Second Annual Student Belly Dance Recital, Saturday, August 22, 2009, Richmond, Virginia

SETTING UP Electrician

Getting ready for the show, "But Mommy, I AM an electrican"

BRETT

Brett entertains the crowd before the show starts.

THE CROWD Crowd

The crowd arrving.

THE CROWD Crowd

The crowd waiting for the show to start.

ZAFIRA Zafira

Zafira announces the show.

GAIA

Gaia opens the show with a fun island tune!

SHELBY Shelby

Shelby debuts at the age of seventeen!

HABIBTI Habibti

Habibti performs a lively number

DORMA

A guest dancer, Dorma the Turkish Traveller, entertains the crowd with a fun Turkish number.

Dorma takes a bow after shedding the hat of her costume.

INTERMEDIATE CLASS PERFORMS LAYLA Layla Group

Layla Group

Intermediate class performs to the song "Layla", a group choreography by Meredith, Sahar, Sarah Froden (not present) and Zafira.

INTERMEDIATE GROUP

MORGIANA
Morgiana, a guest dancer, wows the crowd with her tribal fusion piece!

NADINE Nadine performs a lively improv number

ZAFIRA DAIMA
Zafira performs an Egyptian piece with an opening veil

MICHELLE
Michelle dances a lovely veil piece to a Persian love song

BEGINNER CLASS
Beginner class performs a lively skirt routine choreographed by Zafira to Pangia Vol 2, "Raks Karachi".

BEGINNER GROUP SKIRT
Beginner class performs a lively skirt routine choreographed by Zafira.

MEREDITH
Always a crowd pleaser, Meredith performs to a classic Egypian piece.

MEREDITH IN HER HAT
Meredith in her froo-froo hat during "Layla"

INTERMISSION

PYRAMID CAKE
A cake with a pyramid, the Sphinx and a hip scarf; made by Lakesha Roney of Kesha's Cakes.

SPHINX FROM THE PYRAMID CAKE
The Sphinx that was atop the cake.

VIRGINIA Virginia performs a lively drum solo.

JWAHIR NOOR Jwahir Noor performs in her lovely blue bedlah costume.

JWAHIR NOOR IN HER HAT Jwahir Noor in her froo-froo hat from "Layla".

ZAFIRA Did Zafira forget her lines?

CALUMINA Calumina, of the Calumina & Meredith duet, performing a tribal fusion number

AZIZA Aziza performs with candles

KARLA Karla performs a lively drum number

YASMINA Yasmina, a guest dancer performs a lovely number to an Egyptian song

SAHAR Sahar looking dangerous with her sword Sahar balancing her sword

SAHAR IN HER HAT Sahar wearing her froo-froo hat from "Layla".

ZAYNAB With only a few months experience, Zaynab WOWS the crowd with her drum number!

ZAIDA Guest performer Zaida does a lovely veil routine

INTERMEDIATE CANE The intermediate class performs a somewhat traditional cane number, choreography by Zafira

RECITAL FINALE

FINALE Party on!

ZAFIRA AND STUDENTS Zafira's students present her with a gift, oh what could it be????

ZAFIRA AND STUDENTS Hmmmm... it is not flowers!

ZAFIRA AND STUDENTS It's a SWORD! But not just any sword, it is a FLAMING sword! Zafira can hardly wait for next year's recital!

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