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Feb 21-25 '09
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Summer 2009
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1-5-09 Now What? The Growing Dancer by Anna
12-31-08 Amy's Disease 101 Photo Report by Brad
12-23-08 Nadia Hamdi Video added courtesy of Amina
12-19-08 Training Aids or Trainer's Ads? 3 books Martha
12-18-08 Mahsati Fan Veilzz DVD Review by Tracey Farmer
12-16-08 Men Fit into BD World? by Lara + Men Gallery!
12-15-08 Love Romance, Egyptian Style book review Bonita
12-15-08 Kaleila’s Belly Dance Baby DVD review by Merika
12-15-08 3 Veil DVDs reviewed by Martha Duran
12-14-08 Orientalizing Oriental by Paola
12-13-08 What is a Set List? by Aszmara
12-12-08 Gig Bag Check #5- Sonia of BDSS video on the CK
12-11-08 Parveneh: Public Access TV by Ravenmoon
12-10-08 Leila Haddad and Gypsy Musicians Tour by Amy
12-8-08 Is Bellydance Good Exercise? by Venus
12-5-08 Getting in Shape, 4 DVDs reviewed by Rebecca
12-3-08 My Dinner with Nadia Hamdi by Fatima Bassmah
12-1-08 NEW! Ask Yasmina, column by Yasmina Ramzy
11-26-08 BD of Universe Competition 08 photos by Carl
11-20-08 Winning BD of the Universe Competition by Mia
11-17-08 So You Want to Dance in Cairo? by Leila
11-15-08 Decotach BD Fashion Show Report by Tanna
11-14-08 Unveiled Musical Gems;CD reviews by Joette
11-11-08 Omar Faruk Telbilek discusses Ney, video Lynette
11-8-08 2 Tribal DVDs: FCBD, Kassar Review by Martha
11-7-08 Finding and Using Dance Energy by Najia
11-6-08 Yasmina's Aheb Masr CD review Catherine Barros
11-4-08 Abdominal Strengthening by Venus
11-3-08 3 DVDs- Jrisis, Hilary, Angelika review by Amani
10-30-08 Aussie Devi teaches ATS in Taiwan by Lisa Chen
10-24-08 Video Report from Sherry's Club Oasis on the CK
10-23-08 One Dancer- Self Acceptance by Melodi
10-17-08 Tajikstan:The Land of Dance P1 by Robyn Friend
10-16-08 Solstice Fest 08 in Spain Eulalia, Janixia, Ling
10-16-08 Shelly of Unmata- GIg Bag Check #11
10-15-08 Bellydancing with Fire DVD review by Rebecca
10-14-08 Making Music Videos by Leila
All previous articles are still available on our TOC
or older than 6-12mos in our Archives


Hannah Nour

Carl Sermon
's photos of the Bellydance Superstars
Coming soon!

News Items

Community Kaleidoscope 12-22-08
Gig Bag Check #5- Sonia of BDSS
Mher's Tales of Desire show in LA
Mina's 1001 Arabian Nights show
Ahmet in NYC
BDSS at Mile's castle

Cairo's nightclubs relics of bygone era

Religion, decrepitude threaten downtown Cairo bars

Woman can sue over YouTube clip de-posting

UK- The world record for simultaneous belly dancing could be broken in Malvern next weekend.

BDSS in UK- Attempts at fusions - such as frantic shimmying on ballet points and a group dance in Polynesian grass skirts - never quite worked. And then there was that American voice-over at the beginning.

Emerita Professor Elizabeth Warnock Fernea Dies; Noted Author Championed Women's Issues in the Middle East

Belly dancing class comes to Ohlone College
thanks Monica!

North Carolina- Nadirah's Dance Company

Local woman uses belly dancing skills to help Southeast Texas women feel sexy

what's the story behind this video?

NY times-Where the Entree Is Sequined Hips
thanks Masouma Rose!

Oregon- Belly-dancing for the ‘paws’

submitted by Farida Gamal- thank you!
photos from Taiwan

Coming soon!
  • Narah writes on Yoga and BD
  • Najia- Thorn of the Rose
  • Growing beyond Baisc by Taaj
  • Badia Mansabny by Jalilah (Lorraine Zamora Chamas)
  • Tania Luiz interviewed by Artemis Mourat
  • "Dances of the Nile" by Gamila el Masri Part 3 Melaya Lef!
    (reprint as a teaser from the Bennu CD!)
  • Pepper Alexandria's Archives- Part 2 The Banat Mazin
  • more IBCC in Toronto reports and interviews, including: Sunday Activities, Sunday nightclub show, Arturo of Mexico's Dancers, Hera Kim of Korea, and more
  • Reviews- books, DVDs, CDs, events
  • Tarot: A Fantasy Belly Dance Concert by Jennifer
  • Tapai event report by Lisa Chen
  • Interview with Freddie Elias by Artemis
  • Gracefully Accepting Compliments by Chandani
  • Interview with Saphira by Sally
  • Collected writing by Rahma Haddad
  • Aprenticing at ADC by Laura
  • I like bellydancing by Serena, age 10
  • "Who are the People in your Neighborhood" by Davina
  • More videos-musical instrument demos, Gigbag Checks, event collages
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