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VIDEO CLIP GUIDE edited by Hannan Sultan This video clip guide is intended to give the newbie a glimpse into the world of bellydance and a quick introduction to styles. Please bear in mind that this is a glimpse into the world of belly dancing. I will probably periodically add more clips, but, by it's nature, this will never be complete. You'll find Information about the belly dancers below the clip. Click here for video clips of Hannan Current Stars in the Middle-East Bellydance Stars from outside the Middle-East Many thanks to the people who put up clips on YouTube.com. Spend some time searching YouTube.com for other bellydance gems. These are clips by Thomas Edison from the early 1900's of carnival entertainers, some of whom might have been from the Middle-East. The music is not part of the original footage.
Learn more about belly dancer Samia
Gamal by clicking this
link
Learn more about belly dancer Tahia Carioca by clicking this link
Learn more about belly dancer Naima Akef by clicking this link
L earn more about Egyptian belly dancer Fifi Abdo by clicking this link
Click this link to learn more about belly dancer Souheir Zaki from Egypt.
Click this link to learn more about the Egyptian belly dance star, Nagwa Fouad.
Souad Hosny was known mostly as an actress, but was a great belly dancer as well. Her career spanned from 1959-1991. Learn more about her here.
Click this link to learn about the Egyptian belly dancer Aida Nour . Aida is still teaching, but has retired from night-club performances. Current
Stars in the Middle-East Sorry , this isn't the best footage of Lucy, an amazing Egyptian belly dancer and actress with real career longevity.
Dina is arguably the biggest Egyptian bellydance star today. She is known for her very sensual, almost deconstructed style of modern bellydance. She is an aquired taste, so take the time to aquire it! Learn more about her here.
Soraya Zaied is a Brazilian dancer who has risen to the top of the Cairo scene.
Suzy is an Egyptian belly dancer making a name for herself in Cairo.
Amani of Lebanon is one of the biggest dance stars in the Middle East.
Samara, a popular belly dancer in Lebanon.
Orit is probably the most famous dancer in Israel today.
Dandesh, a young Egyptian dancer who was making a big name for herself, but has recently retired.
Nour is a Russian dancer who has become a star in Cairo.
Didem is a dancer in Turkey. Her style is more international than Turkish.
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Stars from outside the Middle-East: Amir Thaleb is Argentina's most famous belly dancer.
Saida is the other top dancer in Argentina and was one of Amir Thaleb's students.
Cory Zamora is a well known belly dancer from California. This clip is a great example of Classic American Cabaret veil work.
Jillina might be the most successful belly dancer in the world today. She had a terrific career as a nightclub dancer in L.A. and has gone on to lead the Bellydance Superstars. Don't get hung up on the costume, just tell yourself it is cute and be done with it.
"So You Want to be a Bellydancer?"This is a tonge-in-cheek American Cabaret style performance by Aziza from Portland & Motreal. (Yes, it is Hannan doing the voice-over.) Aziza is one of the most active instructors on the international workshop scene.
Rachel Brice is the world's most famous Tribal-Fusion dancer. She is from California.
Irina Popova is a star of bellydance in Russia.
Lulu Sabongi is one of the biggest dancers in Brazil. She and Raqia Hassan trained Soraya Zaeid, a current star in Egypt.
Tamalyn Dallal is one of the most influential dancers in Florida. She trained lots of famous dancers including Bozenka, Amar Gamal, and Virginia.
Hadia, currently based in Montreal, is probably the best known Canadian dancer.
This is a very short clip from Fat Chance Bellydance, an American Tribal Style group from California.
This style is a style of Morrocan dance that is related to bellydance, but cannot really be classified as bellydance. Learn more about this fantastic Morrocan star, Aicha Tachinouite, by clicking this link She is also a singer in the Tamazight (Berber) language.
You can't help but love Egyptian pop-star Marwa's over-the-top personality and look!
A piece by choreographer Mohammed El Hosseny. http://www.elhossenydance.com/
Reyhan performing an authentic Turkish Karshlimar piece. |