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Enjoy these photos of some of our shows. These beautiful dancers are the visual representation
of the music. Raks Sharki, or Belly Dance, is sometimes termed SITA, for Solo, Improvisational, Torso Articulated Dance.
The isolations of different parts of the body, and the torso articulations, are qualities that distinguish this dance from
Western forms. The traditionally improvisational nature of the dance reflects the tradition of improvisation, or taqsim, in
Arabic & Turkish music. Dancers must understand the rhythms and express the qualities of the melody as well. In performance, a
great dancer connects to the music, to her body, to her emotions, and to the audience.
| Razia, Zahra, & Kids Enjoying the Music |
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| Saturday Market 2002. Photo by Jeanine Ethridge |
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| The Fabulous Angela Palmer |
| Naia, Asian Celebration 2000 |
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| Photo by Jeanine Ethridge |
| Beautiful Zahra |
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| Asian Celebration 2000. Photo by Jeanine Ethridge |
| Janet Naylor with kanoon |
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| Photo by Fred Herinckx |
| David "Pan" Wilson |
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| Photo by Jeanine Ethridge |
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