Standing on the steps of the British Museum with Aziza, I was starting to get worried. The minutes were ticking by, and there was no sign of the others. Fortunately just as the word "duet" was mentioned, they appeared.
Not all of the members of Ya Raqs have been able to come to the last few events we have attended, so it was great to get everyone together for this one. However even with all ten of us there, the Great Court is such a huge space that I thought we might be completely lost in it. Somehow when we came to dance, the area formed by the arc of the audience was just right.
After each performance there was a workshop, where Meroe taught some basic steps and then brought them all together in a simple dance. Judging from the enthusiastic (if not very Roman) conga which wound round our corner of the Great Court, our audience really enjoyed the opportunity to have a go themselves.
When I'm not dancing, I am one of the costume makers for the group, and I have not long finished our red and yellow Ghawazee coats. I was thrilled to see how good they looked when we danced, with the white sleeves and the scarlet skirts swirling around us.
Here are some photographs of the day:
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