Links to Belly Dance Resource sites
Australian Bellydance
A comprehensive directory of all things to do with Belly Dance in Australia! Annabella has links to everything and anything related, such henna tattoos, musicians, restaurants, as well as a directory of teachers listed by state.
The Belly Dance Hub
This is a site run by a dancer called Salome, that's like a club for people who like belly dancing. There is a discussion forum, latest news, a world wide directory of teachers, articles, and a store where they can deliver world wide for a decent price.
The Organisation for Middle Eastern Dance in Australia, Inc
OMEDA is a not-for-profit networking, information and resource group for professional dancers, musicians, students and anyone else with an interest in the music and dance of the Middle East. We are based in Victoria.
Its definately the place to buy a complete Belly Dance costume from top to bottom.
The Origins of Turkish Oriental Dance - article
This wonderful dance, whose parentage boasts of the Rroma (Gypsies) of Turkey, the harems of the sultans and the turn of the century theaters of Istanbul continues to thrive in Turkey and now in Europe and the United States. It was once described as the dance that could "melt a stone.” The multifaceted arts from Turkey were influenced by the ancient Greeks, the Romans and the Persians and later in history by the Selçuks, the Mongols, the Central Asians and the Egyptians...
