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Belly Dance Classes in Australia
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Inspire! Bellydance and Zumba Fitness - fun and friendly classes with Rachel, held close to Sydney's CBD in Rozelle (inner west), Waverley (Eastern Suburbs) and Lindfield (North shore). Feel fabulous, be inspired! Bellydance classes for beginners and beyond as well as fun Zumba Fitness courses! |
The other teachers or schools listed here are all ones that I personally recommend on the basis of having studied with them, taken a workshop or private class with the teacher, or even just admired them in performance.
Sydney Inner West and Outer West:
Amera's Palace is Australia's biggest bellydance retailer, as well as the home of a beautiful dance studio teaching traditional Egyptian-style Middle Eastern Dance, tribal dance and more, from beginners to advanced level.
Hathor Dance Studio is the sister school of Dr Mo Geddawi's Hathor Dance Troupe in Berlin, and teaches fusion with other forms of dance as well as classical Bellydance to Advanced level.
Wollongong:
Cinnamon Twist School of Belly Dance.
For women of all ages, backgrounds, nationalities, shapes, and sizes. Principal teacher Virginia describes belly dancing
as a colourful, beautiful, exciting, and most of all, empowering dance form, and she would know:
she has a PhD in the history and representation of bellydance!
Adelaide:
Belly Dance Academy of Nayima Hassan
or Belly Dance Arabesque with Shamira.
Melbourne:
Hip to Hip Studio run by Melissa Cristina,
or Exquisite Bellydance with Louise.
Perth:
Belyssa. No web page; contact her on (08) 9458 4326 or email belyssa at hotmail.com.
Other areas:
contact Amera's Palace for their nation-wide Teacher Directory, or look on the Australian Bellydance Directory website.
Music and supplies
For all your Bellydance accessories, check out Amera's Palace online store. Amera stocks a huge range of music, videos and DVDs, as well as hip scarves, accessories such as sticks and finger cymbals, and performance outfits for everything from a casual demonstration for family and friends, to authentic folkloric dresses, to professional-quality costumes imported from Egypt and Lebanon.Related Links
Amera's Palace What's On guide to events in the Australian Bellydance calendar, such as special workshops and the annual Bellydancers' Ball.
Amera's Bellyrobics! A new concept of aerobic application for group exercise, combining ancient Belly Dance moves with freestyle aerobics for a great workout.
Australian Bellydance: Internet directory of all things to do with Belly Dance in Australia - teachers, performers, events etc.
The Sydney Middle Eastern Dance Festival held each year around April/May and features performances and workshops for all levels. In 2009, Rachel is teaching a workshops on zills (finger cymbals).
Mid North Coast Bellydance Festival held in September each year, including workshops and a concert, often featuring performances by Rachel and the troupe Farrah.
Oasis Magazine: Australia's only dedicated magazine for Middle Eastern dance and culture.
Azziza's guide to where to see Bellydance in Sydney: performers, locations and times.
Art of Middle Eastern Dance, by Shira. "A web site to educate, entertain, and inspire belly dancers!" Shira's huge, informative site contains music and video reviews, translations of song lyrics, costuming tips, and advice of all sorts.
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Pampered Hens offer luxurious hens' parties "for the girls, by the girls". There are several packages to choose from, with themes such as "The Goddess in You", "Bollywood" and "Body and Soul". All packages feature natural beauty treatments and some also include a Bellydance lesson! |
The International Dance Council. The UNESCO official umbrella organization for all forms of dance in all countries of the world.
Arabic Nights: A guide to Arabic entertainment in Sydney. Directory of events, singers and bands, restaurants and reception venues.
Yasmina of Cairo: A beautiful dancer of English background who now works in Cairo and visits Australia regularly to give workshops. Look out for her Farha tour and new film ‘Journey of Desire: A Foreign Dancer in Cairo’.
Other Bellydance Link Sites
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Not-so-related Links
Charities I support:
Light a candle in the darkness as the struggle for human rights world-wide continues. |
Sponsor a child to help a whole community grow and develop. My sponsored child is Mado-finda Tolno from Guinea in East Africa. |
Working with communities around the world for solutions to poverty and social injustice. |
Other links:
Tango Synergy: A Sydney-based community association set up by and for Argentine Tango dancers to promote the dance form and create cheap or even free social dancing opportunities for members.
Improvisation Australia: The place to learn Theatresports.
- Or perhaps you were looking for one of these other bellydancing Rachels:
- Rachel George in Oregon, 2006 Bellydancer USA!
- Rachel Brice in California, member of the Bellydance Superstars and famed American Tribal Style dancer.
More links - even less related to Bellydance - can be found on my personal homepage.