<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182244886960405620</id><updated>2011-04-21T14:54:23.301-07:00</updated><category term='performances'/><category term='Classes'/><title type='text'>Lydia Raqs</title><subtitle type='html'>Lydia is a Belly Dance performer and instructor in Fresno, CA.
Trained in Modern Tribal and Traditional styles, she will add an Eastern flavor to your party or event!
559-906-1494 or tanjora@earthlink.net</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lydiaraqs.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/182244886960405620/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lydiaraqs.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Lydia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06846101496225274945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>3</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182244886960405620.post-1651489394272021308</id><published>2007-02-09T07:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-09T07:46:17.209-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='performances'/><title type='text'>Lydia dances at Ghaleb's</title><content type='html'>Lydia belly dances at Ghaleb's Grill and Hookah Lounge, February 10th, 17th, &amp; 24th (Saturdays).&lt;br /&gt;10:00 PM.  5665 N. Blackstone Ave, south of Bullard, next to Office Depot.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Come have some great Middle Eastern Food, smoke a hookah, and see some belly dancing! Lydia will perform two sets.&lt;br /&gt;See you there!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/182244886960405620-1651489394272021308?l=lydiaraqs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lydiaraqs.blogspot.com/feeds/1651489394272021308/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=182244886960405620&amp;postID=1651489394272021308' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/182244886960405620/posts/default/1651489394272021308'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/182244886960405620/posts/default/1651489394272021308'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lydiaraqs.blogspot.com/2007/02/lydia-dances-at-ghalebs.html' title='Lydia dances at Ghaleb&apos;s'/><author><name>Lydia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06846101496225274945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182244886960405620.post-468140987836175265</id><published>2006-12-15T16:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-15T16:51:55.760-08:00</updated><title type='text'>slide show</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;&lt;embed src="http://widget-15.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&amp;il=1&amp;channel=360287970191013141&amp;site=widget-15.slide.com" width="400" height="300" name="flashticker" align="middle"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?id=360287970191013141&amp;cy=bb&amp;tt=11&amp;at=1&amp;map=1" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://widget-15.slide.com/p1/360287970191013141/bb_t011_v000_a001_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?id=360287970191013141&amp;cy=bb&amp;tt=11&amp;at=1&amp;map=2" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;img src="http://widget-15.slide.com/p2/360287970191013141/bb_t011_v000_a001_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/182244886960405620-468140987836175265?l=lydiaraqs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lydiaraqs.blogspot.com/feeds/468140987836175265/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=182244886960405620&amp;postID=468140987836175265' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/182244886960405620/posts/default/468140987836175265'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/182244886960405620/posts/default/468140987836175265'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lydiaraqs.blogspot.com/2006/12/slide-show.html' title='slide show'/><author><name>Lydia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06846101496225274945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182244886960405620.post-2206288498794044563</id><published>2006-12-13T08:43:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2006-12-13T08:49:44.766-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Classes'/><title type='text'>Classes with Lydia</title><content type='html'>Tribal Belly Dance Classes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;with Lydia, director of&lt;br /&gt;Tanjora Tribal Bellydance&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Weekly classes in all levels of Tribal Belly Dance&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;at California Arts Academy&lt;br /&gt;(formerly Cynthia Merrill's School of Performing Arts)&lt;br /&gt;4750 N. Blackstone Ave Fresno, CA 93726&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Call 559-222-6539 to enroll&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Tribal Bellydance Level 1 (Beginning): Wednesdays 6:15pm - 7:30pm &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Basic concepts in Tribal Fusion (a blend of Traditional and Tribal &lt;br /&gt;Bellydance), oriented towards solo dancing. Fast and slow hip and &lt;br /&gt;torso movements, shimmies, bellyrolls, zills, posture and alignment, &lt;br /&gt;plus an introduction to American Tribal Style group dancing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Tribal Bellydance Level 2A (Intermediate - new): &lt;br /&gt;Wednesdays 7:45pm - 9:00pm&lt;br /&gt;* Tribal Bellydance Level 2B (Intermediate - returning): &lt;br /&gt;Thursdays 6:30pm -7:45pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Continued study in Tribal Fusion and ATS Bellydance. Formations, &lt;br /&gt;cueing, switching leads, eye contact, body language, rhythm, and &lt;br /&gt;other basic ATS concepts will be covered, as well as intermediate &lt;br /&gt;level hip and torso movements, shimmies, bellyrolls, zills, and work &lt;br /&gt;with props.&lt;br /&gt;Prior instruction Tribal Bellydance Level 1 or other previous &lt;br /&gt;bellydance training is recommended for enrollment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* Tribal Bellydance Level 3 (Advanced): Tuesdays 6:15pm - 7:30pm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Continued exploration of concepts in Tribal Fusion and American &lt;br /&gt;Tribal Style Bellydance. Complex steps, formations, and rhythms for &lt;br /&gt;duets, trios, and larger groups, plus performance preparation and &lt;br /&gt;advanced work with props.&lt;br /&gt;Prior instruction in Tribal Bellydance Level 2 is required for &lt;br /&gt;enrollment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;American Tribal Style Bellydance is a format for group &lt;br /&gt;improvisation with two or more dancers, and is a blend of Egyptian &lt;br /&gt;bellydance and the folkloric dances of the Middle East and North &lt;br /&gt;Africa, with stylistic influences from Flamenco and Indian Kathak &lt;br /&gt;dance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tribal Fusion Bellydance reintegrates the elements of traditional &lt;br /&gt;Bellydance into the stylistic approach of American Tribal Style, &lt;br /&gt;creating a new style for the 21st century. It includes solo dancing &lt;br /&gt;that expresses individual musical interpretation, as well as prop &lt;br /&gt;dances including sword, veil, cane, clay pot, and fire dancing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As the emphasis in this dance is one of feminine power, dignity, &lt;br /&gt;strength, mystery, and sensuality, it is a dance form that women (and men) of &lt;br /&gt;all body types and ages can enjoy. Lydia's instruction emphasizes &lt;br /&gt;posture and alignment, spatial awareness, and communication between &lt;br /&gt;dancers, as well as developing stamina, grace, and clarity of &lt;br /&gt;movement and line.&lt;br /&gt;For more info, call 559-222-6539, or email tanjora@earthlink.com&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/182244886960405620-2206288498794044563?l=lydiaraqs.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lydiaraqs.blogspot.com/feeds/2206288498794044563/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=182244886960405620&amp;postID=2206288498794044563' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/182244886960405620/posts/default/2206288498794044563'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/182244886960405620/posts/default/2206288498794044563'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lydiaraqs.blogspot.com/2006/12/classes-with-lydia.html' title='Classes with Lydia'/><author><name>Lydia</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/06846101496225274945</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
