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| LOCAL (Winnipeg): AuSet Bellydance Emporium - Belly dance store and dance studio Saramaga Middle Eastern Dance Costumes & Accessories -Vendor and sponsor of many of Winnipeg's finest events! Nicola - Highly recommended Winnipeg instructor and sponsor of many great workshops and gala shows!. Lots of valuable information on her site. Invoke the Goddess Designs - Unique, beautiful & fun custom-made costume designs created specially for you by the extremely talented Sameerah! CANADA: Abir's Casbah (Calgary) - Jamilee Abir's website. Great event listing and online magazine! Achera Rose (Regina) - Creator of the " Stars" series of fusion belly dance shows put on in Regina - If the Stars Could Bellydance (Produced by Thornrose Productions), Calgary - Stars Who Bellydance (Produced by Thornrose & Shimmy Dance Productions) and Winnipeg - If Elvis Could Bellydance (Produced by ShaZaam! Productions)! Arabesque Dance Company (Toronto) - Canada's leading institute for Middle Eastern Dance and Music. Cicek Pasaj (Montreal) - Belly dance merchandise Hadia (Montreal) - A true master! A lifetime of knowledge. Hadia offers teacher training seminars, professional performer intensives, dance tours, and much more! Nath Keo (Victoria) - Cambodian & Middle Eastern Dance artist RAMED - Regina Association of Middle Eastern Dance Shimmy - A twenty-six episode TV series out of Vancouver, British Columbia. Check to see when it's on in your area! Suzy (Airdrie) - Canada's Betty Boop of bellydance! Venus (Vancouver) - Educational articles. Check out shimmy lab bellydance scienc |
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| BELLY DANCE INFO: Bhuz - Largest on-line bellydance community Dahlal Internationale - This site will make you drool Gilded Serpent - Middle Eastern Music and Dance Journal ishimmy - online magazine Little Egypt - workshops with some of Egypt's best! Sahira/Expert Village - online belly dance lessons Salome - Great site! Lot's of articles, etc. Shira - Everything and more! Be prepared to spend a few hours on Shira's site. An abundance of information! The Chronicles Magazine - A belly dancer's oasis. A great magazine in print. Regular upscale article's by professionals such as Hadia, Sahra Saeeda, Morocco, etc. Yasmina's Joy of Bellydancing!- online magazine |
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| OTHER (Non Belly Dance related) LINKS: So You Think You Can Dance? - Reality check for anyone wanting to go pro. Good show to watch to get a better understanding of dance expectations for professionals. Although, it is definitely on the extreme side. Vav Jungle / DJ Beekeeni - Winnipeg's Eve Rice, a one-of-a-kind, one- woman act that is never the same twice. Singer, song writer, musician, performance artist, DJ. Vav Jungle's 3rd CD, "Zig-a-Dig" includes the track "Za'ina's Belly". Bust-a-groove - Fun motivational and groovin' dance movement classes with Karrianne Scott. I know it's fun! I've tried it! |
| My Favourite Links! |
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| There are so many great web sites out there. After years of research, here are some of my favourites and recommendations for my students. Navigate away and enjoy! I promise,.. you will be busy for hours! |
| RECOMMENDED READING: EDUCATIONAL Articles on Raqs Sharqi - by Andrea Deagon INSPIRATIONAL Getting Rid of Negative Self-talk - by Amira Jamal PROFESSIONALISM A Professional - Primer - by Salome Interview with Hadia - by Salome In Defense of Demanding Teachers - by Yasmin of Washington, DC Where Have All the Cover-Ups Gone? - by Ashiya and Naajidah If Prices Are Up All Over, Why Are Oriental Dancers Getting Less? - by Morocco (1982) COSTUMING Belly Dance Costumes by Salome Bella: Profile of a Costume Designer by Michelle Joyce Belly Dancing Costumes by Diaa Khalil Cairo's Costume Disasters by Leyla Lanty HEALTH What's the Catch "Knees" by Milena Miklos MISCELLANEOUS Re-defining Belly Dance and Middle Eastern Dance by Tasha Banat REVIEWS OF LOCAL EVENTS If Stars from Calgary: Suzy, Jamilee Abir and Ariellah Teach in Winnipeg by Azura |
| VIDEO CLIPS: Canada Arabesque Dance Company of Toronto - Documentary & performance demos Hadia of Montreal - Performance demos Nath Keo of Victoria - Documentary, Shaabi Shake 2000 USA Cassandra Shore of Minneapolis, MN - Eshta Ya Amar International Dina of Egypt - Clip 1, Clip 2, Clip 3, Clip 4, Clip 5, Clip 6 Fifi Abdo (Egypt) - Nour El Ayoun, Egyptian Wedding Scene Suheir Zaki of Egypt - Clip 1, Clip 2 Lulu Sabongi of Brazil - Clip 1, Clip 2, Clip 3 Randa Kamal of Egypt - Clip 1, Clip 2, Clip 3, Clip 4, Clip 5 Lucy of Egypt - Clip 1, Clip 2 Tahia Karioka of Egypt - Clip 1, Clip 2 Samia Gamal of Egypt - Clip 1, Clip 2 Nagwa Fouad of Egypt - Clip 1, Clip 2 Mona El Said of Egypt - Clip 1 Aida Nour of Egypt - Clip 1 Lubna Emam of Egypt - Melaya Leff Tito of Egypt - Clip 1, Clip 2, Clip 3, Clip 4 Orit Maftsir of Israel - Melaya Leff, Ansak, Baladi |
| MUSIC, VIDEOS, COSTUMES & PROPS CD Baby - Music & videos Dahlal International - Amazing selection of costumes by designer name. Watch for monthly video and music highlights. Sample music clips available. Saroyan Mastercrafts - High quality zils & scimitars Maqam - Big selection of music and videos. Sample music clips available. Bellydance Store.com - Designer and good selection of mid-range priced costumes |
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