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Sites
with lots of useful information
Shira's
Art of Middle Eastern Dance -
This is absolutely the Biz! My first port of call if I
need any information about the dance
Aziza
Said- Lots of
information here
Kashmir-
A New Zealand site
Anthea
- aka Kawakib
Orientaldancer-
includes translations of song lyrics
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Vendors
Aladdin's
Cave - Highly
recommended
Farida
Costumes -
Absolutely gorgeous Costumes
Hilary's
Bazaar - Hilary
also has an actual shop as well
Forbidden
Fruit - Good informational website too
The
Shimmy Shop
A'kai
Silks - Stunningly Beautiful Silk Veils
Whirling
Dervish - Michelle also has a shop, in Eccles
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The
Stars
Article
about Lucy
Fifi
Abdou- Egypt's most celebrated belly dancer
Hours
of Glory - Profile of Nagua Fouad
Article
about Lebanese dancer Amani
Yasmina
- The English Rose of Cairo
Samasem
of Cairo - Swedish dancer
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UK
Dance Associations
MADN
- Mosaic Arabic Dance
Network, the biggest UK association for Middle Eastern Dance
NADA
- Northern Arabic Dance
Association
Raqs
Sharqi Society
Wiggle
- a great informational website, based in the North of
England, but not confined to it
JWAAD
- Teachers
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UK
Dancers
Josephine
Wise
Jacqueline
Jamal
Afra
al-Kahira
Kharis
Asmahan
- OK, so she's American, but she lives here
Charlotte
Emma
Chapman
Zafirah
Galit
Chris
Gould
Emma
Pyke
Meret
Gabra
RaksCandi
- a very informative website
Caroline
- she has an Events
site too
Yvette
Cowles
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Overseas
Dancers & Teachers
Yousry
Sharif - Egyptian now based in New York
Aziza
- of Montreal
Jillina
- of the Bellydance Superstars
Rachel
Brice - of the Bellydance Superstars
Beata
& Horacio Cifuentes - Berlin
Artemisia
- Belgian dancer/teacher who visits the UK quite a lot
Ava
Fleming - fabulous dancer & teacher
JimBoz
- another wonderful American dancer & teacher
Meissoun
- Switzerland
Alexandria
- California
Razia
- US dancer, but we're hoping to lure her to London on a more
permanent basis!
Egyptian
Dance- the Heart of Belly Dancing - aka Shelby
Desert
Moon Dance - an excellent link site
Sira
- a New York dancer
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Interactive
/ E-zines
Bhuz
- a web community, with Discussions, Events, Swapmeet, Live
Chat, etc.
The
Gilded Serpent -
an online magazine
Belly
and Beyond - an online radio programme with Angela Wooi and
various guests. You can listen online, or download to listen
later.
Shimmy
Cast - a podcast, that you can listen to online, or
download to listen to later.
Middle
Eastern Dance -
a Yahoo group - moderated by Shanna
Arabic
Dance Association - a Yahoo group with a strong UK base
LiveJournal
Bellydancing Community - is an interactive weblog
community- people post stuff & you can comment about it.
There are other dance-related communities on LJ as well as
individual blogs.
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Regular
Events in the South-East of England
Planet
Egypt - London monthly Showcase, usually on the last
Thursday of the month.
Saqarah
- London monthly Showcase.
Hipnotic
- Reading event- showcase, classes and haflah all in one!
Bellyworld
- Silk Route – London monthly showcase.
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People
I like
Just
Because - A charity aiming to raise funds and promote
awareness, prevention and early detection of breast cancer for
women in Egypt.
Taste
of Cairo - Tracey Gibbs Photography for dancers
Raw
Focus - Joe Conway Photography
SJH
Images - Sarah Harroway Photography
The
Stretching Institute - lots of information about Stretching
as part of your Warm Up and Cool Down routines.
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