The following 64 soloists and 48 soloists of color and troupes are proudly respected and acknowledge for their impact on the dance form, in their area as well as on the web, as well as their presence as live performers and on video/DVD throughout 2007 and early 2008:

hometown.aol.com/homeskill...page1.html

BRANDON'S OASIS HONORS 2008 NOMINEES
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SPHINX BALLOT
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LOTUS NIRAJA (MD/PA)
DIDEM (TUR)
NATHALIE (FL)
TEMPEST (PA)
TARA (ENG)
SHBANM PENA (CA)
ALICIA (FL)
SABAH (IL)
EDEN (CAN)
IRINA (RUS)
LEILA (WA/EGY)
ARTEMIS MOURAT (MD)
YAHAIRA (ID)
CASSANDRA (MN)
PARVENEH (CA)
CHANDANI (VA)

PYRAMID BALLOT
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MIRA BETZ (CA)
MORGANA (ESP)
RAQIA HASSAN (EGY)
ASHARAH (VA)
ISADORA BUSHKOVSKI (CO)
SAMIRA SHURUK (MD)
AZIZA (OR)
ATHEENA (TX)
SHAYNA (NY)
DENISE ENAN (CAN)
CRYSTAL SILMI (CA)
EMILY ALRICK (OH)
NEON (NY)
AFRA AL KAHIRA (ENG)
ASTRYD de MICHELLE (OR)
TERESA (CAN)

CLEOPATRA BALLOT
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NAIMAH (MD)
SHASKA (NV)
HABIBA (PA)
LISA ZAHIYA (NC)
ARADIA (NV)
HADIA (CAN)
SADIE (CO)
SAPHIRA (VA)
SHIRA (IA)
AMIR THALEB (ARG)
SABA SABINA (CAN)
LAURA SELENZI (CAN)
MARINA (FL)
ELIZABETH STRONG (CA)
MICHELLE JOYCE (ca)
DINA (EGY)

LIL'EGYPT BALLOT
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RACHEL BRICE (CA)
ASHLEY BENNETT (SC)
SUHAILA (CA)
ZIZI ZABANEH (FL)
HALA (CA)
LEYLA ZAHAR (P.R.)
AVEYANDA SKYE (HOL)
RAZIA (OR)
GIA AL QAMAR (NJ)
SIBEL NEFA (GER)
SORAYA (NJ)
ONCA O'LEARY (NC)
JEHAN KAMAL (NY)
VEDA SEREEM (MD)
AHAVA (CA)
MOHAMED SHAHIN (MD/EGY)


TROUPE OASIS 2008 NOMINEES
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SPHINX BALLOT
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ZAFIRA DANCE CO. (PA)
HIPNOSIS TRIBAL (PA)
HAHBI'RU (CA)
SAHARA TRIBAL (DC)
TRIBAL FEAT (TX)
KHAFIF (PA)
CRESCENT MOON DANCERS (KY)
METAL GODDESS (NY)
ULTRA GYPSY (CA)
MAGIA TRIBAL (SPA)
SIRENS IN SANITY (CA)
SAMAHDI (WV)

PYRAMID BALLOT
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RAQS SAHARA (DC)
JAWAAHIR (MN)
FAT CHANCE BELLYDANCE (CA)
URBAN TRIBAL DANCE CO. (CA)
DEVYANI (AL)
ROMKA (DC/VA)
BELLYFRINGE (CAN)
GYPSY CARAVAN (OR)
inFUSION TRIBAL (WA)
TESZIA-CORNELL U. (NY)
DREAMS BELLYDANCE (FL)
TRIBALTIQUE (CO)

CLEOPATRA BALLOT
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FLOWERS OF ARABY (MO)
UNMATA (CA)
NIRAJA DANCE CO. (MD/PA)
SHAKRA TRIBAL GROVE (MD)
CIRCUS TRIBAL (OH)
BELLYCRAFT (FL)
KASSAR TRIBAL (NJ)
RISING PHOENIX DANCERS (FL)
AWALIM DANCE CO. (GA)
ENAN DANCE TROUPE (CAN)
ISIS & THE STAR DANCERS (TX)
BELLYDANCE VENTURE (ENG)


LIL'EGYPT BALLOT
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BLACK SWAN TRIBE (AUS)
BARAKA MUNDI (NC)
BELLYQUEEN (NY)
FARFESHA (NM)
BINT EL BELED (MD)
BELLYDANCE SUPERSTARS (IT'L)
EGYPTIAN SUN-JHU (MD)
TRIBALTIQUE (CO)
KALLISTI TRIBAL (MD)
P.U.R.E. DANCE (IT'L)
MIDNIGHT MIRAGE (UT)
ZAHAR PRODUCTIONS (P.R.)


OASIS OF COLOR 2008 HONORS NOMINEES:
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SPHINX BALLOT
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SHA'NI (GA)
ALIYAH ABIR (IL)
YUCY EL-BANAN (VA)
SOMRA EL NUBIA (MO)
ROULA SAID (CAN)
RADHIYA TAJ (MO)
Y'CHESSA DAHLI (WA)
KAESHI (NY)
AVA FLEMING (AZ)
AZHIA (CAN)
PORTIA (FL)
ELIZABETH MAHINA (CA)

PYRAMID BALLOT
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MIA NAJA AL SEPHIRA (MD)
SEHAR (NY)
DR. SUNYATTA AMEN (DC)
DEE DEE (DC)
NANDI (NC)
SAMAA 'AMEL (MA)
DANGERUZ (CA)
ZARI (CA)
YARELI (PA)
BATSHEVA (VA)
XIOMARA (FL)
AMI (DC)

CLEOPATRA BALLOT
---------------------------------
MASANI AZURA (KS)
PETITE JAMILA (AL)
CHEMAGNE (CAN)
KATYA FARIS (IN)
RENA (PA)
EBONY (DC)
SHANDIRA ANAID (CT)
RANIA (TX)
AMAR GAMAL (NY)
AVASA (OH)
AMEL TAFSOUT (ALG)
VIRGINIA (FL)

LIL'EGYPT BALLOT
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SAHIRA (TX)
ISIS SAN MIGUEL (FL)
MYRYKA (AZ)
SHAUNTE (CA)
VASHTI (CA)
JESICA MARTINEZ (CA)
BOZENKA (FL)
AMANI (LEB)
MONICA FERNANDEZ (CA)
OLU (CA)
NEFERTITI (DE)
ASMINA (WA)

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