Your YIP Crew brings you a super special interview with legendary dancer John Compton of Hahbi 'Ru! Music from Greg Ellis and Africa North (the place, not the person?) will be delighting your ear. Also we give out some aMAZing advice to some of our YIPpers (you're welcome) and lots of other cool stuff happens! You're gonna love it! Trust me!! YIP!! Download Episode 53 Or Listen Here: On This Episode: The Tribal Way - "My New Years Resolution - To Smile!" Princess Farhana - "Flash Dance: What's Going On Under That Costume?" Belly Dance Troupe Talk (tribe.net) - "I need some advice please!!" FatChance BellyDance - Volume 9 DVD!!! Hot Pot Studios (home of UNMATA!!!) College Park Yoga - Crazy contortionist pose!! Rakkas - The Male Side of Belly Dance (Facebook) Keiya Mavita and Kali Shakti Sisters Belly Dance (Facebook) Baraka Mundi Onca O'Leary Awalim Gypsy Hands Florida Tribal Dance Shine On Yoga Allure Dance Studio Greg Ellis Azam Ali John Compton Interested in learning more? Check out some articles on John Compton at The Gilded Serpent and The Best of Habibi - fun extra reading...both cover some of the same territory, but both have great extra stuff, as well!) Articles on The Gilded Serpent by (or about) Rita/Rebaba Rebaba/Rita Alderucci Jill Parker Jamila Salimpour - Bal Anat (Article on The Gilded Serpent) Bert Balladine (Gilded Serpent articles, including a memorial article with a ton of awesome pictures) Hahbi 'Ru at Tribal Fest 2010 - the Yemen "hand dance" starts at minute 3:00 (it's awesome!!) Selections from Manners and Customs of the Modern Egyptians - Amazon Farideh and John Compton (performing as Kos Kadas) Farideh (Cathryn Balk) Sharlyn Sawyer de Young Museum Sirocco A bit of history about Finnoccio's - on the site Queer Music Heritage Slide show of Finnoccio's pictures from '78-'83 (I spotted John at least twice - at 2:36 and 3:30 and there are also several of the ventriloquist, Keny Stewart) Memories of performing at Finnoccio's - by female impersonator David de Alba Articles on The Gilded Serpent by (or about) Mish Mish (a.k.a. Pamela Sklavos-Jaque) Scene from the movie "A Man With Bogart's Face" with Mish Mish(she's the dancer in blue) Steve Shehan & Baly Othmane Setona Mahmoud Fadl Around Town: January 21-28 (Pura Vida, Costa Rica) Sahara Dance presents the 7th Annual Tribal Belly Dance and Yoga Retreat with Rachel Brice. February 5-12 (Louisiana, Florida, Bahamas) ATS Belly Dance Cruise! Need I say more? Tribal:Pura, Studio classes, Gala show, and open dance sessions. February 23-26 (Decatur, GA) TribalCon - workshops with Ariellah, Dave Machek, Tamalyn Dallal, and more. Saturday Passes are now sold out! February 25-March 9 (Las Vegas, NV) Tribal Massive - workshops with Heather Stants, Zoe Jakes, Amy Sigil, and more. Featured Artists: Artist: Greg Ellis - Amazon or Album: Kala Rupa Songs: Form 2, Form 3, Form 8 Album: Africa North (Compilation) - Amazon or Song #1: "Amin Amin" by Steve Shehan & Baly Othmane Song #2: "Rera" by Setona Song #3: "Maqsoum" by Mahmoud Fadl Additional Music: Artist: Solace - Amazon or Album: The Gathering Season Songs: Huda, Harvest Moon, Eyes Like Cats, Aenaem Artist: Greg Ellis - Amazon or Album: Kala Rupa Songs: Form 7, Form 9