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Dancers/Inspirations/Friends

A'isha Azar is a wonderfully talented Egyptian style dancer. She is located in the greater Spokane, WA area, and has a DVD on basic Egyptian style fundamentals.

Helene Eriksen is a talented dancer and knowledgeable about folkloric dances of many cultures throughout Eurasia and the Middle East

Kafilat al-Matar al-Mubarak is an SCA historical recreation household dedicated to Mid-Eastern culture, arts, and history. Their mailing list has lots of info and an extensive and organized links section.

Zulaika is well versed in Middle Eastern folkloric and Oriental styles of dance. She offeres educational programs and workshops, lessons and performances, and hosts "ladies' night" haflas in the Seattle area.

Resources/Culture/History

Dreamcatcher Photography is based in Eastern Washington State and takes lovely portraits and images.

Bellydance Forum is a good place to go for belly dance related discussions and questions. They also have listings for Belly Dance Classes around the world.

The Art of Middle Eastern Dance (By Shira) is the most comprehensive site about Raks Sharki and related bellydance subjects on the web. If you were to visit only one site about belly dance, go here.

Nadiyah's is a place to go to find out what's going on the dance community of the Inland Northwest.

Simply Just Minerals offers mineral makeup made from extremely high quality ingredients, and will match custom colors for you. These mineral colors are lightweight, long wearing, versatile, and do well under lights and through perspiration.

NW Bellydance Source has events, resources, performances, and more for the Pacific Northwest.

The Gilded Serpent is an online magazine with articles on many bellydance topics.

Solace Essentials is a Seattle area based company that provides high quality natural oils and scents. The owner is very accomodating to special requests, and also offers classes and aromatherapy workshops.

Middle Eastern Rhythms FAQ Jas' page is full of information about drums and rhythms. It has rhythmic notation and history, and you can even listen to several forms of each rhythm mentioned.

The Henna Page One of the most comprehensive sites of information about henna mehndi on the web.

Male Belly Dance is a series of links compiled by Dawn Devine Brown