Vendors
Local Vendors
Looking for costumes, costume supplies, or belly dance merchandise? Need to alter your costume and want some professional help? Below is a list of area vendors, retailers, and seamstresses.
Local Vendors | Area Stores | Alterations | Supplies | Bellygrams/Entertainment |
Dance Photography | Henna | Furnishings | Beading | Books
- Amrazhi Couture - The partners who make up Amrazhi Couture - Zeina Dancers: Amani, Amira, and Azhia, (located in Japan and Philadelphia) are also seasoned performers who truly understand the importance of comfort and uniqueness in costuming; they personally work with and supervise each designer to bring the best of both worlds to the dance community. Amrazhi Couture also offers a "full package" of services: fashion shows & costume trunk shows, lectures, workshops on a variety of technique and style specialties, gala show productions, and performances. Contact Amrazhi Couture to schedule a Trunk Show, Fashio Show, Performance, and/or Lecture/Workshop in your area.
- Belly Dancing by Cynthia - Music (Eddie Kochak and more); finger cymbals; hip wraps, new and used costumes, Sterling and gemstone jewelry by fairly paid artisans in Nepal and India as seen in catalogs for half the price! AND soy-based, no soot, no-lead candles made from sustainable vegetable products purchased from small farmers. Over 80 scents, use votives like sachets to scent your closets and drawers. Made in Penna! Visit www.blackcatcandles.scent-team.com for more info. Or contact Cynthia at 610-539-8562 or cbaumann@theandregroup.com.
- Crystal Kini Designs - Featuring Tribal Bellydance Costuming and Jewelry - a complete selection of bellydance jewelry, belts, and skirts, based outside of Philadelphia.
- Debbie's Craft Room - Debbie is a fabulously crafty dancer and does a litle bit of everything - dying silk veils, silk "wings," sewing, etc.
- Devadasi - Devadasi is a bellydance and costume company run by dancers Vasha Hatal and Aminah. They perform and vend at a number of interesting events. Their website features bellydance items from hip scarves to full costumes and jewelry. Vasha Hatal is also an active cosplay artist. Devadasi are located locally in the Greater Philadelphia area. cattygoddess12@aol.com for more info.
- Farasha's Dance Treasures - Located near East Brunswick, NJ. Farasha's line of dancewear includes coin and bead hip sashes, skirt sashes and coin jewelry from Egypt, plus accessories such as zills and canes, and custom-made costuming. Website under construction, but you can email her at farashadance@hotmail.com for information.
- Judy Kay's Professional School of Dance (Hasna Ehmad)- 1809 N. Black Horse Pike, Williamstown Pavilion Shopping Center Store #3, Williamstown, NJ 08094. Hasna usually stock hip scarfs, music and sometimes costumes. For info call 856-629-1299 or email us at AnaRakkasa@aol.com
- Kazsimir Designs - Heirloom quality, exquisite, one-of-a-kind costuming, hand-beaded by a professional bead-artist/retired dancer with nearly 35 years of experience. By appointment only. Kazsimir@earthlink.net, Reading, PA.
- Khuzama Shop - Khuzama Shop offers a great selection Bellydance attire and accessories including hipscarves,Jewelry, canes, fingercymbals and much more. Visit the website for more information or contact Khuzama at 267-934-4070.
- Mirjana - Eye Kandy Glitter Cosmetics available to you locally through Mirjana's website. Email Mirjana@sandshimmers.com for additional information or to schedule an in-home demo party.
- Salomes Tent - located near Allentown, wide selection of costumes, accessories, jewelry, skirts, and veils
- Tangiers is Mystic boutique, a costume supplier for used belly dance folkloric stuff, Millville, NJ, (609) 825-2922
- NEW! Desert Winds - Desert Winds has a full line of scarves, veils, belts, and a lot more. Waretown Oaks, 360 Route 9, Waretown, NJ 08758 609-660-9944 (Located only 10 minutes from LBI!) desertwindsstore@yahoo.com
- Hip-e-Chick - 535 East Girard Avenue. Alternative boutique selling lots of interesting stuff, including some belly dance jewelry and scarves. 215-634-5188
- Lady Lord - 510 South St, Philadelphia, 215-928-9707. Some hip scarves, costumes, assorted bras, belts, and jewelry as well.
- Moxsha at Plymouth Meeting Mall. 610-832-9920. Informants tell me that this is a hippie type boutique selling Indian made peasant skirts, shirts, bags, and other cool garb. They have a rack of hip scarves.
- Pharoah's Corner - Smithville, NJ Belly Dance store on route 9 in Atlantic County north of Absecon. It's located by the covered bridge entrance in Smithville. It has all sorts of pharonic-type decorating items, jewelry and some belly dance costumes. It also has doumbeks, camels, etc. The owner, Mary, is from Egypt and sources tell me she is looking to stock more dancer items and is open to suggestions. (609) 404-9100
- Azhia - costume repair, restoration, and alteration. Email Azhia at azhia@azhiadance.com for more information.
- Music - For one of the best selections of Middle Eastern and belly dance music in Philadelphia, try the Tower Records on the Avenue of the Arts, 100 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19110,(215) 568-8001. They can also order CD's not in stock.
- Appliques - Cote, Inc. caters to "arts and sports" and has a lot of stuff for marching band, etc. But they also have a great selection of stuff that could be used for bellydance costumes - including appliques. Their site only shows a small fraction of what they actually carry. If you're looking for something specific and don't find it on their site, call or stop by. They are located in Morrisville, PA - 215-295-8156
- Shoes - Burkhart's Best Foot Forward, distributor of Elegance dance shoes. Mohrsville, PA (near Reading). Awesome selection of gorgeous dance shoes. rburkhart@worldlynx.net, 610-926-1918.
- Videos - Soraya sells Egyptian videos and DVDs in the US and internationally. http://www.bellydancebysoraya.com/video.htm
- Bellygrams Incorporated - Call Patricia at 610-287-6664 for more information.
- Belly Dancing by Cynthia AKA JezeBellyDancer - Fun for all occasions. Specializing in children's parties. Perform at Please Touch Museum. Classes, parties, workshops. Ask about my fabulous Lecture/Mini Lesson and Performance package. Contact Cynthia at 610-539-8562 or cbaumann@theandregroup.com.
- Desert Rose Dancers - Desert Rose Dancers provides exotic middle eastern entertainment. Desert Rose Dancers put on a great show for an audience of a thousand or just one. Available for theme parties, weddings, birthdays, corporate functions, holidays, etc. desertrosedancers@juno.com, 856.691.0288
- Soraya's Mid-East Dance and Music Productions (Soraya International Entertainment Enterprises) - The agency produces and books professional Arabic entertainment for upscale special events, high-end shows, large corporate theme parties, Casino concerts, hotel banquets, Arabic weddings, Egyptian el zeffa, ethnic cultural celebrations and more, selectively. They employ many belly dancers, Arabic orchestras, singers and variety/specialty acts. With locations in Margate, NJ (near Atlantic City), on the Main Line in Gladwyne, PA and now in Princeton, NJ (beautiful Hopewell).
- Photography By Ed - Photography By Ed offers digital photos taken at your event or digital portraits taken at a studio or on location. ewfrick@hotmail.com, 610-993-8601
- Synthetic Shadows - Cassie of Synthetic Shadows is located in the Philadelphia suburbs and is available for professional quality studio, location, and event photography that captures movement and emotion. Password-protected on-line proof galleries and prints or a CD of digital negatives available for all packages. Please see website for details or contact her at syntheticshadows@gmail.com.
- Vikki - Contact Vikki for more information.
- Maya - Call Maya for a personal appointment.
- Jumana - Contact Jumana for more information
- Family Faux Body Tattoo - Serving Philadelphia, Bucks County, and Montgomery County, including Henna, Glitter, and Airbrush tattoos and Eye Kandy cosmetics
- Marrakech Express - New Hope, PA. Marakesh Express carries an array of Moroccan furnishings - including hanging lamps, furniture, candles, bowls, mirrors, and some gorgeous tiles. They also carry leather bags, jewelry, scarves, and a few Moroccan belly dance costumes. .
- Little Marakesh - 1825 Limekiln Pike, Dresher, PA, (215) 643-3003. Little Marakesh offers a collection of jewelry, furniture, housewares, and ceramics in their restaurant during business hours.
- Eastern Inspirations - By Irene Zarate (Aleena) Eastern Inspriations carres a variety of merchandise including Middle Eastern inspired gifts, dancer figurines, home decor, aromatic oils, incense, beaded and jeweled things, books and more. Convenient online shopping with four major credit cards. Special promotions and discounts.
- The Queen Bead - Avian Plaza strip mall at 2999 E. Evesham Road, Voorhees (856) 424-8201)
- The Bead Cellar - 6305 Westfield Ave., Pennsauken, (856) 665-4744
- Beadworks - 602 S. 2nd Street, Philadelphia. philadelphia@beadworks.com, (215) 413-2323.
- Find a huge selection on belly dance books at great prices from Amazon.com.
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