Wherever Bahira travels she is always interested in Customs, Dance and Costuming from other cultures.  She melds these images and ideas into the creations of her own dances and costumes.

Self Portrait in the Sahara, Merzuga "Hotel," Morocco

Australia

Australian Aborigines - Dance of the Emu

USA

American Indian Eagle Dancer Stanford Pow Wow

Mexico

Mayan Owl Dancer            Yucatan Penninsula               Mayan Priestess

Japan

Meikos (Geishas in training) Kyoto, Japan

Morocco

Berber Mother and Daughter (tribal tattoo on chin)

Nepal

This beautiful Himalayan grandmother never stopped smiling.

Himalayan village children were not shy of trekkers or cameras.