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ShakeMyDay
newsletter
A sad time in the belly dance community
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SERENA WILSON'S
OBITUARY
By the family and friends of the Wilson's
A legend of bellydance has left us. It is with
profound sadness that we note the sudden passing of renowned
bellydance instructor Serena Wilson, on Sunday, June 17, 2007.
Serena died in Bellevue Hospital after
collapsing earlier in the day at a flea market she was attending
with her son, Scott Wilson.
 Serena
was an icon, having pioneered the first bellydance studio in New
York City. Over the years Serena trained thousands of amateurs
and professionals in the art of Oriental Dance.
The entire bellydance community extends its
condolences to Scott, to her husband Rip, and daughter-in-law
Leni. |
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I AM A WOMAN
A poem writen by Serena Wilson, believed to be
used in her shows, as a spoken prelude to a dance.
 I
am a woman, wrapped in chiffon and jewels,
Thin silks and girdle of gold. I stretch my arms...
The embrace encompasses a universe.
I can control a quiver in my hips, Tell a thousand stories with
my eyes,
Skip with child-like glee, the smile of experience on my lips.
Glide in innocence, endure with age.
Spin like a dervish; undulate in sensuality...
Excite, promise, create, change, tease, mock,
Unveil my passion.
Untiringly seduce the world as I move my body, For I am a
woman... I am the dancer. |
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www.serenastudios.com
To see two You Tube videos of Serena:
Bellydancer Serena at the Egyptian Gardens
(Scott Wilson narates)
Serena's Bellydance TV Show 1975
( Serena teachs how to dance to the 9/8, seen just as it is done
today in NYC)
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IN LOVING MEMORY-
Ms. Serena Wilson
By Athena Najat
 Our
Teacher
In Honor of my teacher, and my teachers' teacher.
Serena Wilson lived as an integral part of our community.
Creating dance and nurturing dancers. She will forever be
regarded and admired as one of the most influential teachers of
our time. She was a teacher in the most generous sense of the
word... guiding us, encouraging us, and opening us. She inspired
us to find our grace, strength, joy, creativity,
sensitivity...to find our breath and ourselves.
A one-of-a-kind artist in our community... She has touched many
of our lives with her instruction, her elegance, her smile, her
humor, and her love of the music, the dance, and the dancers.
She is truly missed by us all. Deepest sympathies to her family,
and all who knew and loved her.
She lives on in all of us, ...her LEGACY.
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THE HIP CIRCLE
TheHipCircle.com webzine article about Serena |
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