Dancers who Inspire Me
FAT CHANCE BELLY DANCE - Now with Folkwear patterns for the tribal dancer!! and a makeup how-to pamphlet!
www.fcbd.com
GYPSY CARAVAN - I love Paulette's drills, they get you utilizing the dance steps and combos very quickly
www.gypsycaravan.us
SHAHRAVAR ! Just finished a set of lessons with Shah that will not be the last...I cannot sing her praises enough!! Just watch her solo to Gogol Bordello and you'll see what I mean!
www.shahravarbellydance.com
RACHEL BRICE and THE INDIGO.....and now Le Serpent Rouge Oh my god!.....she's everywhere, even Myspace!! I saw a video of Rachel dancing a drum solo over 4 years ago and have been watching her ever since.
www.theindigo.net
www.myspace.com/theindigo
YASMINA'S joy of belly dance - excellent excellent refernce site, full of good reviews and links
www.joyofbellydance.com
Also worth checking out....which will lead you to tons of other troupe/dancer sites, sometimes I feel we are the most connected artform on the internet
Suhaila, Habbi Ru, Mandala Tribal, Domba!, Heavy Hips, Black Sheep Tribal, DaVid (Scandinavian male dancer!), Zorba, "the veiled male" I love this guy- www.doubleveil.com
I really want to see this documentary:
Tribal Style
www.igctribalstyle.net and
mizhealers.tribe.net
Ebay sellers I trust:
**sirik**tribal** great prices, lots of stuff from Rajasthan
stores.ebay.com/sirik
wydov -excellent selection of jewelry, ethnic wear and gorgeous carpets
Tribal Max - just tried her website and her ebay store, both are down, which really sucks because she has an incredible selection of very very nice jewelry including, (drool) Turkoman silver
Other online sites: Unicorn Belly Dance -I bought my cotton choli from here for 19.00 plus shipping
Ganesha Bazaar
uhm, I haven't bought anything in so long.......
