I love this clip about Nayima Hassan's Adelaide belly dance school, because it features children. I see so few children belly dancing in our Sydney schools! This video is also a rare thing - a feature about bellydance on a major TV channel, Channel 9. Well done, Nayima!
Find more information on Nayima and her school at bellydanceacademy.com
Zalika is a South Australian belly dancer with a broad repertoire.
Zalika teaches with the Henna Nights studio.
Josefina has been teaching belly dance in the Northern Beaches area of Sydney for over ten years. She teaches a wide spectrum of belly dance styles from classical to tribal fusion, as this photo gallery illustrates!
For details of her classes and more, visit the Northern Beaches Belly Dance website.
Evangeline is South Australia's first ATS accredited teacher and runs the Cinnabar Red Collective, a sister school of the famous Fat Chance Belly Dance studios in San Francisco.
Here is her troupe in rehearsal:
Evangeline specialises in ITS (Improvised Tribal Style). Find our more at her Cinnabar Red website.
Zabelle teaches belly dancing in several locations around Melbourne and performs widely both there and interstate. Here she is dancing with Bellyslap at the Darebin Music Festival:
Unlike many bellydance schools, Zabelle teaches daytime as well as evening classes. Find the timetable plus more information about Zabelle on her website, Zabelleydancer.com (love the name!)
Sianna is a teacher and choreographer based in Footscray in Melbourne, and part of the Hipnotic Beats dance troupe, seen here dancing to Bidajeej, a drum solo written by Anita Larkin and played by Bellyslap:
The other dancer seen here is Kaylah, who performs solo as well as being part of Hipnotic Beats
For details of Sianna's classes or to book an event, visit the Hipnotic Beats website.
Thanks to Bellyslap Drummers for sending me this clip of Alia in action at Toula's Kismet Bazaar.
I like the choreography because it has that element of surprise - at first you think she's dancing with a veil, then you realise it's double veil - then, no wait, it's double veil-pois!
Alia performs at several venues around Melbourne, both solo and also with Pamela as the bellydance duo Harissa. Book through her website, Bellydancealia.
Moniq has been learning belly dance since she was 11, and performing since she was 16! Originally trained in folkloric and cabaret styles, she has since moved to the "dark side" of Tribal fusion.
Moniq has had a rich and varied performance history across Australia, and is now a member of the Opalesque dance troupe.
Nerissa grew up with Greek music and belly dance, but has also studied Middle Eastern styles, mainly with Maria Masselos and Lorelle Hawkes. She's a busy solo dancer at restaurants around Brisbane, as well as performing with the Oasis Dancers.
Contact her through Belly Dance Artists Queensland.
Jacqueline Peperkamp is the director of the Tribal Jewels dance troupe and the Jewels of the Harem dance school in Wollongong.
Jacqueline teaches a variety of styles including Modern & Contemporary, ATS, Tribal Style & Tribal Fusion.
For more information and contact details, visit her website at jewelsoftheharem.com.au
