate">2-29-04</span> <a class="articlelink" href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/articles26/peppercomic.htm">You've Got Mail!</a> <span class="articleauthor">Belly Dance Comics<sup>tm</sup> by Alexandria</span><br /> Female Clones from Zayda III are being killed and robbed of their family jewelry!</p> 
178<p><span class="articledate">8-11-00</span>-<a class="articlelink" href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cartoons/comics/strip1/may2k.htm">Yasmina's First Club Gig </a><span class="articleauthor">by Lynette</span><br /> &quot;You're so beautiful! Wouldn't you like to audition to dance for us?&quot; </p> 
179<p><span class="articledate">10-19-99</span> <a class="articlelink" href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/cartoons/bdpaperdoll.htm">Belly Dancer Paper Doll</a> <span class="articleauthor">by Jan Dove</span><br /> Print this paper doll. Then color, cut her out and PLAY!</p> 
180<p><span class="articledate">2-99</span> <a class="articlelink" href="http://www.gildedserpent.com/comics.htm">Fabulous Fritz's Adventures in Show Biz. Adventure #1</a><span class="articleauthor">by Lynette</span><br /> &quot;I'm just a photographer, I don't know these women!&quot;</p> 
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