Oriental Dancing Links
If you wish to add a link to this website from your website you are welcome to use the link button below or to use a text link. If you let us know that you've done it we'll give you a return link if your site is belly dance related and appropriate.
Please note that although we vet all websites we link to at the time of inclusion we have no control over external websites and cannot take any responsibility for their content.
These links are all available elsewhere on other sites. What I've tried to do here is to assemble some of the best for your convenience. Scouring the internet and following link after link is time consuming and one usually has to trawl through some pretty awful sites to get at the good stuff. Not all the sites listed here are brilliant examples of the web designers art but all of them have worthwhile content.
What constitutes 'the best' here is my humble personal opinion based on what I've found so far. No-one pays us to put their links here, nor do we insist on a return link. If you have other links you think should be here please let me know and I'll take a look. Email me
I've given a brief description of each site to help newcomers decide which to visit first. If you're an 'oldtimer' these sites are probably already on your favourites list.
FOR TRIBAL STYLE BELLY DANCE LINKS PLEASE ALSO VISIT OUR TRIBAL LINKS PAGE.
Headstrong Bindis Big Bold Beautiful Bindis with Attitude - right here in the UK. If you're into bindis this is the website for you. Take a look at Tracey's "Rogues Gallery" to see some of her bindis (made using vintage and/or recycled jewellery parts and Swarovski crystals ... and a dash of love!) being worn by well known dancers.
Baba's Arabian Tents Our two 4m x 4m moroccan-style tents are available for hire, with middle eastern themed interiors and lighting for a beautiful and memorable experience; perfect for enhancing themed balls, parties, hen nights and cultural events. Our tents are fully lined and we include authentic interior furniture and lighting and CD music in the hire price.
(For more info and photos please click on their name)
www.southwest-belly-dancers.co.uk If you are looking for teachers, events etc in the South West of England, DON'T miss this website! This is a regional website and Pam and Vern have good coverage of the South West. There's no need for us to re-invent the wheel.
D'pau Entertainment Belly Dance Friendly DJ and entertainment agency. Debbie is a belly dancer herself so she knows all about haflas, in addition to DJ'ing she also acts as agent for some top names in UK belly dance so check out her site if you are looking for something special.
Dance Base Dancebase.co.uk is the web home of Scotland's National Centre for Dance. The centre is at 4-16 Grassmarket Edinburgh EH1 2JU and has impressive facilities. They cater for all genres of dance and belly dance is one of those. They also have a variety of other "world dance" genres on offer which may be of interest for those interested in fusions.
Fereshteh Hosseini Fereshteh Hosseini is of Persian descent, but hails from Edinburgh. Performing Modern Egyptian and Modern Saidi Belly Dance, Fereshteh performed at the Ahlan Wa Sahlan Dance Festival 2003 in Cairo. Fereshteh is currently teaching weekly classes in Edinburgh and teaches workshops throughout the UK. She was the winner of the Stockholm Belly Dance Festival competition in 2007.
Bellydance Boulevard Tamar's site is a new venture based in Israel and is already becoming one of the more useful bellydance resources on the internet. In addition to her souk she has online video classes, articles, video clips of different dance styles, an international teachers' directory and much more. This is one of those websites where you could get lost and browse for hours!
In addition to all this I feel forced to say that the website itself is superb, good colours that are easy on the eye, good graphics and easy to find your way around.
Zara Abdelrahman's site Zara is an Egyptian style belly dancer in the London area. Apart from her shop she has very useful and interesting information on the"Legends of Bellydance," tips on how to improve, costume care etc.
Karan "Bollywood Experience" A young Bollywood male dancer/teacher/choreographer/entertainer based near London. Well worth a visit to his website and I wouldn't be surprised if we see him teaching at some of the major belly dance festivals/workshops
quite soon. His style looks to be very high energy, but then that's a norm with Bollywood, isn't it?
Djamila Hanann Djamila is an international star based in Toulouse, France. She taught and performed at the Jewel of Yorkshire in October 2008. I can't vouch for her workshops personally but some of the participants made very favourable comments. Her performance on the Saturday evening was one of the best I've ever seen. Before settling in France she worked on the Middle Eastern top hotel cabaret circuit and has performed for royalty.
Diana Mehira Diana is a dance teacher and performer based in Derby and specialising in Turkish style. I've seen her dance and she's awsome. Watching her perform a duet with Tati Hafsa is an experience guaranteed to have your jaw on the floor.
The Shimmychicks website. The Shimmychicks are three Lincoln ladies, Barbara, Claire and Diane, who do the most amazing Bollywood and Tribal style dancing in addition to the more "normal" stuff. They've conned Nigel, Claire's husband, into building them a website and it's looking good! If you don't know them already look out for their performances (on their website)
and make sure you see them. I guarantee you won't regret it!! I'm one of their biggest fans.
Arab Esque Donna Conway's website. Donna now has her souk ready for the
road and would love to be invited to your haflas or events. See our shops page
for more details or go directly to her website from the linked name.
British Tribal Style A new website (March '08) from Pauline Qu from Nottingham.Their entry page describes the site as: a celebration of the eccentricity and unique styles of Arabic Dancers in the British Isles....Our goal is to return to the essence of Arabic Dance, to embrace the differences in styles and interpretations whilst encouraging individual expression and innovation.
Tati Hafsa Tati Hafsa is originally from Brazil but is now based in Nottingham. A very accomplished young (most people are young compared to me) Egyption dance specialist. Tati's site includes her shop as well as stuff about events and workshops etc.
Pauline Qu Q'ar Body Art. Pauline is a henna artist as well as a very accomplished Tribal style dancer. For more on Pauline's henna see the article on our articles and reviews page.
Penny Walters' website, Penny does everything from running a souk and catering (Bristol area but I'm told she'll travel for a big enough event) to arranging Egyptian dance holidays and renting out an apartment and guide in Luxor. Her site was highly recommended after one of our stalwarts indulged herself with a week of dance decadence in Luxor and loved it to pieces.
Beverley Smith Beverley is primarily an Egyptian style dancer and teacher and is based in the Leeds area. In addition Beverley now designs and makes many kinds of costumes and runs the ‘Beladi Bazaar’, which can be found at the workshops and events she organizes throughout the year.
Candi Colgrave-Bell Candi says: I want my site to be a useful information site for Egyptian style bellydancers everywhere as well as my students and people who attend my workshops.You will find costume and music advice,song translations and background information on famous dancers as well as events you can attend and information about my classes and workshops. Candi updates regularly.
Farida Dance
Kay Taylor's FARIDA BELLY DANCE COMPANY is based near Newcastle upon Tyne and offers eveything from bellydance classes to bellydance wear from coinbelts to costumes with lots in between.
Farida Adventures Another web site of Kay Taylor, well known to most UK dancers and a stalwart of N.A.D.A. This site tells you about her Middle Eastern dance tours to Cairo, Rakassa and Istanbul, Her other site (Farida dance, listed above and on our shops page) sells dance costumes by top designers from Cairo & Istanbul. The Farida Dance site also has interesting articles including some which describe her entry into the Middle Eastern dance world and her progress to teacher and professional dancer.
Hossam and Serena Ramzy If the names of this couple are unfamiliar to you you must be new to Middle Eastern dance; learn them now and visit their website. Hossam is a world class percussionist, musician, producer and gentleman from Egypt. He is passionate about his art and his culture. Serena is a world class Middle Eastern dancer from Brazil, The word that best describes Serena is 'lovely'...on the inside as well as outside. Visit their site to find out about them and to see the selection of CD's DVD's, videos, music etc they have for sale. Take the time to read Hossam's excellent articles too. (N.B. You can listen to samples of their CD music online). If you attend a Ramzy workshop be prepared to be worked hard and to get your money's worth.
Lincolnshire Dance Their mission statement says: "Lincolnshire dance will inspire, motivate and support those involved with the provision of dance opportunities within Lincolnshire to develop a coherent and integrated dance ecology within the county." In practical terms, they're there to promote all forms of dance in Lincolnshire. Well worth looking at their site and contacting them to see what they can offer. Keyna Paul (the boss) is a lovely lady, very enthusiastic and actually knows an awful lot about Egyptian dance. She was instrumental in helping Bayda Asbridge get her dance teacher's NVQ (sadly this is no longer offered).
Wiggle is the prime site for the Northern region and has some coverage of the rest of the country too. Lists many teachers and many haflas and workshops. A most useful site.
Anne Kingston Anne is a semi-professional Middle Eastern dancer and teaches workshops where ever asked. She's an excellent performer, a member of the Tarab dance troupe and is personally a credit to the Middle Eastern dancing community. Her site is well worth a visit.
Shira. An American site, shows teachers and all kinds of other stuff worldwide (including the UK). Packed with pages of Middle Eastern dance info including Middle Eastern dance history. Set aside at least an hour or two to browse here.
kismet-bellydance Vivienne is based in the Milton Keynes/Newport Pagnell area. She has some interesting events scheduled along with her shop and Middle Eastern dance info and links,
Oriental Dancer.NET Salome's site, Salome is an American dancer and performer based in Oregon. A very useful site with articles, star interviews, translations of Arabic lyrics and much more. A very good feature is their dancers' forum. This is a very active forum with members all over the world, if you ask a question here you are likely to get some intelligent responses. Highly recommended.
A Taste of Cairo Tacey Gibbs web site, Tracey is a well known professional Middle Eastern dancer. This site has links to events and workshops outside the area we'd normally cover as well as having info about her dance agency and about having dance photos taken by a professional photographer. Also info about belly dance holidays.
N.A.D.A The website of the Northern Arabic Dance Association.
NADA is the central body for Arabic dance for the North of England and Scotland. N.A.D.A also produces an excellent magazine published 3 times a year and included in the cost of membership.
The Josephine Wise Academy of Arabic Dance. The Josephine Wise Academy runs and promotes classes, workshops and performances throughout Great Britain and is dedicated to improving the standard and raising the profile of Arabic Dance in the West.
JWAAD has run an annual Summer Residential Course every August since 1990. They also run a Teacher Training Diploma Course and now have qualified teachers all over Great Britain and parts of Europe. The academy also runs the much acclaimed twice-yearly London FANTASIA festival. See their website for more details. More recently JWAAD has started the JWAAD Foundation Course, passing the foundation course is a prerequisite for going on the the diploma but can also be viewed as a stand alone course for belly dance teachers and potential teachers. The Foundation Course focuses on teaching methodology and technique, health and safety in the class, anatomy and physiology etc. It runs over 2 weekends about 6 weeks apart. Although dance technique is assessed it is NOT the focus.
My wife is currently taking this course and a review will be published on this site when she has completed it.
Mosaic Arabic Dance Network Mosaic Arabic Dance Network UK was founded in 1993 by a group of dancers who wished to raise the profile of Arabic Dance. They organise workshops and events, publish a magazine and provide an insurance scheme for dance teachers. See their Website for more details.
Pedralta.com A beautiful site. Donna and her husband's web talents fill me with envy. A UK-based site for Tribal belly dance and Middle Eastern Dance with articles and information on dance, fitness, health and travel. Also sales of mainly Tribal style dance wear. I'd say it's well worth taking the time to browse through Donna's site.
Khaled Mahmoud. Khaled is that rare jewel in England, a male belly dancer. He's from Cairo but now lives near London. Khaled is a superb dancer and very popular teacher. He shimmies like an earthquake with a high fever. Khaled will be teaching at Jewel of Yorkshire again in April '09 and I suspect that his classes will sell out fast... as usual. I had the pleasure to see him perform at JoY3 and again at JoY8 and to meet him too. He's a real showman and very a pleasant chap.
Afra al Kahira Based in Devon, Afra's site is far more than a belly dance shop. She has many excellent articles, ranging from how to choose a teacher to how to set up as a teacher, from 'Body Fascism' to 'The Importance of Good Manners.' Also reviews, and much, much more. In addition she runs ASMED the Al Kahira School of Middle Eastern Dance. You can easily spend a couple or three hours browsing through her site and following her links like I did.
Morocco's Meanderings I found Morocco's site (based in New York) via a link from Afra's site. This is another one that's well worth the time it takes to browse through. I found her article called "If Prices Are Up All Over, Why Are Dancers Getting Less?" particularly fascinating but there are many others there and you might prefer to start with "The Ethics of Ethnic" or "Belly Dancing and Childbirth." Whichever you choose I hope you'll enjoy her writing style as much as I did. This lady has had a career in Arabic dance since before many of you (not me) were born and really knows her stuff.
Georgina is one of our oldest belly dance friends and is based in Bedfordshire. Connie attended a workshop with Georgina when she was but a belly babe and we have kept in touch ever since.
Georgina teaches Egyptian style dance and has a wealth of experience in the field.
Galit Mersand Is a dancer and workshop leader based in the South East of England, primarily Brighton and London.
Londonbellydance.com is the London hub for belly dance information. They do such a good job that we have linked our Greater London teachers' page directly to them. Why re-invent the wheel?
bellydanceelements.co.uk Bellydance elements is based in the Birmingham area and specialises in Arabic/Indian fusion.
KatieHolland.net Dancing from the age of three and having studied Ballet, Tap, Modern, African, Samba, Bollywood, Sacred Nepalese, Tribal Fusion, Egyptian Bellydance, Yoga, Martial Arts and currently Bharatanatyam. Katie's love of, dedication and commitment to her dance shines through and is evident to all who see. Combining traditional dance techniques with her own unique interpretations - fusing herself to an ancient culture whilst dancing forth into the new. Katie enthuses and inspires this magical energy to all she meets.
http://bellydanceworld.co.uk Malika's (AKA Janet Rose) website. How come I missed putting Janet's site on this page before now? Janet's site has been around since long before this site and if you don't know Janet your life is incomplete. Janet is an inspirational woman who's smile lights up any room she's in ... as well as being an amazing and inspirational dancer
Janet is also half of the management team of the Nottingham Dance Collective.
http://www.nottinghamdancecollective.com/index.htm
If you wish to add a link to this website from your website you are welcome to use the link button below or to use a text link. If you let us know that you've done it we'll give you a return link if your site is belly dance related and appropriate.
Please note that although we vet all websites we link to at the time of inclusion we have no control over external websites and cannot take any responsibility for their content.
These links are all available elsewhere on other sites. What I've tried to do here is to assemble some of the best for your convenience. Scouring the internet and following link after link is time consuming and one usually has to trawl through some pretty awful sites to get at the good stuff. Not all the sites listed here are brilliant examples of the web designers art but all of them have worthwhile content.
What constitutes 'the best' here is my humble personal opinion based on what I've found so far. No-one pays us to put their links here, nor do we insist on a return link. If you have other links you think should be here please let me know and I'll take a look. Email me
I've given a brief description of each site to help newcomers decide which to visit first. If you're an 'oldtimer' these sites are probably already on your favourites list.
FOR TRIBAL STYLE BELLY DANCE LINKS PLEASE ALSO VISIT OUR TRIBAL LINKS PAGE.
Headstrong Bindis Big Bold Beautiful Bindis with Attitude - right here in the UK. If you're into bindis this is the website for you. Take a look at Tracey's "Rogues Gallery" to see some of her bindis (made using vintage and/or recycled jewellery parts and Swarovski crystals ... and a dash of love!) being worn by well known dancers.
Baba's Arabian Tents Our two 4m x 4m moroccan-style tents are available for hire, with middle eastern themed interiors and lighting for a beautiful and memorable experience; perfect for enhancing themed balls, parties, hen nights and cultural events. Our tents are fully lined and we include authentic interior furniture and lighting and CD music in the hire price.
(For more info and photos please click on their name)
www.southwest-belly-dancers.co.uk If you are looking for teachers, events etc in the South West of England, DON'T miss this website! This is a regional website and Pam and Vern have good coverage of the South West. There's no need for us to re-invent the wheel.
D'pau Entertainment Belly Dance Friendly DJ and entertainment agency. Debbie is a belly dancer herself so she knows all about haflas, in addition to DJ'ing she also acts as agent for some top names in UK belly dance so check out her site if you are looking for something special.
Dance Base Dancebase.co.uk is the web home of Scotland's National Centre for Dance. The centre is at 4-16 Grassmarket Edinburgh EH1 2JU and has impressive facilities. They cater for all genres of dance and belly dance is one of those. They also have a variety of other "world dance" genres on offer which may be of interest for those interested in fusions.
Fereshteh Hosseini Fereshteh Hosseini is of Persian descent, but hails from Edinburgh. Performing Modern Egyptian and Modern Saidi Belly Dance, Fereshteh performed at the Ahlan Wa Sahlan Dance Festival 2003 in Cairo. Fereshteh is currently teaching weekly classes in Edinburgh and teaches workshops throughout the UK. She was the winner of the Stockholm Belly Dance Festival competition in 2007.
Bellydance Boulevard Tamar's site is a new venture based in Israel and is already becoming one of the more useful bellydance resources on the internet. In addition to her souk she has online video classes, articles, video clips of different dance styles, an international teachers' directory and much more. This is one of those websites where you could get lost and browse for hours!
In addition to all this I feel forced to say that the website itself is superb, good colours that are easy on the eye, good graphics and easy to find your way around.
Zara Abdelrahman's site Zara is an Egyptian style belly dancer in the London area. Apart from her shop she has very useful and interesting information on the"Legends of Bellydance," tips on how to improve, costume care etc.
Karan "Bollywood Experience" A young Bollywood male dancer/teacher/choreographer/entertainer based near London. Well worth a visit to his website and I wouldn't be surprised if we see him teaching at some of the major belly dance festivals/workshops
quite soon. His style looks to be very high energy, but then that's a norm with Bollywood, isn't it?
Djamila Hanann Djamila is an international star based in Toulouse, France. She taught and performed at the Jewel of Yorkshire in October 2008. I can't vouch for her workshops personally but some of the participants made very favourable comments. Her performance on the Saturday evening was one of the best I've ever seen. Before settling in France she worked on the Middle Eastern top hotel cabaret circuit and has performed for royalty.
Diana Mehira Diana is a dance teacher and performer based in Derby and specialising in Turkish style. I've seen her dance and she's awsome. Watching her perform a duet with Tati Hafsa is an experience guaranteed to have your jaw on the floor.
The Shimmychicks website. The Shimmychicks are three Lincoln ladies, Barbara, Claire and Diane, who do the most amazing Bollywood and Tribal style dancing in addition to the more "normal" stuff. They've conned Nigel, Claire's husband, into building them a website and it's looking good! If you don't know them already look out for their performances (on their website)
and make sure you see them. I guarantee you won't regret it!! I'm one of their biggest fans.
Arab Esque Donna Conway's website. Donna now has her souk ready for the
road and would love to be invited to your haflas or events. See our shops page
for more details or go directly to her website from the linked name.
British Tribal Style A new website (March '08) from Pauline Qu from Nottingham.Their entry page describes the site as: a celebration of the eccentricity and unique styles of Arabic Dancers in the British Isles....Our goal is to return to the essence of Arabic Dance, to embrace the differences in styles and interpretations whilst encouraging individual expression and innovation.
Tati Hafsa Tati Hafsa is originally from Brazil but is now based in Nottingham. A very accomplished young (most people are young compared to me) Egyption dance specialist. Tati's site includes her shop as well as stuff about events and workshops etc.
Pauline Qu Q'ar Body Art. Pauline is a henna artist as well as a very accomplished Tribal style dancer. For more on Pauline's henna see the article on our articles and reviews page.
Penny Walters' website, Penny does everything from running a souk and catering (Bristol area but I'm told she'll travel for a big enough event) to arranging Egyptian dance holidays and renting out an apartment and guide in Luxor. Her site was highly recommended after one of our stalwarts indulged herself with a week of dance decadence in Luxor and loved it to pieces.
Beverley Smith Beverley is primarily an Egyptian style dancer and teacher and is based in the Leeds area. In addition Beverley now designs and makes many kinds of costumes and runs the ‘Beladi Bazaar’, which can be found at the workshops and events she organizes throughout the year.
Candi Colgrave-Bell Candi says: I want my site to be a useful information site for Egyptian style bellydancers everywhere as well as my students and people who attend my workshops.You will find costume and music advice,song translations and background information on famous dancers as well as events you can attend and information about my classes and workshops. Candi updates regularly.
Farida Dance
Kay Taylor's FARIDA BELLY DANCE COMPANY is based near Newcastle upon Tyne and offers eveything from bellydance classes to bellydance wear from coinbelts to costumes with lots in between.
Farida Adventures Another web site of Kay Taylor, well known to most UK dancers and a stalwart of N.A.D.A. This site tells you about her Middle Eastern dance tours to Cairo, Rakassa and Istanbul, Her other site (Farida dance, listed above and on our shops page) sells dance costumes by top designers from Cairo & Istanbul. The Farida Dance site also has interesting articles including some which describe her entry into the Middle Eastern dance world and her progress to teacher and professional dancer.
Hossam and Serena Ramzy If the names of this couple are unfamiliar to you you must be new to Middle Eastern dance; learn them now and visit their website. Hossam is a world class percussionist, musician, producer and gentleman from Egypt. He is passionate about his art and his culture. Serena is a world class Middle Eastern dancer from Brazil, The word that best describes Serena is 'lovely'...on the inside as well as outside. Visit their site to find out about them and to see the selection of CD's DVD's, videos, music etc they have for sale. Take the time to read Hossam's excellent articles too. (N.B. You can listen to samples of their CD music online). If you attend a Ramzy workshop be prepared to be worked hard and to get your money's worth.
Lincolnshire Dance Their mission statement says: "Lincolnshire dance will inspire, motivate and support those involved with the provision of dance opportunities within Lincolnshire to develop a coherent and integrated dance ecology within the county." In practical terms, they're there to promote all forms of dance in Lincolnshire. Well worth looking at their site and contacting them to see what they can offer. Keyna Paul (the boss) is a lovely lady, very enthusiastic and actually knows an awful lot about Egyptian dance. She was instrumental in helping Bayda Asbridge get her dance teacher's NVQ (sadly this is no longer offered).
Wiggle is the prime site for the Northern region and has some coverage of the rest of the country too. Lists many teachers and many haflas and workshops. A most useful site.
Anne Kingston Anne is a semi-professional Middle Eastern dancer and teaches workshops where ever asked. She's an excellent performer, a member of the Tarab dance troupe and is personally a credit to the Middle Eastern dancing community. Her site is well worth a visit.
Shira. An American site, shows teachers and all kinds of other stuff worldwide (including the UK). Packed with pages of Middle Eastern dance info including Middle Eastern dance history. Set aside at least an hour or two to browse here.
kismet-bellydance Vivienne is based in the Milton Keynes/Newport Pagnell area. She has some interesting events scheduled along with her shop and Middle Eastern dance info and links,
Oriental Dancer.NET Salome's site, Salome is an American dancer and performer based in Oregon. A very useful site with articles, star interviews, translations of Arabic lyrics and much more. A very good feature is their dancers' forum. This is a very active forum with members all over the world, if you ask a question here you are likely to get some intelligent responses. Highly recommended.
A Taste of Cairo Tacey Gibbs web site, Tracey is a well known professional Middle Eastern dancer. This site has links to events and workshops outside the area we'd normally cover as well as having info about her dance agency and about having dance photos taken by a professional photographer. Also info about belly dance holidays.
N.A.D.A The website of the Northern Arabic Dance Association.
NADA is the central body for Arabic dance for the North of England and Scotland. N.A.D.A also produces an excellent magazine published 3 times a year and included in the cost of membership.
The Josephine Wise Academy of Arabic Dance. The Josephine Wise Academy runs and promotes classes, workshops and performances throughout Great Britain and is dedicated to improving the standard and raising the profile of Arabic Dance in the West.
JWAAD has run an annual Summer Residential Course every August since 1990. They also run a Teacher Training Diploma Course and now have qualified teachers all over Great Britain and parts of Europe. The academy also runs the much acclaimed twice-yearly London FANTASIA festival. See their website for more details. More recently JWAAD has started the JWAAD Foundation Course, passing the foundation course is a prerequisite for going on the the diploma but can also be viewed as a stand alone course for belly dance teachers and potential teachers. The Foundation Course focuses on teaching methodology and technique, health and safety in the class, anatomy and physiology etc. It runs over 2 weekends about 6 weeks apart. Although dance technique is assessed it is NOT the focus.
My wife is currently taking this course and a review will be published on this site when she has completed it.
Mosaic Arabic Dance Network Mosaic Arabic Dance Network UK was founded in 1993 by a group of dancers who wished to raise the profile of Arabic Dance. They organise workshops and events, publish a magazine and provide an insurance scheme for dance teachers. See their Website for more details.
Pedralta.com A beautiful site. Donna and her husband's web talents fill me with envy. A UK-based site for Tribal belly dance and Middle Eastern Dance with articles and information on dance, fitness, health and travel. Also sales of mainly Tribal style dance wear. I'd say it's well worth taking the time to browse through Donna's site.
Khaled Mahmoud. Khaled is that rare jewel in England, a male belly dancer. He's from Cairo but now lives near London. Khaled is a superb dancer and very popular teacher. He shimmies like an earthquake with a high fever. Khaled will be teaching at Jewel of Yorkshire again in April '09 and I suspect that his classes will sell out fast... as usual. I had the pleasure to see him perform at JoY3 and again at JoY8 and to meet him too. He's a real showman and very a pleasant chap.
Afra al Kahira Based in Devon, Afra's site is far more than a belly dance shop. She has many excellent articles, ranging from how to choose a teacher to how to set up as a teacher, from 'Body Fascism' to 'The Importance of Good Manners.' Also reviews, and much, much more. In addition she runs ASMED the Al Kahira School of Middle Eastern Dance. You can easily spend a couple or three hours browsing through her site and following her links like I did.
Morocco's Meanderings I found Morocco's site (based in New York) via a link from Afra's site. This is another one that's well worth the time it takes to browse through. I found her article called "If Prices Are Up All Over, Why Are Dancers Getting Less?" particularly fascinating but there are many others there and you might prefer to start with "The Ethics of Ethnic" or "Belly Dancing and Childbirth." Whichever you choose I hope you'll enjoy her writing style as much as I did. This lady has had a career in Arabic dance since before many of you (not me) were born and really knows her stuff.
Georgina is one of our oldest belly dance friends and is based in Bedfordshire. Connie attended a workshop with Georgina when she was but a belly babe and we have kept in touch ever since.
Georgina teaches Egyptian style dance and has a wealth of experience in the field.
Galit Mersand Is a dancer and workshop leader based in the South East of England, primarily Brighton and London.
Londonbellydance.com is the London hub for belly dance information. They do such a good job that we have linked our Greater London teachers' page directly to them. Why re-invent the wheel?
bellydanceelements.co.uk Bellydance elements is based in the Birmingham area and specialises in Arabic/Indian fusion.
KatieHolland.net Dancing from the age of three and having studied Ballet, Tap, Modern, African, Samba, Bollywood, Sacred Nepalese, Tribal Fusion, Egyptian Bellydance, Yoga, Martial Arts and currently Bharatanatyam. Katie's love of, dedication and commitment to her dance shines through and is evident to all who see. Combining traditional dance techniques with her own unique interpretations - fusing herself to an ancient culture whilst dancing forth into the new. Katie enthuses and inspires this magical energy to all she meets.
http://bellydanceworld.co.uk Malika's (AKA Janet Rose) website. How come I missed putting Janet's site on this page before now? Janet's site has been around since long before this site and if you don't know Janet your life is incomplete. Janet is an inspirational woman who's smile lights up any room she's in ... as well as being an amazing and inspirational dancer
Janet is also half of the management team of the Nottingham Dance Collective.
http://www.nottinghamdancecollective.com/index.htm
majency is a new, glossy, hard copy dance magazine available each quarter from September 2011. Click on the cover illustration to find out more.
www.majencymagazine.com
www.majencymagazine.com
Bellydance, fusion
raqs sharqi, tribal
raqs sharqi, tribal
