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Goddessence
I receive a lot of fan mail about Goddessence. Many people ask me about the origin of this song and the accompanying video. Others understand it but want to hear my own words, and still others...
The Hip Circle -
August 27, 2006
Layali Tarab IV
DaVid is an internationally recognized dancer in several Middle Eastern and East Indian dance forms and is one of the leading performers in his fields of endeavor...
Baharat! -
August 22, 2006
Crossing the Bridge talks Turkey, musically speaking
Then we move to more recognizably local Gypsy influences, master strummers of the oud and saz, the trance dance beats used by whirling dervishes, mesmerizing woodwind...
Pasadena Star News -
August 21, 2006
The art of the belly dance
Candy Hefner's curiosity got the best of her one day. Hefner was teaching fitness classes at the YMCA. One of her other hobbies included dancing. When she read a story about belly dancing...
Hickory Daily Record -
August 21, 2006
The Mystical Art of Belly Dancing
It's an ancient art of seduction, an inevitable enticement identified with the fluid movement of the hands like serpents or ribbons flying in the air, swaying hips, undulating torso...
News Today -
August 18, 2006
The rise of Yara
Ever since she was a toddler (at age three to be exact), Yara (born Carla in Lebanon in 1983) would practice the few songs that her mother used to play for her. This rising singing sensation...
Egypt Today -
August 16, 2006
Middle East dances its way into Rec Center
Move over, yoga and Pilates belly dancing is on its way to becoming Wellesley's latest exercise craze, ideal for relaxation and improving movement and coordination...
Town Online -
August 16, 2006
Belly dance hip way to stay fit
With arms undulating gracefully and hips swiveling in synch to the soft wails of Middle Eastern music, belly dancers have captured the imagination and celebrated the human form for centuries...
The Capital Times -
August 16, 2006
Danish festival aims to change perceptions of Middle East
Organizers of a Danish Middle East festival, which on Saturday began a six-week tour of the Scandinavian country, said they hoped to change negative perceptions of the Middle East...
Turkish Daily News -
August 15, 2006
U.S. most Attracted to Mevlana Rituals and Music
The Turkish Sufi Music Society in affiliation with the Turkish Culture and Tourism Ministry performed 75 traditional Sema programs throughout the world; however, the group attracted the most attention
Zaman Online -
August 15, 2006
