Belly Dance Study Guide

Tahia Carioca

This page (very much in progress) links to posts within Orientalish geared to students new to belly dance:
VIDEO CLIPS
Cabaret Style Dancers:
Samia Gamal
http://orientalish.blogspot.com/2010/09/belly-dance-clips-samia-gamal.html
http://orientalish.blogspot.com/2010/09/belly-dance-clips-samia-gamal.html
Tahia Carioca (pictured)
http://orientalish.blogspot.com/2010/09/belly-dance-clips-tahia-carioca.html
Randa Kamal
This clip offers a softer performance of Randa's always dramatic (and famous!) shimmies.
http://orientalish.blogspot.com/2011/12/randa-kamal-egyptian-style-dance.html
http://orientalish.blogspot.com/2009/06/randa-kamel-in-egypt-2007.html
Fifi Abdo
http://orientalish.blogspot.com/2010/09/belly-dance-clips-fifi-abdo.html
Dina 
http://orientalish.blogspot.com/2011/03/level-2-class-entrances-with-veils.html
Soheir Zaki
http://orientalish.blogspot.com/2009/11/video-clip-of-soheir-zaki.html
Didem (Turkish)
http://orientalish.blogspot.com/2010/09/belly-dance-clips-didem.htm:

Folkloric and Traditional dance:

Adel Yousef, choreographer of the Tanoura show in
Cairo's Khan al Khalili (My photo: 2007)

Zaar (traditional ritual dance): http://orientalish.blogspot.com/2012/02/egyptian-zar-supernatural-tunes-folk.html

Raks Assaya (or cane dance): http://orientalish.blogspot.com/2012/02/saaidi-cane-dance-at-nile-group-2012.html

READING SUGGESTIONS:
http://orientalish.blogspot.com/2008/11/belly-dance-books-for-dancers-part-1.html
http://orientalish.blogspot.com/2010/11/readings-cultural-aspects-of-belly.html
Also check out:
Gilded Serpent

MUSIC SUGGESTIONS:
Simon Shaheen's Music of Mohammed Abdel Wahab
In class we used: "Ibnil Balad"
List of Recommendations from 2008