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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

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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

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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

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Aisha-Jamila-Marina

Wendy behind a Veil

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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

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Tekbelik-FamilyJam

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Aisha at the Mendocino Middle East Music and Dance Camp.

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