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| Raqs Roqs! in Ghawazee attire.
Dancers are (L to R) Mirage, Chanya, Basané, and Basmah. Musicians are Amara and Matthias. |
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Our name, Raqs Roqs!, means dance rocks! as raqs is both the Arabic and Farsi (Persian) word for dance.
As the name Raqs Roqs! embodies, our mission is to bring the joy and excitement of Middle Eastern and North African music and dance to our communities.
Wearing colorful, traditionally influenced costumes, Raqs Roqs! performs folkloric and Oriental (nightclub/cabaret style) dances to authentic
music from various regions of the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, and Central Asia.
We also have modern interpretive numbers in our extensive performance repertoire.
Raqs Roqs! performs at community and corporate events, festivals, senior centers, schools, libraries, charity, and social events.
We add just the right amount of sparkle, beauty, wonder, fun, education, diversity, and entertainment to any function – let us suggest
a program for your next gala event!
Please
contact me me for more information and bookings.
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Roqs! performs a Ghawazee choreography at Rakassah, the largest Middle
Eastern music and dance festival on the East Coast.
~Photograph by Rodger Wood
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Basané |
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Basmah |
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Sa'diyah |
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Ananke |
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~Photographs by Rashid Aladeen and Edmund Punzalan |
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Amara and El Naar perform at the Baltimore International Festival
accompanied by Dale Hall on dumbek. ~Photograph by John McCarthy |
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September 16th
Sunday |
World Market Stage at
Celebrate
Gaithersburg Day. 2:30-3:15pm.
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September 29th
Saturday |
Magical
Montgomery in downtown Silver Spring. Time
TBA. We will also have a booth teaching mini belly
dance lessons to live music.
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October 6th
Saturday |
International Block Stage at
Frederick In The Street Festival.
Performance time is 3-3:30pm. We will also have a booth teaching mini belly
dance lessons to live music.
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