Author Archive
Russya has been belly dancing for over 20 years and has performed all over the world - Germany, Spain, Finland, Sweden, Poland, England, Singapore and now in Perth, Western Australia.
I haven't studied with Russya myself, but looking at her experience as well as her qualifications in Yoga, Pilates, drama and dance, it's obvious that she would have a wealth of knowledge to impart. She doesn't teach beginners, but her Stage Performance Training course sounds fascinating. Each module can be taken individually, or you can sign up for the whole course.
For more information and to contact Russya, visit her website.
Here's a clip of Sydney belly dancer Kamelia at the 2008 Farha tour:
Kamelia has been dancing for 5 years and performs regularly around Sydney. Here's another clip of her, this time at the Dergah Grill in Sydney:
Watch this space for her website (coming soon). In the meantime, you can contact her via email at
Soreya's belly dance school is based at the Beleza Samba School studios in Fremantle. She specialises in world fusion belly dance.
I see so many dancers using Isis wings badly - it's nice to see them handled well in this clip of Soreya at the Mind Body Spirit Festival in Sydney 2008:
You can see more of Soreya in action and contact her by visiting her profile at Tribe.net - which, by the way, is becoming a kind of Facebook for belly dancers, especially the Tribal ones (for obvious reasons)!
For details of her classes, visit the Beleza Samba website. Here is a clip of her students in action:
Although most of the profiles on this site are of individuals, Ebony and Ivory are indivisible!
If you'd like Ebony & Ivory to perform at your function, you can email them at 
Danielle Lopes de Melo hails from Brazil and has been in Sydney for three years. She incorporates Brazilian moves into her belly dancing to create her own original style. She has recently started teaching in Sydenham at Latin Motion Dance Studios and at Salsa Republic in Chippendale.
If you'd like Danielle to perform at your function, she can be booked through her website.
This is an unusual clip for this site - a dancer at home rather than performing in public - but it's worth seeing!
Magdalena is originally from Sweden - this clip was taken in Sydney.
Rishi is a professional belly dance performer and teacher from Melbourne. Love her dancing - please someone, let me know more about her!
Azzurra (aka Vikki Pretorius) teaches between Bunbury and Burekup, Western Australia. Her extensive knowledge of belly dance and African dance fuses into an earthy style which is well expressed in this video.
Visit her website, Azzuradance Bellydance
I'm pleased to add a second Tasmanian entry to this site! Zahira is from Northern Tasmania and her belly dance speciality is zills.
Her website has information on classes in Tasmania, a Bellydance Bazaar and information on the Tasmanian Middle Eastern Dance Festival, of which Zahira is the organiser.