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Bellydance Professionalism and Ethics
Standard Rates and Guidelines by Samira
Professional dancer links galore! by Samira
The dance in history video clip links by Samira

Music and Video Sources
Tulumba, Turkish music source
Maqam Music
Radio Bestet
The Center for Arabic Culture, MD
St. Charles String Quartet
Rashid Music, Brooklyn, NYC
Sands of Time Music
Cleopatras Closet
World Dance New York
Dahlal
Hollywood Music Center

Musicians Samira has worked with
Omar Faruk Tekbilek
Elias Sarkar
Chris Marashlian
George Stathos
Amir Naoum
Umut Yasmut
Gamal Shafik
Carmine Guida
Scott Wilson
Pangia
Shawkatt Sayyad
Mohamed Amir
Souren Baronian
Souhail Kaspar
David Buchbut
Rashid Halihal
Kevin Hartnell
Ege (Turkey)
Dr Ilhan Sami Ozulu
and more

Entertainment Agency
Dance Like Magic

Culture and Travel
Magic Morocco
Al Hurra TV


Costumes
Tribal Source, NJ
Ak'ai Silks, HI
Flying Skirts
L. Rose Designs
Dahlal International
Dawn Devine Brown
Farashah Designs Silk Veils
Melodia Designs, CA
Aliah's Closet
Bazaar on the Web
Cleopatra's Closet
Mandala Tribal Designs
Showtime Dance Shoes
Isis Exchange, belly dance clothing and accessories
Audrena's
Topkapi Designs
Belly Dance with K
Belly Roll Costumes
Bauchladen, Marta the Luxury Line Collection
The Belly Dance Shop (source for Bella costumes)
Tony and Robby of Brasil
Tahiya Custom sets
Scheherezade Imports, VA
Shahrzad's Belly Dance Store, MD
Eman Zaki, Cairo

Costume How-to
Make a Circle Skirt, by Shira
Make a Tiered Skirt, by The Costume Godess
Construct a Costume Bra, by Anthea
Sew Shisha mirrors, by Classic Stitches
Mount Coin Costumes onto a Base, by Sarah Skinner
Easy Patterns for Basic Costume Pieces
Make a Thobe
Make a Choli
Make a Beaded Tassel
The modest under skirt circle skirt
How to fit and alter a costume
Desert Moon Dance- Learn to Dance, Learn to Sew

Photography and Art
Michelle Kole, NYC and LA
Dale Langdon, NYC
Roger Wood, MD, DC, VA
Sarah Skinner, NYC
1st Art Gallery
Absolute Background Textures
Philip Brasch Studio, MD, DC, VA
James Roy- Fine Art Photography, MD, DC, VA
The Center for Arabic Culture Gallery

Dancer organizations and publications
Oriental Dancer
WAMEDA
Bhuz
Maryland Middle Eastern Performing Arts
Zaghareet
Amulya's Bellydancenet
Brandon's Oasis
The Art of Middle Eastern Dance (Shira)
The Gilded Serpent
Belly Dance Web
Bellydance Museum
Yasmina's Joy of Bellydancing
Learn to Bellydance
All About Bellydance
Cleopatra's Closet
About-Arts: Dance Resource
Henry's Dance Hotlist
DC Tribal
Med'Devi Ink
Tribal Belly Dance Online
Ayshah - Bellydance directory
Philly Raqs
The Fitness Pharaoh
St Louis Belly Dancers
Hip Circle Magazine

Events
Rakkasah, CA and NJ
MED Folktours, PA and Turkey
Tribal Fest, CA
Tribal Revolution

Dancers and Troupes
Artemis Mourat, MD/DC
Yasmin, MD/DC
Asharah, VA/DC
Kajira, HI
Mark Balahadia, VA/DC
Daughters of Rhea, Boston, Baltimore
Rachel Brice, CA
Nourhan and Yousfry Sharif, NYC
Sarah Skinner, NYC
Ansuya, FL
Lucy, DC
Helene Eriksen, WA
The Gothic Belly Dance Resource
Sandra, CA
Michelle, CA
Zanbaka, WA
Asmina, WA
Bellydancing with Delilah, WA
Kostana and Sidqi, VA/DC
Sonya's Souk,  Chicago
Annabella, Australia
Venus, Vancouver
Zanbaka,  Seattle
Amulya, Australia
Dalloua Dance, CA
Sharon Moore, WA
inFusion Tribal Belly Dance, WA
Gia, NJ
Med'Devi Ink, CA
Rhea, Piper and Melina, Greece, MD, MA
Sultana, VA/DC
Shahina, Chicago, IL
Miasia, VA/DC
Nimeera, VA/DC
DCTribal
Alexis, DC
Kevana, Australia
An Clár Tribal Atty, Ireland
Khafif, PA
Blue Lotus Tribe, IL
DaVid of Scandinavia, San Diego, CA
Zorba, the Veiled Male, Monterey Bay, CA
Amustela, VA
Mohamed Shahin, Egypt
K-Lee, AZ
Zareen, MD
Shems, MD

Dancer Fitness
Gerson Kuhr, The Fitness Pharaoh
The above costumes are all
from Shahrzad's The Belly
Dance Store.  She features
fabulous Eman Zaki costumes
and OH! so much more!!