What You'll Find Here 

• Local features
  • Belly Dance Contacts around the World.
  • History of changes/updates on this site
  • Med-dance listers @ Mendocino 98
  • Rakkasah 97 (now over) - unofficial schedule of dancers
  • "Origins of Oriental Dance" by Me'ira
  • "Names for Dancers and Other Graceful Souls" by Me'ira
  • "A Review of Music and Rhythm" by Roxann
  • "Beginning Middle Eastern Dance Class Outline" by Rabiah Banu
  • "Intermediate I Middle Eastern Dance Class Outline" by Rabiah Banu
  • "Belly Dance Basics Class Outline" by Sherezzah
  • "A Glossary of Belly Dance Terms" edited by Stefan
  • "Masculine Belly Dance" by Stefan
  • "A Primer on Middle Eastern Dance Styles" by Soher Azar
  • "Trance Dances - The Guedra FAQ" by Me'ira
  • "The Zar Revisited" by Me'ira
  • "The Belly Dance FAQ" edited by Stefan
  • "Defining the Dance" by Jen Al-Amira
  • "Middle Eastern Dance: Experience Something Different" by Katherine J. Mushung
  • Belly Dance Music & Video Recommendations from the med-dance list, edited by Stefan
  • Some interesting dance quotes
• Educational
  • Dance Archives:ftp.std.com (1994/95/96) and at www.dancers-archive.com (96+)
    • /list.Welcome (Eileen's welcome message to new med-dance mailing list subscribers)
    • Help For med-dance List (Eileen's info on searching the archive, getting the med-dance list in digest form, and other good information)
    • /mgraphics/clipart (Lots of Belly Dance related clipart courtesy of Mei'ra)
    • Inanna, Salome & The 7-pt. Routine (1997 Delilah/Lorraine Lafata retreat: Isis Oasis by Kajira Djoumahna)
  • Middle Eastern Dance Resource Guide (was "Middle Eastern Dance in Tucson, AZ")
    • Middle Eastern Names
    • Suppliers (in USA or International) for Middle Eastern Costuming, Accessories, and Instruments
    • Journals, Magazines, & Newsletters (in USA or International) related to Middle Eastern Dance
    • Books about Middle Eastern Dance, Culture, History, and Costuming/Beading/Suppliers
    • Videos, TV Shows, & Movies in which Belly Dancing appears
    • Middle Eastern Musicians & Music Retailers
    • Dancer's Directory
    • Middle Eastern Dance Events (Performances, Seminars, Workshops)
  • The Art Of Middle Eastern Dance (Shira's excellent general information site)
  • "Best Belly Dance Links" (Thomas L. Kapfer's list - mostly duplicates this page, different perspective)
  • CNN: culture of the Nubian people in Egypt
  • The Henna Page
  • Herp Link (Dedicated to indexing the best snake info on the web)
  • Middle Eastern Percussion by Mary Mark
  • The Neferchichi's Egypt Clip Art & Backgrounds Page
  • Turkish Names for Men and Women
  • Veil and Drum WWW Home Page (Middle-Eastern dancer/musician SCA newsletter)
  • The Gypsy Lore Society (academic)
  • Middle Eastern Dance/Dumbek Rhythms (.wav sound files & written notation)
  • A Quick And Dirty Guide To Doumbek Rhythms
• Commercial
  • American Recording Productions ("Armenian and Middle Eastern musical albums for sale")
  • Beledi Productions (Seminars - Based in Orlando, FL, USA)
  • Belly Dancer of the Year Pageant
  • CD Connection (online CD mail order) - Here's a review & list of other online music stores.
  • Chandra's Dance Extravaganza (online catalog)
  • Cost Less Belly Dance Costumes (coin, mirror, and crystal Belly Dance costumes)
  • Desert Dance Festival (October event in San Jose, CA)
  • Desert Wind - Alan Bachman's famous band out of Salt Lake City, UT, USA - site features sound samples, goddess philosophy, play lists, cover pictures, and ordering info for all releases.
  • Distant Caravans (For people interested in the Middle Ages, Renassiance, Belly Dance, Drums, Ethnic Jewelry, Amber and lots of other great stuff)
  • Farabi is a group of four musicians playing a variety of Middle Eastern music.
  • Firebird music catalog
  • The Guilded Lily, creating custom garments for historical re-enactment since 1982
  • Green Duck Designs (bdance costume patterns/sketches)
  • International Dance Discovery (Dance info & some articles)
  • Jeff's Custom Photography (featuring pictures of the Corvallis Belly Dance Performance Guild)
  • JJ's Place (Los Angeles clubs/teachers, multimedia bellydance products)
  • Judaica Gifts (Nice Amulets per Meira - Not Belly Dance Specific)
  • Lark In The Morning ("purveyor of world musical instruments, books, recordings and videos")
  • "Let's Dance" Dancewear Catalog (sells Capezio half-sole sandals, etc)
  • Mandala - Crafts from India, Egypt (has Danse Orientale accessories).
  • Oasis (Band from New Berlin, WI - Mediterranean & Middle Eastern Music for Bellydancing)
  • The Theatrical Shop (General entertainment supplies)
• Regional, Troupe, and Individual Home Pages
  • Bay Area Belly Dance Home Page (San Francisco, CA, USA)
  • Belly Dance in Ottawa-Hull (Canada) - Local events, dancers, and classes.
  • Corvallis Belly Dance Performance Guild (Corvallis, OR) 
  • The Camel's Armpit Bellydance Site (Western Australia)
  • Melbourne Belly Dance Homepage (Australia - Events & Links)
  • Middle Eastern Dance Association of Western Canada (Canada)
  • New World Belly Dance (Eugene, OR)
  • Bellydance NY (New York, NY, USA)
  • New York Belly Dancer (New York, NY, USA)
  • Southeast Middle Eastern Dance (by Andre)
    
     
  • As-Sayf Home Page (Sweden)
  • Bellydance By Jamila (Sahara Sunset Middle Eastern Dancers - Boise, ID, USA)
  • Desert Veils (New Zealand Troupe)
  • Farfesha Belly Dance (Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA)
  • Fat Chance Belly Dance Page
  • Habibi Belly Dancers (Grand Ledge, MI, USA)
  • The Horon Turkish Folk Dance Ensemble by Valeria Batista Mason, Monterey, California (c/o damason@redshift.com)
  • The Rising Phoenix Dancers (Florida, USA) - Directed by Sherezzah.
    
     
  • Aleena's Belly Dance Information (Art, Seminars, Costumes)
  • Ashana (Personal Bio)
  • Isis and the Star Dancers (Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX)
  • Jahara's Seattle Belly Dance Page
  • Kajira Djoumahna's Home Page (Santa Rosa, CA)
  • Linda's Lair
  • Lucila
  • Lynette's Snake's Kin Studio (Belly Dance Lessons and Performances by Lynette)
  • Marjan's Home Page (Dallas / Fort Worth, TX)
  • Morocco's Meanderings (New York, NY)
  • Rebecca Sobol's Danse Orientale Page
  • Rebecca Sobol's Herp Page (Snakes)
  • Ruth's Middle East Dance page (Bio, UK links, general calendar of events)
  • Sapphira: World Dance, and Sapphira's World.
  • Sahnobar Dance Ensemble Page.
  • Shaheena's RL Home Page and a Shaheena splash page
  • Suhaila Salimpour's Home Page (and her introductory Teaser Page)
  • Zohar (Picture & Goddess-philosophy)

 

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