Links
Local stores (Salt Lake City, Utah)
BellyDancing by Thia-Belly Dancer Boutique 1-801-466-4337
3345 South 300 West Suite A4
Salt Lake City, Utah 84115
Monday-Friday 4:00pm-9:30pm
Saturday 9:00am-4pm
Thia travels the globe to hand select beautiful and unusual costumes, accessories and supplies.At the Belly Dancer Boutique you can find: bra/belts sets, dance dresses, skirts, jewelry, canes, swords, music, DVD's, silk veils, hip scarves, finger cymbals, drums, harem pants, tribal jewelry, tribal skirts, tribal pants, Chloe tops, coin bra/belt, loose coins, hair accessories, dance shoes, club wear, cover-ups, belly dance patterns, incense, kohl, children costumes and new, "Make Your Own Tribal Costumes", with shells, trims, materials, coins, bells, beads and trinkets.
Official distributor of Peko Music, IAMED Videos & DVD's, Sharif Wear and Nahri silk veils.
Local Dancers/Teachers, Utah
BellyDancing by Thia (1-801-466-2808)
Owner of the Egyptian Dance Center and the Belly Dancer Boutique 3345 South 300 West Suite B2 & A4, Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 Professional lessons for adult, teens and children. Oriental and Tribal styles. Beautiful Boutique with goods (hand selected by Thia ), from around the globe.
http://www.bellydancingbvthia.com
Out of State Dancers/Teachers
- Amaya
1-505-260-1186
International dancer and instructor from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Video instruction available
Ayshah is a cultural artist of the ancient art of Middle Eastern Belly dance. She performs Egyptian, Turkish, and American styles of Belly dance. Veil dances are Ayshah's specialty. http://www.ayshah.com
- Delilah
Home page of Delilah and Visionary Dance Productions. This site features a library of Belly dancing articles, quick time movies, sound bites, photo galleries, calendar of events including classes, workshops, retreats, instructional DVD's, videos, CD's, other products and information devoted t Belly dance. Even Belly dancing during pregnancy. http://www.visionarydance.com
- Maria
Professional belly dancer in Colorado.
www.boulderbellygrams.com
- Michelle Joyce
Professional belly dancer and international performer. Site contains photos and video clips.
http://www.arabicdance.net
- Ozel Gamel
1-208-459-4012
Cabaret dance instructor and boutique owner, Idaho.
- Shems
A beautiful professional belly dancer in Washington/Baltimore area. Site contains photos and video clips.
http://www.shemsdance.com
- Shira
Shira's web is full of instructions, costuming know how, belly dance tips, musical clips, graphic art and interesting articles—wonderful! www.shira.net
- Suspira
Suspira, a beautiful dancer from Florida who has performed at Disney's world Epcot Center. http://www.orlandobellydance.
Live Music
- Bryan
Teacher and Drummer, He also performs with Kairo by Night Band in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Bozeen
1-801-486-1614
Tarik, Raj & Armen, A Wonderful Middle Eastern Band available for events such as Wedding, cultural events and special occasions.
- Desert Wind
Desert Winds is a leading band in "World Dance." Unique blend and unification of rhythms from around the world--a must to add to your DVD collection. Thia is at their Fans Page World Wide Network of Fans Desert Winds, Salt Lake City, Utah DESERT WIND e-mail at: deswind@aol.com
- Kairo by Night
Middle Eastern band, Winners of the
- Raj Harrous
1-801-486-1614
Raj is a drummer with the wonderful Middle Eastern Band, Bozeen. Raj is also the owner of sound express; expert sound editing in Salt Lake City, Utah.
- Light Rain
1-415-892-0181
Doug is the director of the Dance troupe and Middle Eastern band, in Larkspur, California
Magazines/Newsletters
Informational Websites
- www.worlddance.com
I like this site because of its holistic approach to not only belly dance, but also to the mind and spirit as well.
- www.bellydanceplus.com
For all our sister dancers who are Big and Beautiful, this site hits the mark It contains articles, videos, makeup, and costuming tips dedicated Goddess within!
Art
- Kim Detmers
1-801-270-8912
Custom artwork related to belly dance, and then some.
- Knotworks
Barbara Loewenhagen and Arthur Roberg. You name it, they do it. Graphic design for web pages, any promotional materials for your business. Also produce a line of fine art prints and greeting cards featuring the artwork of Arthur Roberg, and custom jewelry by Barbara Loewenhagen. And a website showing Arthur's work is at http://www.knotworks.net e-mail at arthur@knotworks.net or barbara@knotworks.net
Travel
Restaurants with Dancers
- Athenian Restaurant
1-801-621-4911
Ogden, Utah. Middle eastern dancing on Thursday nights.
- Cedars of Lebanon Restaurant
1-801-364-4096
Salt Lake City, Utah. Middle Eastern dancing on Fridays and Saturdays.
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