Hala's Favourite Places

Here’s a few places to go just to get you started …be sure to try the links on the sites to find even more places to go.


Costumes

Flying Skirts - These are the folks that costume Fat Chance Bellydance.

Bellyroll Costumes - Another good place for tribal costume stuff.

Shisha Glass - Here's the kind of info that everybody should have.




Edmonton Dancers With Websites

Edmontons Bellydance Website - Done By Shahenda. Someone I stood beside in class years ago and still love dearly!!!

Aurora - The most amazing classical dancer Edmonton has!!!

Maya Christina - Edmonton's newest classical dancer. We are glad to have her!

Isis Dance Productions - Where I started my dance career, find time to see the store.

Tatiana - Grace on tippy-toes, and a gentle soul who is beautiful inside and out.

Crystal - Crystal is joyful, adorable, and can roll around on the floor with a sword on her head without looking the least bit worried!!!

Aldiya - Producer of the Oumi Oumi Hizzi Recitals, and someone I was proud to be a student with.


Little Bits Of The Rest Of The World

Yazmina Ramzy An amazing lady from Toronto, I spent a weekend under her ministrations and haven't been the same since.

Suhaila Salimpour - The Lady I went to San Fransisco to study with, and Portland, and who I will go study with again in September, as well as a week with Jamilla.

Bellydance Superstars - 'nuff said.

Nourhan Sharif - Another amazing dancer that I have been fortunate to study with.

Aziza - One of the most vibrant dancers today. Aziza is from Portland, Oregon. Her CD and DVD are "must have's".

Shaharazad - The queen of costumes. She is from Berlin, she is stunning, and puts out really good show videos.

Shira - Some of the best info on the web can be found here. Pack a lunch and be prepared to stay a while.

Bhuz - Another of the best info sites going!

Desert Dancer - Info and stuff for tribal dancers to spend money on.

Desertmoondance - A dance company in St. Louis, Missouri.

Guilded Serpent - The biggest bellydance website out there, based in San Francisco, and absolutely full of articles that need reading. Plan to spend months going through this site!

Jillina - Snappy, tight choreographies, great videos, and wonderful to watch. There are clips on her site to enjoy.




Tribal Sites

Rachel Brice - You must study with this amazing woman. Your soul deserves it!

Fat Chance Bellydance - The grandest of the tribal troupes, out of San Francisco.

Gypsy Caravan - The home of Jeff Denis and Paulette Rees Denis. I am very happy to count these amazing people amongst my good friends.

Urban Tribal - From the San Diego area, these ladies are ver well known all over North America.

Ultra Gypsy - Out of the San Francisco area, this troupe is directed by Jill Parker, formerly of Fat Chance Bellydance.

Kajira Djoumahna - Another stunning troupe, this time from Santa Rosa, California.

Tribal Feat - Tribal Feat has their headquarters on the Central Coast of California, in San Luis Obispo County.


Mp3’s on the web


iTunes - - A site that has music from all over the Middle East, search by name or by country.

emusic.com - A place to find really good music. Much cheaper than iTunes in the long run.