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Maya Medwar
Leona Wood and her "Friends of Arabic Music group performing Heyla Hope at the Moulin Rouge in Hollywood.
Portrait of Leona Wood photographed by husband Phillip Harland. 1950s
Leona Wood performing at the Greek Village on Hollywood Blvd. 1962.
Philip Harland dressed as Ivan the Terrible for a spoof play on the subject.
Young Phillip Harland as an ethnomusicologist, playing Spanish guitar.
Khamis El Fino and wife, Zizi Ali. Photo by Bruno of Hollywood.
Leona Wood posing in early coin costume that she designed.
Leona Wood as she appeared at Leila Badalian's supper club, "The Seventh Veil" during the 1960s.
Leona Wood in 1961 at UCLA's Sproul Hall.
Antoinette serving coffee to Lou Shelby at the Fez. Najeeb Koury playing Out. 1960s
Najeeb-and-Yordanis
Jamila wearing Turkish Ottoman style chalvar. 1960s
Jamila circa 1970s wearing a tulle bit telli caftan.
Ink drawing by Leona Wood of Jamila for Yousef Kyoumjian's first LP album, The Bagdad. 1960s
Leona Wood performing a sword dance at an Arab Haflah organized by Mustapha Akkad  1960s.
Soraya Melik
Joyce Jenainati _Photo by Phillip Harland circa 1967
Katrina (aka Kitty)
Selma
Leila Badalian circa 1965
Nadia Simon – Studio photo from Chicago
Nadia Simon from Chicago
Portrait of a young Zanuba photographed in Cairo.
Zenouba performing in a film with Robert Lancing. 1960s.
ZenoubaJackLemon
A fusion of Flamenco and Middle Eastern dance at El Cid
Mardi Rollow of Aman International.
Mardi Rollo-Shikhat
MRTunsi2
JanaSultan
Leona Wood with The Friends of Arabic Music Group.
Portrait of Jamila early in her Career wearing a costume made for her by designer Bob Macky. 1960s
Jamila dancing in a costume designed for her by Bob Macky. Photo by Phil Harland
Ahmed and Lisa a popular Middle Eastern dance team from Canada during the 1960s.
Carol Mac  Intyre
Malika Ali,  Aisha's sister, during the late 1960s when she was performing at the Fez.
Jytte 1970
Mari Ali– Still from "The Son Of Sasoon"
Mari Ali - Dance photo
Publicity Photo for Ali Baba Nightclub. Antoinette, Aisha, Daud. and Ixell. 1960s
Valarie Gameros
Trish in a Baladi costume
Leona and Philip at Dorthy Chandler Pavilion.
Samia Gamal coaching Aisha Ali in 1971.
Aisha Ali and Saadoun Al Bayati performing at the Beverly Hilton.
Aisha Ali performing with Tommy Bozekian at the grand ballroom of the Beverly Hilton. 1968 photo by Jules Davis.
Trish 2
Eva performing with the Aisha Ali Dance Company for the opening of the Tutankhamun exhibit and LACMA in the 1970s.
The Aisha Ali Dance Company - Performing at an event for the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles
Valarie Lyons studio photo
Gilda, one of the lead dancers with the Aisha Ali Dance Co. during the 1970s. Photo by Aisha Ali
Gilda with Khyma backdrop. - 2
Nagwa
Jaynie Aydin portrait by Melody White
Jaynie Aydin did extensive field research in Turkey.
Samia
ChitreshDass
Helene Eriksen –Khiva
Dru and Barbara
ValariuApan1998
Lydia & Gigi
Samantha in a Spanish Mode
A.J.Racy_
Aisha and Mario
Jaynie3
Dina
Merica
Shrin Raqs
Miriam
KhalijiChildren-tiff
Leyla-RaqsSharqi
Lynne M. Taylor
Adam Besma
Zazie
Helena dancing in a swirling copper cape
Lydia
Aisha and Dr.Sabre-El-Farrah
Saadoun Al Bayati and A. J. Racy singing and playing at one of Aisha's parties while Dr. Sabre al Farrah and Mokhtar Khattab
AishaAdam-1984
Aisha-Jamila-Marina
Wendy behind a Veil
DanGottlieb
Susan (Gigi) Gottlieb performing raqs sharqi in Beverly Hills.
Ansuya
Aisha leading her group through one of the tombs in Egypt.
Ansulya-WILstill
Juliet
AishaHelenesWedding
HelensWedding
MelSmiling1980
SonyaBelAir
Valerie1
Willow Chang_Sharqi
AlegraAleyaPena
Jilina
PartyatKelton
Tekbelik-FamilyJam
LeonaAmanCropped-1
Aisha at the Mendocino Middle East Music and Dance Camp.
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