Santa Clara Art & Wine
Festival 2009
On Sunday Bahira and Indigenous shared its more traditional line-up of Middle Eastern Dance with Friends: Rakset
Wadi Al Shems (Dancers of the Valley of the Sun). Photos by Dave
Martin.
Indigenous opened the show with "Mirjanah" a feisty Egyptian number:
Followed by a humorous drum "Disturb" by The Orient Beats Back:
Then Fara'Asha and Bahira performed a flirty gypsy skirt dance:
Bahira, Aniq and Fara'Asha performed a cane dance "telekik":
And then Friends:Rakset Wadi Al Shems (Saida director - third from left)
performed their set joined by Aniq who is a member of both troupes
And last, everyone took the stage for the finale, "Midunya" choreography
by Friend Zora:
Bahira on behalf of Indigenous and Saida on behalf of Rakset Wadi Al
Shems bids Thanks and Goodbye:
The Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival happens every
summer in September and is free to the public. It has the
best showing of artists, musicians and crafts people in the South Bay Area. Food,
Libations, Art, Music, Entertainment and Fresh Air are all combined in the
lovely Central Park of Santa Clara at 909 Kiely Street. We hope to see
you there again next year!
