Venus's Favorite Teachers

Amir Thaleb
Based in Argentina, Amir runs an Arabic dance school, teaches workshops worldwide, directs and choreographs a professional company and produces extravagant stage shows featuring the highest quality in Arabic dance.

Arabesque Academy
Based inToronto and led by artistic director and choreorapher Yasmina Ramzy, Arabesque includes classes, shows, and Canada's only professional theatrical bellydance company with live muscial accompaniement. Yasmina has performed extensively in the Middle East and North America.

Beate & Horacio
Based in Berlin, Germany, this dynamic duo runs their own school, produces stage shows, and teach workshops worldwide.

Jillina
Everyone's favorite superstar! In addition to starring, choreographing and artistic directing of the Bellydance Superstars, Jillina is known for her fabulous workshops, choreographies and instructional videos.

Sahra Saeeda
Sahra trained and performed in Egypt, teaches and tours worldwide and researches Egyptian dance as well as producing bellydance music.

Yousry Sharif
Egyptian Academy of Oriental Dance in New York. Classes with Yousry and Nourhan Sharif, seminars around the world, videos and CDs.

Bellydance Connections

Abir's Casbah Bellydance Magazine
NEW ISSUES 4 TIMES A YEAR !! This on-line newsletter includes articles, an opinion column, reviews and WHERE you can see restaurant and club Middle Eastern dancing!! FREE listings for teachers and upcoming events, across Canada and into the U.S., as well as beautiful big paid ads for those "Spectacular Events".

The Art of Middle Eastern Dance by Shira:
This site contains a fabulous collection of information on everything from A-Z in bellydancing (and then some!). Julie Elliot, also known as "Shira" is the site host and she has really gone to a lot of trouble to put together a this truly wonderful resource!

Bellydance Museum
The "belly dance" museum is a site dedicated on the history of oriental dancing. Bellydance legends like Fifi Abdu, Taheya Carioca, Soheir Zaki, Samia Gamal are also featured with a unique collection of photos and stories. Arabic, Turkish and Central Asian musical instruments and free oriental music can be found as well.

Bellydance Superstars
The first ever touring bellydance supershow, put together by Miles Copeland

Belly Dancing by Desert Moon Dance Academy, St. Louis
"Offering Middle Eastern dance classes and performances encompassing folkloric and belly dance styles. Web site includes articles and links to music, costuming, and other topics of interest to belly dancers."

Bhuz.com
Bhuz.com™ is a website service dedicated to Middle Eastern arts, founded by Jennifer James-Long and Jad Honein in March of 2000. Before Bhuz.com was created, Middle Eastern dancers had no way to come together on the internet as a community. There wasn't a site where people could personally list their events, find instructors, learn about Middle Eastern culture, and discuss different issues--person to person.

Brothers of the Baladi
This Portland, Oregon based duo records Middle Eastern and world fusion music as well as performing and teaching workshops.

The Gilded Serpent
The Gilded Serpent is an online resource in magazine format that seeks to become a freely available library of knowledge supported by and for our music and dance community. With articles ranging from historical research to up-to-the-minute news, reflecting the full spectrum of viewpoints without fear or favor, Gilded Serpent's mission is to become Middle Eastern dance's journal of record.

Habibi Magazine
Habibi Magazine is a quarterly publication with issues coming out in January, April, July, and October. Habibi the oldest Middle Eastern dance publication in the world, is the only one available on newsstands.In addition to our informative and interesting features, each issue contains book, film, video, and recording reviews, international dance news, professional listings, a calendar of events, and event reviews. Our advertisers offer a wide variety of products for the shopper. Why not subscribe today?

Jareeda Magazine
Jareeda is an International Middle Eastern Dance Magazine that is owned and edited by Mezdulene. Jareeda is a friendly, quality publication whose subscribers range from professional dancers to students, and even non-dancers who love our art form and wish to know more about it. Jareeda has the largest known readership of any Middle Eastern Dance journal published in the United States, with 8 issues per year, it is the most frequently printed, has an international staff of writers, professional artwork, and great advertisers for all of your dance needs.

MEDA
A Vancouver based nonprofit society serving Middle Eastern dance enthusiasts. MEDA offers a lending library, publishes a monthly newsletter and puts on and promotes events such as workshops, shows and bazaars.

Hossam Ramzy
Master percussionist Ramzy produces many bellydance music CDs, has recorded with Peter Gabriel and toured with Page and Plant in 1994, and also produced the video series Stars of Egypt™.

Rakkas Magazine
Middle Eastern Dance & Culture Magazine.

Setare's Page
MEDA member Setare has her own web site featuring bellydance info, video reviews, and info on Irish dance for those interested.

Shareen el Safy
Former editor of Habibi Magazine, Shareen has studied and performed in Egypt, teaches worldwide, and is one of the organizers of the International Conference on Middle Eastern Dance

Yasmina's Joy of Belly Dancing
"Welcome to the world of Middle Eastern Dance or Belly Dance. This page was created to inform, educate and be a source of this wonderful dance form we love. Within these pages are links to other related sites, a dancers directory, events page, articles, spotlight dancer/troupe of the month to name a few. I hope you enjoy your journey through these pages. Have fun and keep dancing."

Zambaka
The Seattle source for Middle Eastern Dance. Events listings, teachers, links and more.

Non-Bellydance Favorite Sites

Marilee & Rod - Our wedding

Spain Odyssey - Photo album of my motorcycle trip

ZeFrank.com:
How To dance Properly
Advanced Dancing

MIT Leb Lab
The Leg Lab at the MIT Artificial Intelligence Lab is dedicated to studying legged locomotion and building dynamic legged robots. We are specialists in exploring the roles of balance and dynamic control. We are interested in simulating and building creatures which walk, run, and hop like their biological counterparts.

Beauty Night
Beauty Night Society is a non-profit, volunteer-based organization that provides makeovers and other wellness programs to marginalized adults and youth. Our programs provide tools for clients to increase their self esteem and find the inner strength to make positive change in their lives.

Rick Mercer's Monday Report
Canadian comedy show with reports and video clips on line.