Surf these sites: Al Mustarib -- A newsletter to serve the dancers and musicians of the Middle-Eastern persuasion in the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), as well as those whose interest includes Middle-Eastern Culture. Atea''s Magical Motion Belly Dance Scene -- Atea sells instructional belly dance videos, cassettes and cds and gives classes. Site includes several informational articles to read. Belly Dance Gallery -- Photographs and links of belly dancers. By Jeff Oberman. Belly Dance Home Page -- One of the most complete listings of Belly Dance URLs, with some excellent articles on the same site. (Don''t let the stark presentation put you off!) Belly Dancer Breast Cancer Survey -- An online survey that explores how belly dancing has helped breast cancer patients through the recovery process. Includes both the survey questions that you can respond to and also the results so far. Belly Dancing - Art Of Middle Eastern Dance -- A comprehensive web site on belly dancing. It features poetry, translated song lyrics, a glossary of belly dance terms, tips and tricks, finger cymbal rhythms, Egyptian goddesses, and much more. For everyone from beginners to bellydance pros. Dance! -- For Middle-Eastern & ethnic dance. Directories for bands, books, dancers, costumers, events, music, teachers, troupes, videos, and workshops. Edmund W. Frick Web Site -- One corner of Ed''s site features a photo gallery of belly dancers and links to belly dancing web sites. Forbidden Dance -- Article about belly dancing that appears on the InnerSelf web site. International Dance Discovery -- The IDD Dancezine, which is a collection of poetry, essays, and fiction about dance as a transformative experience, a spiritual healing, and/or karmic journey. Also lists recommended dance readings, and the Little Egypt Home Page. Leaves Of Caledonia -- Includes a well-written article intended for people who are thinking about learning belly dancing, but would like to know more about it first. Also an excellent essay about the myth of Salome. Madame Mozuna''s Caravanserai -- A nice belly dancing site: Quotes, suggestions on finding dance music, lyrics to a couple of songs translated into English, and a glossary defining more than 50 terms. Middle Eastern Dance Resource Guide -- Very informative belly dancing web site. FAQs, World-wide teachers listing, vendor listing, and contact list. Middle Eastern Dance in New Mexico -- Guide to events, teachers, and vendors in Albuquerque and other areas of New Mexico for Middle Eastern dance. All dance information is welcome and encouraged. Morocco and the Casbah Dance Experience -- Classes and seminars available from Morocco, one of the foremost researchers of dance from the Middle East and North Africa. Also includes classes and seminars available from Tarik Abd Malik. Omphalo-Stepses -- Great resource for instructions on making belly dance costume items, plus a gallery of antique photos/dance art. Ottoman Traders Guild -- Ottoman Traders portray an Ottoman Turkish Trading Caravan of the mid-1500''s. The web site for this Renaissance performance guild offers historical information about mid-eastern music and dance. The Camel''s Armpit -- A playful web site that''s fun to visit! Enjoy the music suggestions, quiz, camels, and costuming suggestions. The Gilded Serpent -- An online magazine focused on Middle Eastern dance, arts, travel, and culture. The World Of Oriental Dance -- A German web site about belly dancing, with some of its content also translated into English. Information on Arabic food, articles, translations of three songs from Arabic into German, a list of addresses for vendors in Europe, and information about the Arabic language. Bauchtanzen, auf Deutsch! Visionary Dance Productions -- In addition to commercial information about Delilah''s classes, videos, music, and retreats, the "Ideas And Images" page of this web site leads to a number of interesting articles about belly dancing written by Delilah. Look for the section called "Alexandra''s Library". Unfortunately, a lot of tantalizing article titles haven''t yet been linked to anything, but there''s enough there to be worth visiting. Yasmina''s Belly Dance Home Page -- A great belly dancing site with articles, humor, and a calendar of upcoming events in Arizona. Zaida Bellydancing for Older Women -- Several articles exploring topics related to belly dancing that are particularly slanted to the needs of older women, but interesting even for younger ones!
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