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WV dancers in the newest Gilded Serpent!

Saffa Nawal — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:53:59 GMT

For those who do not watch the WV BDers tribe, Narah bint Durr wrote a very nice article on the BD scene in WV. Take a look - you might see a familar face or 2! http://www.gildedserpent.com/art44/narahWV.htm

Jim Boz in Beckley Wv this Saturday

Saffa Nawal — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:59:11 GMT

I am not the organizer or even one of her student's but for anyone in the mid-Atlantic region looking for something to do this weekend, why not come dance with the amazing world-famous Jim Boz this weekend at Beckley WV. From the organizer Alexandria (aka Sandy Stewart): "Don't miss out on this workshop and fab show Sat May 10, workshop and show at Tamarack, The Best of WV Beckley WV off I77 Exit 45 Workshop $75 at door Jim is teaching combos and so much more .. sign in 9:30 am workshop 10 - 3:30 pm lunch 12 - 1 1 - 1:30 costume tricks by Judy Show time...open 7 show 7:30 Nice door prizes for a ticket for your donation to American Cancer/Relay for Life...you'll receive a ticket for door prizes with donation. Microtel is holding rooms at $65. Exit 44 Harper Road breakfast, indoor pool, close to food places and Tamarack Show is filled with beautiful dancers from several states. Many styles of dance and a few suprises. Come to the hills....support your WV dance sisters. Blessings Alexandria" ************************************************** Me and my troupe are wanting to get a bunch of workshop attendees together to go out to dinner after the show. Mexican and margaritas sound good to anyone?

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Saffa Nawal — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 11:52:01 GMT

It’s been a week. Our dad Daniel just got home from Cleveland Clinic Saturday. He has had a aortic aneurysm on the bottom of her heart that is 3 inches long. He was been up to Cleveland last month for his ‘30,000 mile checkup’ and they found that the stent had migrated a bit so his doctor wanted to go in and put a stent around the stent to shore it up. He came through his surgery this week with flying colors. Our mom Lucy hadn’t been feeling well but she’s had a cold and had been coughing like crazy. In fact, she was not feeling feel in Cleveland. Yesterday she was having trouble breathing and went to the ER. She’s having some congestive heart failure on top of some bronchitis. So far she is responding to the Lasix and so far they don’t think it was a heart attack (her initial tests didn’t show that it was a heart attack – those enzymes were all in normal range – but they were running more tests more night and this morning). Please pray for our parents and for us... or light a candle, say a spell, send white light......it’s been a rough week.

too proud to sleep?

Saffa Nawal — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 11:51:38 GMT

I was so happy and excited when I got home from class last night, I had trouble getting to sleep last night. I gotta say I am very very very proud of my ladies. We have been working on an in-class choreography to "Warda' (the Asena version) with both Hadrah (my main company) and Zayna Ziyad (my student troupe) dancing together. I set up the choreo to be based on variations on a series of about 20 moves done regular time, then double time, and then (after the taqsim bridge) triple time. They are freaking nailing it. N-A-I-L-I-N-G I-T. Spot on with the timing. Picking up the weird syncopation I worked into it like it's nothing. We have about 45 seconds of choreo left to master and it will be done and I have to say (humbly) it is one of the best choreos I have seen. Seriously. I would put this up against anything I have seen Magic Hips do. And can I brag? This is only the second choreo I have ever put together and the first I have designed all by myself.

huh?

Saffa Nawal — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:34:19 GMT

Was watching a YouTube link and had a "huh?" moment. Look at about 3:20... Is that Narah?????? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBxWE_U7x2w