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Baseema

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joined on 08/13/06
last updated 04/24/09
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Baseema & *Samantha*

At Spirit of the Tribes 2008
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PURE - Salem, MA - October 2008.

Taking a break from guerilla belly dancing to pose for a picture - Tanya, Phoenix, me, Aria, Diana, Beth ... and a couple of pirates!
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Tribal Improv

Me, dancing in Gloucester, August 2008.
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Anyone who thinks sunshine is happiness

... has never danced in the rain - Author Unknown (Me, sword dancing at the NH Ren Faire, 2007)
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Phoenix Avathar with students

Rachel, Diana, Phoenix, and Caitlin at stART on the Street, Worcester, September 16, 2007. Picture by Phoenix Avathar.
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"The Shimmy Queen"

Leyla Jouvana and Roland
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What my friends say about me ...

Unsu...
 
November 21, 2007
I love Baseema! She's a sweet, generous, caring and kind person. She absolutely loves belly dance and is always a joy to watch!
October 8, 2007
MY SWEET Baseema!
YOU ARE beau.ti.ful, smart, & STRONG!
ThankYou for who you allow urself to be!
Unsu...
 
July 1, 2007
Baseema....is a very interesting and enlightened tribe friend....warm and gracious
Very prolific and photogenic
November 14, 2006
I adore Baseema! She was my very first belly-girlfriend :-)
She keeps me occupied during work with many long and funny emails - she listens to trials and tribulations of work, men, perfecting the 3/4 shimmy and general nonsense! Oh, and she's been to Africa!

Huge sweetheart, always smiling, wonderful friend...I'm lucky to have her (and her hubby!) in my life!
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Who, me?

Gender
Female
about me
My sparkly friend, *Samantha*, gave me my dance name. Baseema is Arabic for "smiling". Isn't that nice?!

I have loads of fun dancing around work, the grocery store, my house ...

I love my husband.

Engineering pays the bills, but I'd rather be dancing ...

I've been dancing for about 5 years. It truly makes me happy and I can't help smiling. I love-love-love dancing with my troupe. The interaction of dancing with a great group of women is energizing. It's a wonderful community feeling.

While many belly dancers try to put a label on themselves, I don't think I have a particular style that I am married to. I am a tribal improv dancer, but I dance solos, too. I've danced some tribal fusion and Goth, as well. Cabaret style is beautiful, too. But, I don't have the figure for a "sparkly bikini". If asked, I will call myself a "dancer".
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Dancing on the Ceiling Hafla

This is the first (I hope of many) Southern Mass NBDA sponsored haflas. It was a fundraiser for autism.

The following video is Moirae's performce: a choreographed sword dance to Helm's "Chiftetelli Unplugged" and tribal improv to Turku's "Sheydaii".

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Dancing on the Ceiling Hafla

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Moirae

Moirae is made up of dancers Caitlin, Diana, and Rachel. When they met, it didn’t take long for the three to get in sync. They immediately liked each other and “fit together like a glove”. Moirae started as Phoenix Avathar’s student troupe and has recently made the switch to a professional troupe. They like to perform solo as well as together, with styles ranging from cabaret to tribal, from Gothic to Vaudeville, and everything in between. Their favorite quote: "It's all bellydance"!

www.moiraebellydance.com

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Freeze! - Wish I could have been there!

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Love the Body You're In

No media image can stand up to the certainty of nature. I’ve never considered a tree to be “too large” or its surface needing to be changed in any way. Nature thrives on variety and diversity; it is never too much or too little, too fat, thin, dimpled, wrinkled, small, big, hairy, ugly-it just is. Our choice remains to claim that most basic freedom: to just be and love who we really are.

Why do we, as a society, allow false notions to define us? Do you want to spend your life allowing others-the media, marketers-to set the standards by which you will be judged, to which you can never truly measure up?

Quoted from an article that appeared in Massage Magazine
“Images of Beauty” written by Sonia Osorio


You are wonderful
You are beautiful
Enjoy the person you spend time with when you are alone
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The above blog was stolen from Argyle.

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Favorite Quotes

" ... our patchwork heritage is a strength ... "
- President Barack Obama during his inaugural speach, January 20, 2009

"You can't judge a scarf by the length of its thread; It's how you make it sway when you walk that matters..."
- Red Rob

"It's the Tai Chi of belly dance."
- Kat's Dad's take on tribal style belly dance

"The smile always brings out the sun, regardless of what's going on up above..."
- Red Rob

"If you can walk, you can dance."
- Zimbabwe saying

"Yay for science geeks in bellydance!"
- Lilya

"When you change the way you look at things ... the things you look at
change."
- W. Dyer

"Those who put in the mental energy, not just the physical energy, follow their goals from theory to mission accomplished.”
- PMC Founder Billy Starr

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Today's Thoughts

We've been busy planning Shimmies for a Cure. We want the event to be fun. If everybody has a good time, we'll consider it a success.

But, Shimmies for a Cure is much more than having fun. And, an article from ABC News reminded me of why we started this ...

In 1996, construction workers building the research center for Dana Farber Cancer Institute spray painted the names of the kids going through cancer treatment on the building's steel beams.

This story touched my heart. It's ... read more
Sat, March 7, 2009 - 8:52 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
We're off to a great start! All 4 workshops are full!

I am touched by the outpouring of support we've received from this talented and beautiful belly dance community.

We started with a small idea three years ago and I'm overwhelmed with how much it has grown.

Thank you to everybody who has supported me.


shimmies4cure.tripod.com/
Sat, February 28, 2009 - 7:48 AM permalink - 1 comment
 
(I posted this on Facebook, too.)

Moondancebellydance.com donated this beautiful quilt to Shimmies for a Cure III. It's one of a kind and made with sari fabric and purple velvet. More gorgeous than my picture can show.

We'll be auctioning this quilt at Shimmies for a Cure III on March 28.
Sat, February 14, 2009 - 5:05 PM permalink - 1 comment
 
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