Cherry Hill, NJ - November 12, 2006 OREET of NYC Wins the 2006 Jewel of the Nile Pageant - www.sharqui.com Soloists: Fatin - Toms River, NJ TribalDncrFatin@aol.com “You don't need a band to dance, just turn up the music in your soul and your body will move.” Sonziry: www.bellyd.com Sultana - Alexandria, VA www.bellydancr.com "Dancing is an Art that tells a story" Winner, Jewel of the Nile 2006 : Oreet- www.sharqui.com, New York City Honorable Mention: Dellaneira - www.dellaneira.blogspot.com, Philadelphia, PA Specialty: Egyptian Cabaret “Let the music become one with your soul and dance like the world is yours.” Polina Nikulina - Incommodum@aol.com, South Plainfield, NJ   Specialty: Cabaret Jewel of the Nile First Runner-up 2006: MARIAH - www.habeebas.com Columbus, Ohio   Specialty: Cabaret First Runner-Up in Za-Beth's Annual Diva Pageant 2006 in Boston, Mass "Love is a lot like dancing; you just surrender to the music." - Pierce Brosnan Jewel of the Nile Third Runner-up 2006: AMUSTELA www.amusteladance.com Reston, Virginia Style: Cabaret. “I get up. I walk. I fall down. Meanwhile, I keep dancing.”  -- Hillel Jewel of the Nile People's Choice 2006: Vasha Hatal - www.Devadasibellydance.com Wilmington, Delaware     Specialty: Egyptian Cabaret with American-style floor work. “There is a bit of insanity in dancing that does everybody a great deal of good.” Jewel of the Nile Second Runner-up 2006: ALARAH - Danbury, CT Winner of the 2006 BOSTON DIVA PAGEANT www.alarahbellydance.com "The dance should feel natural, just as breathing". -- Lulu Sabongi Jewel of the Nile - Miss Congeniality - 2006: Amartia - Baltimore, MD Style: modern Egyptian/Lebanese Cabaret Web site: www.amartiabellydance.com Email: amartiabellydancer@yahoo.com "My dance is a sacred poem in which each movement is a word and whose every word is underlined by music."