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*Local
Dancers' Web Sites:
Asali Dances
this is a great site showcasing Asali! Her site offers her class
information, a detailed biography and great photos!
Moonlight
Bellydance this is the site of local dancer and teacher Sharon
Ross. Her site is very informative and has lots of pictures being
posted regularly!
Madame
Mozuna's Caravanserai is a great site to get book, music, magazine,
and video reviews and much more...
Magic-hips.com
Be bold, be beautiful, be a belly dancer! At this site, introduce
yourself to Yasmine, a wonderful belly dancer, choreographer and
instructor.
Perizada.com
come in to a world of magic!
Potbellyats.com
American Tribal dancer, Jenny Helms' site full of information about
ATS and her classes.
Raks Sultana
this is Naima's web site, a fabulous dancer currently located in
Charlotte, NC.
Rhythmic
Essence this is Maysameh's website where you can meet this fabulous
entertainer and teacher.
Shayda - not only is she the owner
of The Belly Dance Shop, but she is a dancer as well!
Zarifa's
professional Oriental Dance teaching and performance career spans
more than 30 years! She is beautiful dancer and an exceptional teacher!
Please see her feature story and video in the Charlotte
Observer 2007.
*Local restaurants
and events featuring local belly dancers:
- Every Thursday night starting at
7:30pm & 8:30pm, come out and see a member of Magic
Hips Troupe and enjoy contemporary Turkish cuisine! Located
at 8652 Pineville-Matthews Road, Charlotte NC Call 704-302-1181
for reservations - www.soframcuisine.com
- Every Saturday
night at The Kebab House 6432 E. Independence Blvd.
Charlotte, NC 28212 (704) 531-2500 features Hurriyah and Renata
at 7:45 & 8:45pm from www.magic-hips.com.
Call first to make a reservation and confirm that the dancer will
be performing that evening.
- Every Friday night at the Kebab
Grill featuring Magic
Hips Dancers 7:00-9:00pm 1235 East Blvd, Charlotte NC Call 704-371-8984
for reservations. New location! Now also
every Saturday night at the Kebab Grill at Stoncrest,
Ballentyne featuring Magic
Hips Dancers 7:00-9:00pm!
-Belly Dance Meet Ups, 2nd Tuesday
Monthly at Sofram Turkish Restaurant at 7pm for Belly dancers,
mid-east musicians and friends! Visit bellydance.meetup.com
for more information.
*Contact
information and links to local teachers in alphabetical order:
Asali is a wonderful dancer who has performed at many local
events and restaurants. She is a great performer and enjoys dancing
at special occasions and teaching private lessons. She is located
in Gastonia and Shelby and is currently enrolling new students.
Space is limited so contact her at asalidances@yahoo.com
You may also visit this link
to learn more about Asali.
Iona and Nayna, Lotus
Dance Studios, where the spirit of dance blooms, offer multiple
weekly classes at their University location and host primarily bellydance
instructional classes, group lessons, specialty workshops, and private
lessons. They are located at 1001 E WT Harris Blvd. Suite W, Charlotte
NC 28213 Phone: 704.510.5075 or e-mail info@lotus-studios.com
for more information!
Jenny Helms is an American Tribal dancer and her web site
is full of information about ATS and her classes. Formally a member
with Devyani Dance Company, Jenny now teaches in Charlotte at the
Yasmine's Mid East Studio. For more information please visit her
site
Kiyya has been Belly Dancing for over 12 years and recently
moved to the Charlotte area. Kiyya is from the San Francisco area
where she performed with an award-winning dance troupe for over
7 years. Please contact her for individual or group lessons or for
performances at 704-256-4355 or email
Kiyya@aol.com.
Maysameh offers full instruction for all levels mainly
in Egyptian ancient, classical, modern and folkloric style belly
dance. Through her web site Rhythmic
Essence you can read more about her, see video performances
and learn about any upcoming performances. She is currently offering
classes at 103 North Main Avenue Newton, NC 28658.
Naima is a fabulous dancer/instructor who performs regularly
in restaurants, workshops and many other events. She is currently
offering classes in the Midwood
area. Please visit Naima's web site, Raks
Sultana for more information or email her at naima@rakssultana.com
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Perizada is a popular dancer in the Charlotte and Raleigh
areas. A versatile performer, she specializes in Turkish, Romani
(Gypsy), and Spanish Zambra styles, and also offers snake dances.
She appears regularly
in Charlotte area restaurants, private parties, clubs, and festivals.
Perizada teaches privately and offers lessons to individuals and
small groups. You may reach her at 704-241-2712. Her web site is
www.perizada.com,
and she is a featured entertainer on www.startaparty.com.
Terah and Basimah are offering an introduction to Bellydance
class! "Balancing strength and beauty, nurturing spirit, mind,
and body through bellydance and yoga" One class is located
at Miss Donna's School of Dancing - Indian Trail Studio 606 Indian
Trail Rd S Indian Trail, NC 28079 Another fantastic class is being
offered at CPCC in Matthews, the Levine Campus. Please contact Sharon
at webdeva67@gmail.com
or 704-905-9558 or visit her site at Moonlight
Bellydance.
Shibar has many years of experience with dance. She is a
wealth of knowledge concerning every aspect dance and its history.
She also specializes in Turkish dance offering private instruction
and workshops. Shibar currently is offering classes in her own studio
and also in the Matthews area! Please see her web site www.mozuna.com
where she invites you to experience and appreciate the ancient
Art of Oriental Dance! For
more information call 704-753-4166 or e-mail her at e-mail
shibar@mozuna.com
Yasmine has many years of combined experience in western
dance training, Middle Eastern Dance, performance and instruction.
She is the director of her student troupe "The Beledi Beat
Dancers" and also "The Magic Hips Dancers" She also
toured across the USA and overseas as a member of the Bellydance
Superstars. Yasmine currently offers many classes at varies times
at her own studio in Charlotte. She is a featured performer at several
area restaurants and is a popular performer at special events, such
as the Carolina Renaissance Festival. Contact Yasmine at 704-752-8323
or www.magic-hips.com
for private and group instruction.
Zarifa has been teaching and performing professionally since
1975. She has been teaching in Charlotte since 1995, when she moved
here from Minneapolis, MN. Her dance troupe, "The Hadadah Dancers",
has performed at many events in North Carolina. Zarifa currently
teaches Oriental Dance Classes near Uptown Charlotte. She is a featured
performer at several area restaurants and is a popular performer
at special events. Please see her feature story and video in the
Charlotte
Observer 2007. She may be reached at: 7136 Meeting Street, Charlotte
NC, 28210 (704)643-7149 or please visit her web site at zarifa-raks-sharki.com
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