Shira.net - Shira's comprehensive website for all things belly dance. A large and trusted resource of Middle Eastern dance information.

Aziza Sa'id - Dancer page with loads of advice on different belly dance topics

Bhuz.com - World's largest bellydance community website. Discussion boards, dancer/teacher/merchant directory - loads of information and friendly atmosphere.

Oghnia.com - A site dedicated to music by popular Arabic artists. Many English translations of song lyrics here!

Oriental Dancer.net - Salome's website/bellydance hub with lots of Arabic song lyrics translated to English, plus articles, forums etc. A great site!

Yasmina's Joy of Belly Dancing - Interesting and informative website with articles, song translations, a library of video clips and more!

Belly Dance Stuff - Articles, info, how-tos, reviews, free clip art and postcards.

Arab Film Distribution - A very interesting site with many films made in the Middle East (some bellydance-related). Includes a clickable map of the Middle East so you can search for films by country of origin. Great resource!

Veils

A'Kai Silks - Vendor of silk belly dance veils and other silk items with an excellent reputation.

Silkdancer - Vendor of silk veils for dancing.

Shibori Borealis - Canadian vendor of exquisite hand-dyed veils.

Costumes, Accessories, Music, and More

Au Set Bellydance Emporium - Winnipeg studio and vendor of fabrics and bellydance supplies

Belle Orientale - Canadian vendor of Egyptian bellydance costumes, accessories, decor, and gifts. Nice stuff and reasonable prices.

BellydanceStore.com - Online vendor of a wide variety of costumes and accessories. Huge selection from budget to high-end costumes.

The Bellydance Shop - American supplier of bellydance costumes and supplies, including Bellas.

Cicek Pasaj - Canadian vendor with an online store. Sells costumes, accessories, music, videos, etc. Site in English ou Francais

Cleopatra's Bazaar - Canadian vendor of costumes, videos, music and other essentials.

Dahlal Internationale - A popular and well- respected source of designer costumes, props and videos. Costume supplies and a large selection of music also available.

Eshta Amar - Small, independent vendor of custom bellydance costumes. Lovely designs and nice work.

Ebay.ca - A large resource for new and used for dance supplies, but beware of low-quality knock offs! If you're new to belly dance costuming, be sure to get advice before bidding.

Invoke the Goddess Designs - Small, independent vendor of excellent quality, truly one-of-a-kind costumes and other dance-related goodies.

Legend Costumes - More unique and wonderful costumes from Turkey.

Lila's Bellydance Costumes - Handmade costumes from the Middle East ready for immediate shipment!

Maqam - A large selection of middle eastern music, many with samples you can listen to online.

Pedralta Dance - UK based supplier of Hermes Sandals, popular footwear for bellydancers. Also has tribal costuming, music, etc.

Topkapi - Vendor of high to medium-end turkish style costumes

Costume-Making Resources

Rainbows Of Light - Wholesale supplier of Swarovski Crystals, including the sew ons. All shapes and sizes. Absolutely the best prices I have found if you're buying bulk.

Rings n' Things - Wholesale supplier of costume supplies such as beads and crystals.

Dreamtime Creations - A good source for sew-on Swarovski and Czech glass crystals, especially the larger sizes.

The Costume Goddess - As the name implies, an online resource for all your costuming questions

Shamadans

Almanar Shamadans - German vendor of beautiful high-quality shamadans. Very good customer service.

FlamelessCandles.net - Source of the coveted 7.5" flameless LED tapers which use the flat button batteries. When a flameless candle is required, these are lighter and easier to balance in a shamadan than candles which require "AA" batteries .

Ala Nar - a fiery Vancouver dance troupe specializing in Egyptian oriental, American belly dance, folkloric and other Middle Eastern styles

Alexandria - Bellydancer from Chatanooga, Tennessee

Amara Al Amir - Dancer site with a collection of articles

Amara - Bellydance performer in North Carolina

Aradia - Performer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. Includes her instructional videos.

Arabesque Dance Company - Toronto-based ensemble led by Yasmina Ramzy.

Ariel - Ariel is a respected belly dancer in the Washington, DC and Baltimore metro areas. She performs tribal fusion, Egyptian orientale, and Turkish Romani belly dance.

Aziza - Outstanding Oriental dancer and instructor. Check out her Ultimate Bellydance Practise Companion

Belynda Azhaar - Professional Middle Eastern Dance artist from Korea

Dancing Habibi - "That tattooed bellydance diva of the desert" , out of Apple Valley, CA.

Daniela - New York based belly dance performer and instructor

Erina - Of Belly Dance Dreams. A dancer from the South England, Portsmouth area.

Eva Amar - St Louis, MO area bellydancer

Eve Rabie - A Wichita Metro area dancer with grace and style

Galatea - Wisconsin area performer and instructor

Hadia - Another tremendously talented and world famous Canadian bellydancer

Hannan - Instructor and award-winning performer of bellydance

In Harem's Way - Middle Eastern dance company out of South Africa

Jasmin Jahal - Another informative belly dance site

Jemileh Nour - Middle Eastern Dance Artist in the Boston Area

Jody - Middle Eastern Dancer from California

Katia - San Francisco Bay area dancer

Keti Sharif - Well-known Australian dancer. Her site has her videos for sale and some interesting articles.

The Joharah Dance Ensemble - Professional dance troupe directed by Nadirah Joharah.

Maria - Maria is a professional belly dance artist based in Santa Clara of the San Jose / San Francisco Bay Area.

Mariyah - Professional dancer in the New York area

Monica - San Francisco dancer offering weekly classes and shows.

Nadirah Johara - Instructor and Performer in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Nath Keo - Vancouver based middle eastern dance performer and instructor. Also performs Cambodian pop music. Fantastic dancer!

Nicola - Winnipeg-based dancer and instructor

Nyla Crystal - Sacramento, California area dancer

Orit Maftsir - Incredible dancer from Israel. Her site includes video clips you have to check out!

Parisa - Dancer based out of Minneapolis, MN.

Pedralta Dance - UK based site for Tribal and Middle Eastern dance.

Rachel Brice - Well known tribal/tribal fusion style dancer, and an inspiration to many

Sa'idah Sahar - "Salto Ergo Sum" Find out what this means on her site. A professional dancer from Wichita, Kansas.

Sarita - Fantastic Vancouver-based dancer. Her Vancouver-based studio is Studio 505.

Samira Shuruk - performer and teacher of Bellydance, Bollywood Mujra, and Egyptian Folkloric. Based in Washington DC.

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Shahina - Performer and teacher in the Chicago area with a specialty in making and dancing with hand-dyed silk veils.

Shahrazad - This is a translated version of her German website, odd grammatical errors in the page are due to the translation. Well known European dancer whose repertoire includes Traditional bellydance as well as folkloric, pharonic, Buddhist, and other cultural representations. To view the site in it's original German format click Here.

Spice Road Bellydance - Winnipeg's premier Orientale style bellydance troupe!

Sonja - Tennessee Bellydancer

Taletha - Belly Dancer and Instructor in Louisville, KY. Site has video clips and some good articles.

Tribal Atty - interesting ATS site from Ireland with articles, free bellydance art, and a free tiered skirt pattern, among other things.

Zorba - "The Veiled Male" Check out his site!

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