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I got to have the amazing experience of seeing Riverdance live at the Fox Theater. I totally splurged and took Ava and I on Wed, they say it is their last tour but it still took me a while to get up the nerve to blow all that money. Finally after tearing up when listening to Freedom on YouTube I just couldn't make any more excuses, I had to see the show live! It was totally worth it!!!!!! It took me until intermission to get over the fact that I was really seeing this live and not during some...
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Thu, May 15, 2008 - 9:35 PM
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Here is my side piece I am slowly getting done. The pics aren't great but I am tired now that my adrenaline rush has gone...if you haven't had your ribs done you can't imagine the pain. The left pic is the front view and the fish is the back. You can see the portion up at the top where some of the purple stencil ink is still there, that is about an hours worth of work left to be done. There is still some other accents and such that aren't there yet but it will all be done soon.
Wed, May 7, 2008 - 9:10 PM
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It is NPR's pledge drive time again and so it is raffle time again!
Thu, May 1, 2008 - 12:47 PM
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During each pledge drive I reward people with a raffle for those who prove that they contributed to NPR during the current fund drive. The drawing will take place the May 13th at class. Please make sure to include contact information. You do not have to be in Georgia to enter this raffle, we will select something you can collect long distance if an out-of-towner's name is drawn! You can contribute to your own NPR or ... read more 
What bliss! I just found a huge website dedicated to a gluten free diet www.bookofyum.com
Mon, April 21, 2008 - 8:50 PM
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While gluten isn't an issue with me it has plenty of wheat free recipes that I will be able to use and some good travel tips too. I am a bit nervous about going to the UK but I just read on that website that I may even be able to get a gluten free high tea at some of the more posh hotels...that is a bunch of yum
Now that TribalCon is behind me (hah ...hee hee hahaha snort hah hah hah hah hee whew... okay that's only funny if you saw my mound of paperwork and all the emails I need to respond to) I have had this looming up ahead of me:
Wed, March 19, 2008 - 8:41 PM
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Saturday, March 22, Asheville, NC. So you think you can bellydance? Join Zi'ah Ali, Director of award-winning TribalCon and Awalim Dance Company, for an intense day in the studio. Teejei, Katya and Majida will also be on hand to assist with the workshop!!!!... read more
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Riverdance live is worth it!
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I got to have the amazing experience of seeing Riverdance live at the Fox Theater. I totally splurged and took Ava and I on Wed, they say it is their last tour but it still took me a while to get up the nerve to blow all that money. Finally after ...
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My tat is finally getting finished!
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Here is my side piece I am slowly getting done. The pics aren't great but I am tired now that my adrenaline rush has gone...if you haven't had your ribs done you can't imagine the pain. The left pic is the front view and the fish is the back. You ...
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This is a crappy picture of the front view of my new side piece, th...
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NPR raffle time again!!!
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It is NPR's pledge drive time again and so it is raffle time again!
During each pledge drive I reward people with a raffle for those who prove that they contributed to NPR during the current fund drive. The drawing will take place the May 13t... read more
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Our Gigs...
Yard Dogs Road Show Atl Oct 6th!!!
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Saturday, October 6, 2007 - 9:00 PM
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Yard Dogs Road Show featuring Zoe of Bellydance Superstars
..With special guests Awalim Tribal Belly Dance Company!! Oct 6 Saturday Evening at the Variety Playhouse!!!! A true Burlesque show in the old style: music, comedy, daring feats and dancing girls! www.yarddogsroadshow.com www.variety-playhouse.com Do not miss this show, it is the best live show of any style that I have seen in years! Featuring Zoe of the Bellydance Superstars!!! www.youtube.com/watch General Silliness www.youtube.com/watch Singer www.youtube.com/watch Accordion Player www.youtube.com/watch Sword Swallower www.youtube.com/watch Fire Eater www.youtube.com/watch ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Zoe Jakes of the Bellydance Superstars, the Indigo and Yard Dogs Road Show Fast and Furious Combos Workshop~ ONLY 8 SPOTS LEFT! Oct 6 Saturday Several Dancers Core Downstairs studio $55 1:30 to 4:30pm, sign in at 1pm Zoe is known for her unique take on tribal bellydance, namely with her signature pops and locks. Hits, a more advanced form of popping in breakdance, will be fully broken down so that the student will be able to get a real understanding of the technique behind them, and then incorporated into short combos that can be applied to their dance vocabulary. PayPal to ziah@awalim.com check to Lisa McKinney, PO Box 831, Pine Lake, GA 30072 go to www.awalim.com/classinfo.asp for directions and parking info for Several Dancers Core. Please give yourself plenty of time to park and find the studio if you have not been there.
My TestimonialsOctober 24, 2006
Awalim is truly the southeasts premier tribal bellydance company. I've been dancing for about 10 years now in GA and I don't know of any dancer, tribal or cabaret, that hasn't been inspired in some way by Zi'ah.
October 19, 2005
What I've seen so far of Ziah's troupe, I'm amazed. This is a wonderful woman who is also a wonderful dancer. She's got the meanest hip locks I've ever seen! I got the pleasure of meeting this sweet woman in the SCA. I am hoping to learn dance from this woman!
July 25, 2005
I LOVE Zi'ah.
I met her at TribalCon this past spring, and while she wasn't teaching or performing at that time (she has just had baby Ava) I thought from the moment I met her that she is maybe the most SHINY person I have every met! She radiates joy, and when she dances she is like a BRILLIANT glowing light! When I grow up (as a dancer) I want to be just like her! Just took a workshop with her in AThens GA and she is also a kick butt teacher! I am so envious of those in Atlanta who can study with her on a regular basis. Considering I live some 5 hours away from her, I will have to settle for occasional private lessons, and I am already trying to figure out a way to bring her down to Tallahassee for a workshop! March 30, 2005
Zi'ah and her troupe have been very inspirational to me. Awalim was the first troupe I ever saw do Tribal choreography live (at the Atlanta Renfaire) and then Zi'ah was the first teacher I ever took a tribal workshop from. I went straight home afterwords and started working on how I was going to bring this wondrous thing called Tribal belly dance to Augusta. Of this spark, Alchemy, Augusta's first Tribal fusion belly dance troupe, was born and has been going strong ever since!
May 17, 2004
Zi'ah is a really dynamic, edgy performer, instructor and director. I love attending workshops that she teaches because I always feel like I have truly spent my time and money well. Her ability to break down movements, her knowledge of the history of the movements and her truly amazing ability to put together performances that are truly awe inspiring really set Zi'ah above and apart. I definately consider Zi'ah not only a friend but my teacher as well. I have gained so much understanding and insight for improving my technique and how to be a better director and instructor. As far as I'm concerned if Zi'ah teaches or endorses it... You can count on it. Thank you so much for playing a major part in the success of my performances and
that of my tribe. You are truly an amazing woman without your inspriration I don't know what I would have done!!!!! Your sister in Dance! Sherry of Gypsy Red Tribe, Birmingham, Alabama
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