Web Resources  
 

 

Apsara Media for Intercultural Education—Source of documentary research in ethnomusicology from South Asia and Southeast Asia

Art of Middle Eastern Dance—Site for belly dancing education, and entertainment; includes teacher and performer registry, and book, video and music reviews

Asmhan Oriental Dance Show—Swiss oriental dance site in French, German and English

Belly Dance Shoppe—A convenient source of Middle Eastern dance music, videos, costumes, dance shoes and accessories. They carry mesh-center unitards designed to fit women with long legs and curves as well as ballerina types.

Dancing Dance—Comprehensive directory of all kinds of dancing, from Academy of Dance to You Think You Can Dance

Desert Moon Dance Academy—Sources of downloadable MP3 music, search engines for Arab cultural sites,and a costume gallery

Hossam Ramzy—Well known Egyptian drummer who plays a variety of Middle Eastern styles; includes extensive discography

Ibrahim Farrah—A tribute to a pioneer in the field of Middle Eastern Dance, and one of America's greatest master teachers

International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance—Site includes video and audio offerings and lists awards for dancers, choreographers, and many other categories

Helene Eriksen—Los Angeles dancer who relocated to Germany who has done ethnological field research in Eastern Europe, Greece, Turkey, Armenia, and North Africa

Helena Vlahos—Greek dancer who performs and teaches in Phoenix, Arizona

Middle East Dance Camp—Middle Eastern dance and music instruction in the Mendocino woodlands

Omar Faruk Tekbilek—Omar offers Turkish music and dance workshops, and music albums

Phaedra—Lists the distinguished career accomplishments of New York's well known Oriental dance artist, Phaedra

Robyn Friend—Persian classical singing and dancing; Turkish folk and classical singing

Salome—Site includes directories for musicians, dancers and instructors

Salsa Boot Camp—An online latin dance school

Sphinx Records—Audio and video production of Middle Eastern singers, artists and dancers

Tanz Raum—A Swiss-based dance group offering a platform for artists of Egyptian music and dance by presenting courses in dance and percussion, lectures, smaller concerts and seminars