Amara Al Amir "MEDLS" MOTHER/DAUGHTER LEGACY AWARD 2009
The following is an article published on Amara Al Amir's website in conjunction with being awarded, along with my mother belly dancer Johanna, the Mother/Daughter Legacy for 2009. The article mentions just some of the many interesting experiences we have had over the years in the world of belly dance from the old "Greektown" NYC and environs of my childhood and beyond. Enjoy! "Aziza and Johanna: The Lost Stars of Belly Dance" By Amara Al Amir They say that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree and perhaps one of the best examples I’ve heard of is the fascinating story of “Aziza and Johanna.” Who are “Aziza and Johanna”? Just two “lost” stars of the great heyday of New York belly dance. Actually, Johanna’s first dance impulse came from her Appalachian heritage. As a child in Charleston, WV Johanna had tap danced while her violinist father James “patted” out the rhythms with his hands in the “old style.” Joh...