Comments for Authentic Belly Dancing Entertainment & Academy http://belly-dancing.net Dallas' Favorite Belly Dancers! Sat, 05 May 2012 17:29:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Zeyna’s Experience with her First Belly Dancing Show: Ozel Turkbas: 1964 New York City Supper Club by Zeyna http://belly-dancing.net/2012/03/zeynas-experience-with-her-first-belly-dancing-show-ozel-turkbas-1964-new-york-city-supper-club/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Zeyna Sat, 05 May 2012 17:29:32 +0000 http://belly-dancing.net/?p=3330#comment-66 Hi Paul, I saw Ozel for the last time back in the 70's in Minnesota. I know she is in Lido Beach, Florida now. I know "Anahid" still teaches in New York city as well as "Melissa Michalak" They did a seminar some time back and Ozel was a guest. She looks great! I don't personally know these girls but you could do some leg work to find their schools and ask. Hope this helps you. I take it you are Armenian with your last name ending in "ian" Do you know Dicky Barsamian? We still communicate. You could also try the white pages in Lido Beach? Hi Paul,
I saw Ozel for the last time back in the 70′s in Minnesota. I know she is in Lido Beach, Florida now.
I know “Anahid” still teaches in New York city as well as “Melissa Michalak” They did a seminar
some time back and Ozel was a guest. She looks great! I don’t personally know these girls but
you could do some leg work to find their schools and ask. Hope this helps you.
I take it you are Armenian with your last name ending in “ian” Do you know Dicky Barsamian?
We still communicate. You could also try the white pages in Lido Beach?

]]> Comment on Zeyna’s Experience with her First Belly Dancing Show: Ozel Turkbas: 1964 New York City Supper Club by Paul Bogosian http://belly-dancing.net/2012/03/zeynas-experience-with-her-first-belly-dancing-show-ozel-turkbas-1964-new-york-city-supper-club/comment-page-1/#comment-64 Paul Bogosian Sat, 05 May 2012 11:52:13 +0000 http://belly-dancing.net/?p=3330#comment-64 I used to play trumpet (in the show band) for Ozel's shows at the Raleigh Hotel in this Catskill mountain resort, late 1960s early 1970s. Would like to extend my best regards to her and to Ayhan. I am now located in Philadelphia since 1982, practicing chiropractic and still performing trumpet with local bands from time to time. If anyone can forward this to Ozel with my e-mail address, I would welcome hearing from Ozel after all of these years. Her e-address or address for me to send a note would be helpful, if you are in touch with Ozel. Thank you, Paul Bogosian 215-342-2225 paulgb1@cavtel.net 7801 Anita Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19111 I used to play trumpet (in the show band) for Ozel’s shows at the Raleigh Hotel in this Catskill mountain resort, late 1960s early 1970s.
Would like to extend my best regards to her and to Ayhan. I am now located in Philadelphia since 1982, practicing chiropractic and still performing trumpet with local bands from time to time. If anyone can forward this to Ozel with my e-mail address, I would welcome hearing from Ozel after all of these years. Her e-address or address for me to send a note would be helpful, if you are in touch with Ozel.

Thank you, Paul Bogosian 215-342-2225 paulgb1@cavtel.net 7801 Anita Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19111

]]> Comment on Zeyna Meets Backus, Eddy “The Sheik” Kojak, and Kazar in New York 1964 by Fatinah http://belly-dancing.net/2012/04/zeyna-meets-backus-eddie-kochak-and-kazar-in-new-york-1964/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Fatinah Sun, 08 Apr 2012 07:40:58 +0000 http://belly-dancing.net/?p=3357#comment-33 Wow, I never knew there was a time when interacting with customers was more or less illegal. It's such an integral part of what I do that I can't really imagine doing a show without it! I'm also very thankful to dance under someone like Neenah, who is very careful to put her dancers in venues, restaurants, and events where we don't feel harassed or uncomfortable. I feel lucky that I don't have to make those calls on my own, and I'm sure it was intimadating walking away from it, knowing you didn't have a job. But as you shared, there was something better just down the street! Wow, I never knew there was a time when interacting with customers was more or less illegal. It’s such an integral part of what I do that I can’t really imagine doing a show without it! I’m also very thankful to dance under someone like Neenah, who is very careful to put her dancers in venues, restaurants, and events where we don’t feel harassed or uncomfortable. I feel lucky that I don’t have to make those calls on my own, and I’m sure it was intimadating walking away from it, knowing you didn’t have a job. But as you shared, there was something better just down the street!

]]> Comment on Zeyna Meets Backus, Eddy “The Sheik” Kojak, and Kazar in New York 1964 by Zeyna http://belly-dancing.net/2012/04/zeyna-meets-backus-eddie-kochak-and-kazar-in-new-york-1964/comment-page-1/#comment-30 Zeyna Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:38:38 +0000 http://belly-dancing.net/?p=3357#comment-30 I had to re-read your question Hallemah. If you meant were the "fills" dancers? Yes. There was the "permanant house" dancers and then fill- in's. Dancers that would fill in on our nights off or if someone was sick or had a club date with Eddy Kojak. And yes, they took their turn dancing. But if a good dancer came along they were gone, no notice, nothing. It was common. I had to re-read your question Hallemah. If you meant were the “fills” dancers? Yes.
There was the “permanant house” dancers and then fill- in’s. Dancers that would fill in
on our nights off or if someone was sick or had a club date with Eddy Kojak.
And yes, they took their turn dancing. But if a good dancer came along they
were gone, no notice, nothing. It was common.

]]> Comment on Zeyna Meets Backus, Eddy “The Sheik” Kojak, and Kazar in New York 1964 by Zeyna http://belly-dancing.net/2012/04/zeyna-meets-backus-eddie-kochak-and-kazar-in-new-york-1964/comment-page-1/#comment-29 Zeyna Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:27:49 +0000 http://belly-dancing.net/?p=3357#comment-29 Good question Haleemah! We SAT, played drum, waited for our turn to dance. It was hard night after night but it was the way, you got used to it. With the band right beside and behind you was also hard on your ears. There is more about this in my next blog along with a couple of old pictures sitting on stage. But, it was my school! Good question Haleemah! We SAT, played drum, waited for our turn to dance. It was hard night after night but it was the way, you got used to it. With the band right beside and behind you was also hard on your ears. There is more about this in my next blog along with a couple of old pictures sitting on stage.
But, it was my school!

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