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Special link:
Babylon Breeze Productions
    
Middle eastern dance instruction, special events, and wonderful Turkish costumes  - mention Salome's Tent to get special service!

Teachers & Troupes:

Pennsylvania/New Jersey/NYC Area:
Michelle DeVine
     Performer, Teacher, Event Sponsor, Troupe Director
(Troupe Ananda), based in western New Jersey. Specialties: Dances of the sword, veil and zills. Michelle teaches dance classes in Western New Jersey, near Easton, PA.
Sulaima
     Performer, Teacher based in Eastern Pennsylvania, she performs in New York, the Lehigh Valley and Philadephia areas and teaches classes in Allentown at LCCC. A beautiful cabaret dancer.
Fleur
    Performer, Teacher, Event Sponsor, Troupe Director (Philadelphia Tribal Bellydance), based in the Philadelphia area. Fleur specializes in tribal bellydance techniques and is an accomplished cabaret dancer, too.
Diana Mahat Shahein
    Performer, Teacher, Event Sponsor
has lived and taught in Europe and the Middle East, and will be teaching at Rakkasah east in October 2002. She also conducts periodic workshops in Eastern Pennsylvania. You can also reach her by phone at (570) 420 9873.
Tahya
    Performer, Teacher, Event Sponsor, Troupe Director
(Troupe Bannat Tahya), is experienced in many dance styles. She offers several classes a week in the Lehigh Valley, in both dance and drumming, and sponsors many dance events in the area..
Valerie Rushmere
Performer, Teacher, Troupe Director (Shake Charmers).  Talented cabaret performer in the Philadelphia area. Instruction,  performances. The most awesome belly rolls I have ever seen in my life!!!!!!!!! 
Phaedra

    Performer, Teacher
  is a legend in the dance, from  her many years dancing with the Near East Dance Group and as longtime partner to Ibrahim "Bobby" Farrah.  Based in NYC, she is now conducting workshops. Email her for information on her next one.
Alexia of the Nile
   Performer, Teacher, Choreographer in Central New Jersey, who teaches classes at Princeton University and is very active in the tri-state area.

Around the country:
Sirens In Sanity:  A fun troupe in Benicia, CA
Boulder Bellygrams:   If you need a bellydancer in Boulder, CO
Zahirah Noor School of Bellydance:  To bring out the Goddess within. Check out her classes in Houston, TX
Alynne
: Classes, workshops and videos - based in San Jose, CA
Midnight Mirage: Glamorous cabaret troupe in Salt Lake City, UT.  Instruction for all levels, performances, and event sponsors. Specializing in Egyptian and Jazz Fusion with bellydance.
Egyptian Dance in Harrisburg, PA

Regional Organizations/Info:
WAMEDA
- Washington D.C. association for Middle Eastern Dance - Great resource for classes, events, and information.
North Carolina Bellydance - a very helpful resource for dancers in the mid-atlantic area

Middle Eastern Dance in New England - full of info about dance in New England; newsletter available, too
Ciprianna's Dance Circle - for general info and regional info in the MidWest

Resources:
Shira's page
- a wealth of information on Middle Eastern Dance.
Desert Moon Dance with lots of information and other dancelinks.

Visionary Dance Productions (& Delilah). Bellydance articles, video, events calendar, instructional DVDs, videos, CDs...
Zaghareet - magazine for Middle Eastern Dancers

 

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