Home >> Professional Dancer >> Articles about Belly dance Historical and Interesting Articles:

• The Origins of Belly Dance --VERY well researched, but a bit dry http://www.bdancer.com/history/
• History of first belly dancers in America & of Thomas Edison's film http://www.venusbellydance.com/Fatima.htm
• Veil Dancing In North Africa And The Middle East http://www.shira.net/veilhistory.htm
• Fact Or Fantasy Misguided Beliefs About Belly Dancing http://www.shira.net/debunking.htm
• BELLY DANCE BUG BITES AGAIN! http://www.jasminjahal.com/articles/98_10.html
• Belly Dancing, Isn't That Like Stripping (Why They Ask) http://www.shira.net/likestrip.htm
• An article about Folkoric Dances http://www.jasminjahal.com/articles/01_06_folkloric.html

Funny Stuff!

• OSHA Requirements for Belly Dancing (Humor) http://www.beledy.net/phoenix/osha.htm
• The Laws of Bellydynamics http://www.beledy.net/phoenix/rules.htm

Miscellaneous Stuff!

• Belly Dancing How To Be An Appreciative Audience Member http://www.shira.net/audience.htm
• How to Learn Choreography http://www.shira.net/choreography.htm
• Introduction To Finger Cymbals for Belly Dancing http://www.shira.net/zills.htm
• Article about Hakim http://english.planetarabia.com/content/article.cfm/102749/111067/
• Tarkan Lyric translations: http://turkish_prince.tripod.com/index.html
• HUGE Gallery of historical belly dance photos: http://shanmonster.bla-bla.com/belly/index.html
• A more modern Belly Dance Photo Gallery: http://www.geocities.com/bellydanceman/
• Check out the Website for Nazeem Allayl & Nazeem Alsabah -- our studio's performing troupes!
  www.NazeemDancers.com