Izzy does a cabaret style belly dance to "Esma Yalli" by Hakim. Filmed at the Al Mafra Four Corners Belly Dance Izzy Fest 2008 by Janet S. Emmons at the Smiley Theatre in Durango, CO. www.almafra.org Visit Izzy's YouTube channel at izzytejedora!
A ritualistic piece inspired by the Etyptian Zar, followed by the celebration after release. Filmed June 2, 2007, in Durango, CO, by Janet S. Emmons for Al Mafra Four Corners Belly Dance. www.almafra.com
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Izzy performed this progressive take on traditions to "Nau-Ashta" by Beats Antique for the Al Mafra Four Corners Belly Dance Izzy fest 2008. Filmed at the Smiley Theatre in Durango, CO by Janet S. Emmons for Al Mafra. www. almafra.org Visit Isidora's YouTube channel at izzytejedora.
"I've dreamt of wings latetly, and of taking flight . . ." Isidora's joyful American cabaret piece filmed by Janet S. Emmons for Al Mafra Four Corners Belly Dance, June 2, 2007 in Durango, CO. www.almafra.org
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Mataholla Moon troupe member Tara asks, "Who's pulling _your_ strings?) She dances to "Discovered" by Beats Antique. Filmed by Janet S. Emmons at the Al Mafra Four Corners Belly Dance Izzy Fest 2008 at the Smiley Theatre in Durango, CO.
Belly dance - swing fusion? Why not! Performed in Durango, CO, on June 2, 2007. Filmed by Janet S. Emmons for Al Mafra Four Corners Belly Dance. www.almafra.org
Troupe Verde dancers Elizabeth Anderson, Elena Harper, Desiree Lopez and lead by Anika, perform a Spanish fusion piece inspired by the music of Turkish musician Tugba Eckinici, "Oha Falan Oldum Yani." We're nothing if not eclectic here in Durango, CO. Filmed by Janet S. Emmons at the Smiley Theatre in Durango for Al Mafra Four Corners Belly Dance. www.almafra.org
Angelie fuses her Polynesian and Middle Eastern dance talents in this performance to "Enter the Palace" from Bellydance Breakbeats - a Turkish Temptation. Performed the for Al Mafra Four Corners Belly Dance 2008 Izzy Fest. Filmed by Janet S. Emmons at the Smiley Theatre in Durango, CO, for Al Mafra. www.almafra.org
Angelie teaches Polynesian, Tahitian and Middle Eastern Dance in Dolores, CO. She danced this acrobatic fusion dance in Durango, CO, on June 2, 2007. Filmed by Janet S. Emmons for Al Mafra Four Corners Belly Dance. www.almafra.org
Angelie's website can be found at angelie.bliss.org
Mataholla Moon (Holly Keohane, Tara Kiene, Tanya Lawyer and Marty Ragle) dance to "Akhwat" by Solace for the Al Mafra Four Corners Belly Dance 2008 Izzy Fest. The title of this piece means "sisterhood" . . . . perfect!
Filmed at the Smiley Theatre in Durango, CO, by Janet S. Emmons for Al Mafra Four Corners Belly Dance. almafra.org
Lead by Marwa Mohamed, three members of this Durango, CO, dance troupe dance to the music of Solice on June 2, 2007. Filmed by Janet S. Emmons for Al Mafra Four Corners Belly Dance.
Marwa, who is originally from Cairo, Egypt, dances solo in this traditional cane dance. She teaches dance in Durango, CO, and is the leader of Troupe Benet Noor. Filmed on June 2, 2007, in Durango, CO by Janet S. Emmons for Al Mafra Four Corners Belly Dance. www.almafra.org