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Ayperi

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joined on 11/30/05
last updated 03/01/08
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Favorite Articles

Michelle Joyce, "How to Charge What You Are Worth"
Rates for belly dance performance and how to work with customers who want to negotiate.
www.gildedserpent.com/art39/M...arge.htm

By Leila, "What Middle Eastern Audiences Expect from a Belly Dancer"
www.gildedserpent.com/art36/L...nces.htm

Guster on NPR
Yay!
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php

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Some favorite sites

www.RaqsAyperi.com
My website!
Belly Dance Performance & Instruction

www.leighkelly.com
Leigh Kelly, photographer extraordinaire!

www.jeannetteross.com
Jeanette Ross, creator of super awesome Big Furry Creatures... and not too shabby in the photography department!

www.northstarmusiccafe.com
North Star, my favorite place in Portland

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Favorite Video Clips

Romani: Urban Tribal,
Footage of a troupe that was active from 2000-2004 in the SF area.
One of my favorite videos altogether, the dancing, the music, the video editing...
www.youtube.com/watch

Isidora Bushkovski
Fantastic cane dance, impressive balancing, love the costume--and such a fun performer to watch! Plus, the site is a great compilation of other videos.
bellydancevideos.blogspot.com/200...html

Rachel Brice at Tribal Fest 2006
Jaw-dropping layering, so divinely textured... I have no words for this dance.
www.youtube.com/watch

Ameta, 1903
Video from 1903 of Isis wings-style dancing--stunning.
video.google.com/videoplay

Tarkan plays the zills. Really.
www.youtube.com/watch

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My Friends

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Belly Dance Classes in Yarmouth, ME

Visit www.raqsayperi.com for more information!
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Belly dance classes in Bath, Maine

Better version here... flickr.com/photos/ayperi/2184065322/
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Per Morocco...

"You don't need to fill the space; you *are* the space."

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Belly Dance in Maine Tribe!

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My Bio

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My Blog

Stumbled across these today in a bout of procrastination...

From Russia with Love, 1963

Opening credits: www.youtube.com/watch
Belly dance scene: youtube.com/watch (includes info about the dancer!)

So fun!
Thu, May 15, 2008 - 8:58 AM permalink - 2 comments
 
Fellow dance addicts!

Registration is officially open for Mira Betz's June 14 workshop!
Space is limited...
... and the early registration discount is only available till May 15!

A handful of us in Portland are more than willing to offer our futons, couches & floors to anyone who wants to crash overnight--just let me know! The show the night before will be a fun night of dancing our hearts out.

Cabaret & tribal dancers alike will LOVE this workshop.

www.RaqsAyperi.com/workshops... read more
Tue, May 13, 2008 - 9:22 AM permalink - 0 comments
 
Fellow dance addicts!

Registration is officially open for Mira Betz's June 14 workshop!
Space is limited...
... and the early registration discount is only available till May 15!

A handful of us in Portland are more than willing to offer our futons, couches & floors to anyone who wants to crash overnight--just let me know! The show the night before will be a fun night of dancing our hearts out.

Cabaret & tribal dancers alike will LOVE this workshop.

www.RaqsAyperi.com/workshops... read more
Thu, May 1, 2008 - 9:46 PM permalink - 0 comments
 
So, my back has really been bothering me for the last few weeks, following a series of things that just weren't good for it. Sitting for any period of time has been painful and I've been particularly conscious of posture. Haven't been able to get a massage appointment, unfortunately, and too busy & poor to see the chiropractor before my schedule appointment next week. Teaching classes has been OK, but I'm of course able to be selective about movement during those sessions.

Last night I ... read more
Sat, March 1, 2008 - 4:31 PM permalink - 1 comment
 
Okely dokely... Call me crazy, but I'm in the process of redesigning my website--to look **exactly** like it does now, but to achieve that end through css rather than tables in html. Heh heh. It's part of my theme for the year: "I'm doing it by myself, dammit!"

Now I'm gonna take a break and go watch the Oscars.
Sun, February 24, 2008 - 4:44 PM permalink - 4 comments
 
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OPF June 2007 with Naya's Trance

 
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