Surreyya interviews Selena Kareena for the Gilded Serpent

May 2010.
Produced by gleaming ray of light Selena Kareena, the Floralia Festival is held annually in TorC, (Truth or Consequences) New Mexico, and features a wide spectrum of dance and dancers from throughout the southwest, South America, and beyond. TorC is a little piece of southwestern history located betwixt a famous hot springs and Elephant Butte Reservoir. About 150 miles south of Albuquerque, and a famed stop on the old Butterfield Stagecoach line, TorC is rich with culture of southern New Mexico. Formerly called "Hot Springs", in 1950 TorC named itself after the famous TV game show of the same moniker after the host announced the first broadcast of the year would be held from the first city to change it's name to "Truth or Consequences." Host Ralph Edwards visited the town in May for the next 50 years. Surreyya Hada and Nyla Crystal traveled to teach workshops and perform at this wonderful festival in sunny New Mexico.

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Entertainment

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• dance
• community
• New Mexico
• goddess
• Flora
• bellydance
• raks sharqi
• southwest
• Helena Vlahos
• Beth

[SelenaKareena]

Thanks Surreyya! Beautiful video on FLORALIA Belly dance Festival in Truth or Consequences, NM, USA For. more INFO: E-mail selenakareena@yahoo.com