Links
Below are some of my favorite Middle Eastern links on the web. I’ve categorized them for easy searching.
I hope that sharing my love of Middle Eastern Folklore has sparked an interest in you to go beyond the dance, and study the people it has come from. Only by understanding the heart of a culture can we attempt to translate the music, and hence the dance. Salaam.
Dance:
Adam Basma Middle Eastern Dance
http://www.adambasma.com/
Amani from Lebanon
http://www.amanionline.com
Amir Thaleb of Argentina
http://www.amirthaleb.com/
Anahid Sofian Studio
http://www.anahidsofianstudio.com
Avaz Internationale Dance Theatre-Persian
http://www.avazinternationaldance.org
Caspian Pearl Dance Company-Azerbaijan Dance
http://www.azerbaijandance.com/
Dalia Carella of NYC
http://www.daliacarella.com/
Dina of Cairo
http://www.arab-celebs.com/Profile.asp?ID=51
Discover Bellydance
http://www.discoverbellydance.com/discoverbellydance/default.htm
Egyptian Academy of Oriental Dance, NYC
http://www.egyptianacademy.com/index.html
Eva Cernik, Oriental Dancer
http://home.earthlink.net/~evacernik/eva.htm
Faten Ali Munger, Egyptian Dance and Flamenco
http://www.fatenmunger.com
(This is my dance mentor in Indianapolis!)
Helene Eriksen, Dance Ethnologist of Traditional Dances of the Middle East
http://www.helene-eriksen.de/
Jasmin Jahal Webpage
http://jasminjahal.com/intro.html
Jillina-Bellydance Artist
http://www.jillina.com/
Mohamed Shahin, Egyptian Dancer and Instructor
http://www.mohamedshahin.net
Raks Sharki Website List
http://home.sprynet.com/~apothecary/belly.htm
Ruby Jazyre–Queen of Beledi
http://www.rubyjazayre.com
Samara of NYC
http://www.samaradance.com/
Shira’s Bellydancing–The Art of Middle Eastern Dance
http://www.shira.net
Shuvani Gypsy Bellydance
http://www.shuvani.com/
Silk Road Dance Company; Laurel Victoria Gray, Artistic Director
http://www.silkroaddance.com/
Soraya’s Mid-East Music and Dance Productions
http://www.adnetint.com/soraya/
Tamalyn Dallal–Middle Eastern Dance
http://www.talion.com/dallal-4.htm
Salome, Oriental Dancer and Info Site
http://www.orientaldancer.net
Bellydancenet
http://www.amulya.info/bellydancenet/
Costumes, etc.:
Aliah’s Closet
http://www.aliahscloset.com/
Artemis Imports
http://www.artemisimports.com
Audrena .Com–The Bellydance Store
http://audrena.com
Bellydancing Costumes
http://www.topkapidesigns.com
Chandra’s - Middle Eastern Belly Dance Supplies On-Line Catalog for Bellydance
http://www.chandras.com
Dahlal Internationale, Inc.
http://www.dahlal.com/new_site/index.php
Egypt World Internet Store
http://www.egyptworld.com/
Isis Imports
http://home.flash.net/~mohamed/home.htm
Sapphire Swan Dance Supplies Link Page
http://www.sapphireswan.com/dance/links/supplies.htm
Toe-2-Toe Dance Shoes (Ballroom Dance Shoes)
http://www.toe2toe.com
Topkapi Designs–One of a Kind, Turkish Costumes
http://www.topkapidesigns.com/
Turkish Emporium–Bellydance Costumes
http://www.turkish-emporium.com/belly.htm
Turquoise International
http://www.turquoiseintl.com/
Unicorn Belly Dance Supplies
http://www.unicorn-bds.com/
Veils by Neran
http://www.veilsbyneran.com/
Dance Publications, Research and Culture Sites:
Arab-esque Dance Arts Research Resources
http://www.arab-esque.org/home.html
ArabianNY
http://www.arabianny.com/
Belly Dance Museum
http://www.belly-dance.org/
Bellydance Web Directory/Info Site
http://www.bhuz.com
Genesis at the Crossroads
http://www.gatc.org/
Habibi Magazine
http://www.habibimagazine.com
Iranian/Persian Recipes
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/F.Mokhtarian/recipes/
Rakas, Middle Eastern Dance and Culture Magazine
http://www.rakas.org/
Tribe.net
UNESCO Counsel in Dance (CID)
http://www.unesco.org/ngo/cid/index.php
Music:
Abdel Halim Hafiz, Legendary Egyptian Composer
http://www.abdelhalimhafiz.com/
Arabic Classical Music
http://www.classicalarabicmusic.com/
Arabian Music Directory (this has great English translations of Arabic male and female names!)
http://www.sudairy.com/music/
Farid el Atrash, Legendary Egyptian Composer
http://www.farid-el-atrache.com
Hossam Ramzy–Egyptian Drummer
http://www.hossamramzy.com/ramzyhome/index.htm
Kubbar.com–The best source for Arabic songs on the internet
http://www.kubbar.com/?index
Latif Bolat, Sufi Musician
http://www.latifbolat.com/
Lotus World Music Festival, Bloomington, Indiana
http://www.lotusfest.org/
Mohammed Abdel Wahab, Legendary Egyptian Composer
http://www.egyptiancastle.com/music/wahab/wahab01.htm
Music Of Lebanon
http://musicoflebanon.com
Natasha Atlas
http://www.natachaatlas.net/
Peko Records
http://www.pekorecords.com/
Silk Road Ensemble
http://www.silkroadensemble.com/
Souhail Kaspar–Arabic Percussion Master in Los Angeles
http://www.neareastmusic.com/
The Arabic Music Network
http://www.mazika.com/eindex.html
Umm Kulthum, The Voice of Egypt
http://almashriq.hiof.no/egypt/700/780/umKoulthoum/
Sufi Poetry and Persian Miniatures:
Persian Miniature Paintings
http://www.persianpaintings.com/miniat2.html
Rumi, Love and Ecstasy Poems–translated by Coleman Barks and Shahram Shiva
http://peacefulrivers.homestead.com/Rumilove.html
Rumi–Selections of His Poetry from AllSpirit
http://www.allspirit.co.uk/rumi.html
Sufism, Sufis, and Sufi Orders: Sufisms Many Paths
http://www.arches.uga.edu/~godlas/Sufism.html
The Threshold Society– American Sufis
http://www.sufism.org/