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Links

Links to websites with local belly dance information:

Area Event Info
Have Belly! Will Dance! - For up to date information on belly dance in the Harrisburg Capitol and surrounding region - classes, workshops, performances and places to shop
Tristate Belly Dance on Live Journal - This Live Journal community focuses on belly dancing in NY, NJ, PA, and DE.
Bellydance Bulletin Board - This tribe is a place for bellydancers and drummers in the NYC - Philadelphia - New Jersey - Delaware - DC region to list upcoming bellydance events.
Bellydance in Central PA - Includes workshops, performances and special events as well as ongoing classes.
Philadelphia Middle Eastern Bellydancing & Cultural Network - Our group also brings together people who are interested in learning more about the arab world through art, language, and cultural experiences.
Delaware Belly Dance - Delaware Bellydance is a community page for bellydancers in the state of Delaware, and our sister dancers in the neighboring states. The mission of this website is to help area bellydancers, and those interested in middle eastern music, to connect with each other and the general public.

Listservs
Phillybellies - for professional belly dancers in the Philadelphia area.
Delaware Belly Dance - They are a group of people who love belly dancing and want to share this wonderful art form with anyone who is interested.
NJ-Pa -Drum Circles Discussion Group - This group is open to everyone interested in participating in the drum circles community.

Music
Animus - Animus is a local instrumental group of culturally diverse musical concepts. An original band, Animus incorporates many musical traditions, ancient and modern alike.
Groove Merchant - Groove Merchant is a local percussion & dance ensemble that plays instruments from different cultures around the world.
The Moroccan Jazz Sextet - Band including some area artists where Arabic music and Jazz come together in harmony while still keeping with their respective musical origins.

Beading
South Jersey Bead Society - For anyone who beads their own costumes, you are not only a saint but you may want to check out this club.

Artists
Victoria Papale, Artist - Check out local New Jersey artist Victoria's site for some beautiful paintings, including a few featuring belly dancers and tribal scenes.

Other Local Sites
Eastern PA Middle Eastern Dance Club - for those interested in belly dancing in the Greater Philadelphia area.
PhiladelphiaDance.org - Promotes the art form of dance in the Greater Philadelphia Region through the power of the Internet. Includes forums on dance classes, workshops, dance auditions, studio rental, etc for all dance forms in the Philadelphia area.
Philly's Belly Biz - This tribe is a forum for dancers and musicians from Philadelphia and the surrounding area to discuss the business of bellydance. It's all about the raqs! ;-)
Girlfriend's Locker Room - Kimberly Garrison's health and fitness blog for the Daily News. Includes podcasts, interviews, and articles on health and fitness, including belly dance!

Some interesting (not local) links that I always enjoy perusing:
Maryland Middle Eastern Performing Arts - Dancers, vendors, venues, and news for the Maryland belly dance community.

WAMEDA - Washington (DC) Area Middle Eastern Dance Association

The Art of Middle Eastern Dance - Shira's amazing site filled with tons of information, a must-visit site for novices and pros alike

Omphalo Stepses - Check out "Bellydancers & Harem Girls--A Historical/Cheesecake Gallery" on this site, as well as some costuming ideas and other fun stuff.

Morocco and her Casbah Dance Experience - this site has articles and more from this leading performer and scholar of Middle Eastern dance.

The Belly Dancing Librarian - think this is a joke? Buns and pince nez are optional for librarians now. I should know, I am a belly dancing librarian myself!

Radio Bastet - Remember those old LP's in your parents' record collection - the ones promising "exotic adventures in far-off lands" and featuring sexy harem girls in skimpy costumes entertaining smiling, hooka-smoking sultans? Enter Radio Bastet - streaming audio of vintage belly dance music with lots of info on the albums.

Belly Dancing Video & DVD, Belly Dance Video Clips, Bellydance Music - The International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance - The Art of Belly Dancing. Visit our store to buy bellydancing videos, DVDs and music CDs.