Middle Eastern Dancer Sites

• Andrea Deagon's Raqs Sharqi page (from North Carolina)
• Angelique & Friends Belly-Dance (from Arizona; interesting stuff under "Articles")
• As-Sayf (a troupe in Sweden; check "archives" for neat info)
• Aszmara (from the NYC area; includes "Dance movement of the month," music recommendations, and more)
• Aziza Sa'id's Mid-Eastern Belly Dance Page (includes photos of folks on the med-dance mailing list, lots of links, art, and assorted other info)
• Bellydance by Anthea (aka Kawakib, Atesh; a dancer of many names, based in Virginia)
• Bhuz.com (the Heart of Music and Dance)
• The Gilded Serpent (Web Zine for Mid East Arts)
• International Dance Discovery (Donna Carlton's e-zine)
• Jasmin Jahal (dancer from the Chicago area; check info under "Articles")
• Jawaahir Dance Company (from Minneapolis, MN; "newsletter" section has interesting articles)
• Margo Abdo O'Dell (from Minneapolis)
• Morocco and the Casbah Dance Experience (teacher and troupe from New York City; many articles from one of the top researchers in the field)
• Robyn's Nest (Persian song and dance)
• Sahnobar Dance Ensemble, a group from the Gainesville,FL, area, has several interesting informative articles on their site
• Snake's Kin Studio (by Lynette, in California)
• Yasmina's Joy of Belly Dancing (a dancer from Arizona)

The following sites have quite a few photographs to look at:

• Aleena's Belly Dance Mall (also hosts several other dancers and troupes)
• Bellydance Gallery (photos by Jeff Obermann)
• Susy the Belly Dancer (from Idaho)

The following sites have interesting stuff to sell (videos, etc.) in addition to the dancer info. For more sales, especially regarding costuming, check our vendor links.

• Aisha Ali (a dancer, teacher, and field researcher from California; sells videos, CDs, tapes)
• Amaya (a teacher from New Mexico; videos and dance festival)
• Dalia Carella (a teacher from New York City; videos and CD)
• Dawn Devine Brown aka Davina (a dancer in the San Diego, CA area; has books and other info on costuming)
• Eva Cernik (a dancer from Denver; videos and travel)
• FatChanceBellyDance (a group "as unique as the city of San Francisco"; videos and costume supplies)
• Kathryn Ferguson (a teacher from Arizona; videos)
• Hahbi 'Ru (a folkloric group from CA; videos)
• Magical Motion (Atea's site, from California; videos)
• Meleea's Navel Maneuvers (a dancer and costumer from Dallas, TX)
• Mésmera (from California; videos, dance trips, etc.)
• Oriental Fantasy (Beata and Horaco Cifuentes, based in Germany; videos and CDs)
• The Pink Gypsy (from California; this site also hosts a number of dancer pages)
• Shareen el Safy (from California; videos)
• Visionary Dance Productions (a site for Delilah, of Seattle; video and audio tapes and CDs, and dance retreats)
• Zahra Zuhair (a teacher from California, videos and events)

The following sites are primarily info about the dancer(s), usually with a few photos and perhaps a few additional links:

• Amira, a lovely dancer from the Orlando area, FL
• Anita's Belly Dance Page
• Conchi (a dancer from Cincinnati, OH)
• Desert Veils (a group in New Zealand)
• Elisa Iona (a dancer in the Atlanta, GA area)
• Fahtiem (a dancer in the Los Angeles area; also see her other site)
• Habiba Studio (from Phildelphia, PA)
• Habibi Dancers (a group from Michigan)
• ISIS (from Chicago area)
• Jasmine (from Australia)
• Khafif Middle Eastern Music and Dance (from Pittsburgh, PA, formerly the Ghawazee troupe)
• Roya's Spirit Dance
• Suzanna Del Vecchio (Denver, CO)
• Tasha Banat (formerly from Florida, now in NM)

The following sites are unsorted or don't readily fit into any of the above categories:

• Ahlam Dance Theatre (Khadejah and Mustapha's site, from Germany)
• Aleedra's site (henna, percussion, and dance, in the Pacific Northwest)
• Amana Dance Theatre (a European group, several interesting articles)
• Amethyst - BellyDance (some personal stories and regional info (WA, Australia), in addition to dancer and troupe info)
• Angelika Nemeth (from California)
• Ashana (Trisha Asha Hanada-Rogers, from California)
• Asim's Middle Eastern / Belly Dance Links
• Ayana Salim's site (Houston, TX)
• Aziza Nawal Middle Eastern Dance Page (a dancer from Atlanta, GA; also has regional info)
• Bedia, performer and instructor in Broward county, FL
• Beledy: Sherezzah Bint al-Waha's Home on the Web, a teacher/performer from Delray Beach, FL
• Belly Dance Resources (recommended reading and other research resources, courtesy of Melinda in Australia)
• The Bellydancing Librarian (a special interest group)
• Bellydancing with Katarina - Ethnic Dancer and Musician (from California)
• Boulder BellyGrams by Maria (in Colorado, of course)
• CARAVAN Magazine
• Damask's Warm & Cosy World (from Perth, Australia)
• Danielle's Middle Eastern Dance Page, performer from Broward county, FL
• DeBorah bint Chandani (from California)
• Dina Online (from Egypt)
• Egyptian Dance! The Heart of Belly Dance (Shelby Pizzarro's page, from PA)
• Ethnic Dance Expressions, a group directed by Sallamah Chimera, based in Gainesville, FL
• Farhana's Home Page (a dancer in California)
• Global Dance Arts in Gainesville, FL; events and classes by Zarifa Sa'id
• Harmonic Motion, a music and dance duo from Broward county, FL
• Hasani's Online Hotline (from Washington state, also has lots of articles and resource info for the Pacific Northwest, as well as a large list of Middle Eastern names)
• Isis and the Star Dancers (from Ft. Worth, TX)
• Jihan Jamal, performer and instructor in Miami, FL
• Kahreen and Kira and the Kismet Dancers, based in Miami Shores, FL
• Kajira Djoumahna's Home Page (from California)
• Karavan Studio (Karen Barbee Adkisson, San Antonio, TX)
• Kardeshlar (a Middle Eastern Dance Troupe in Vancouver, WA)
• Karida, Middle Eastern Dancer (from IL)
• Karin Dahlia's Belly Dance Page (from Portland, OR)
• Khalima's Middle Eastern Dance Page (a dancer in Iowa)
• Mediterranean Images (from Malika in MD)
• Michelle Forner - Oriental Dance (Dancer and dance ethnologist, in the DC area)
• Mid Eastern Dance Exchange, dance school in Miami Beach, FL
• Najida Da'nna's Domain (from GA, thought-provoking articles)
• NAMESDE North African/Middle Eastern Style Dance Enthusiasts (group in WY)
• New World Belly Dance (events in Eugene, OR)
• Pyramid Dancers (and Sadiia, from Memphis, TN)
• Raina, performer and instructor from Delray Beach, FL
• Read My Hips Home Page (a tribal-style troupe in Chicago, IL)
• Rising Phoenix Dancers, a troupe based in Delray Beach, FL
• Ruby Jazayre (Chicago area)
• Saahira's Page (from Arizona)
• Sahara Silk, a troupe from Jacksonville, FL
• Sahra Saeeda, from California
• Samantha's Home Page (from Chicago, IL)
• Sapphira: World Dance (a dancer in the San Francisco, CA area)
• Schadia and the Nazeem Allayl Middle Eastern Dance Company (from Atlanta, GA)
• Shanna (from CA)
• Sirrom School (classes in Houston, TX)
• Soraya's Mid East Dance and Music Productions (from NJ)
• Tamalyn Dallal, director of the Mid Eastern Dance Exchange in Miami Beach, FL
• Troupe Arabesque, from Tallahassee, FL
• Two Old Bags (Wiggle Hips magazine, and seminar sponsors, in Reno, NV)
• Zaghareet (magazine and internet resources)
• Zahir's Oasis (a male dancer from the San Francisco area)
• Zakiyya: Middle Eastern Dancer (a page for Zakiyya and her troupe, Raks Sahibat, in San Francisco, CA)
• Zuhela's Home Page, from Ocala, FL
• Zuri Middle Eastern Dance Troupe (from Mobile, AL)

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