Belly Dance Oz » Nahida http://bellydanceoz.com The Australian Belly Dancing Video Directory Wed, 08 Sep 2010 01:31:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Russya http://bellydanceoz.com/2009/02/russya/ http://bellydanceoz.com/2009/02/russya/#comments Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:38:37 +0000 Nahida http://bellydanceoz.com/?p=114 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.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hO6GIxKG2w

For more information and to contact Russya, visit her website.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeprAlGumYI

]]> http://bellydanceoz.com/2009/02/russya/feed/ 0 Kamelia http://bellydanceoz.com/2009/02/kamelia/ http://bellydanceoz.com/2009/02/kamelia/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 22:44:06 +0000 Nahida http://bellydanceoz.com/?p=112 Here's a clip of Sydney belly dancer Kamelia at the 2008 Farha tour:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fG63JdrNeAo

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:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4XAQU7Em14

Watch this space for her website (coming soon). In the meantime, you can contact her via email at

]]> http://bellydanceoz.com/2009/02/kamelia/feed/ 0 Adriana http://bellydanceoz.com/2009/01/adriana/ http://bellydanceoz.com/2009/01/adriana/#comments Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:34:20 +0000 Nahida http://bellydanceoz.com/?p=108 Adriana started the first belly dance school in Hobart in 1991, now known as "Bellywood" (love the name!).

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DS8VmWPm-4

As well as classes in various locations around Hobart, the school has an enthusiastic drumming group.  Check out her website, bellywood.com.au, for more details.

]]> http://bellydanceoz.com/2009/01/adriana/feed/ 0 Soreya http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/12/soreya/ http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/12/soreya/#comments Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:10:06 +0000 Nahida http://bellydanceoz.com/?p=106 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:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9pjgWDhCbs

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:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjsfDFQ9cew

]]> http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/12/soreya/feed/ 0 Ebony & Ivory http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/12/ebony-ivory/ http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/12/ebony-ivory/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:00:25 +0000 Nahida http://bellydanceoz.com/?p=102 Although most of the profiles on this site are of individuals, Ebony and Ivory are indivisible!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze_A8hGQabM

www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjv5MwtFFQ8

If you'd like Ebony & Ivory to perform at your function, you can email them at .  Ebony teaches at Bellyfusion Canberra.

]]> http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/12/ebony-ivory/feed/ 1 Danielle Lopes de Melo http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/12/danielle-lopes/ http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/12/danielle-lopes/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 06:09:32 +0000 Nahida http://bellydanceoz.com/?p=105 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.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGW9sSqEQVw

]]> http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/12/danielle-lopes/feed/ 1 Rishi http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/08/rishi/ http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/08/rishi/#comments Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:36:39 +0000 Nahida http://bellydanceoz.com/?p=97 Rishi is a professional belly dance performer and teacher from Melbourne. Love her dancing - please someone, let me know more about her!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDR2H0NEqLw

]]> http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/08/rishi/feed/ 4 Azzurra http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/08/azzurra/ http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/08/azzurra/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:13:35 +0000 Nahida http://bellydanceoz.com/?p=89 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.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap25cKdC7sg

Visit her website, Azzuradance Bellydance

]]> http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/08/azzurra/feed/ 1 Zahira http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/08/zahira/ http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/08/zahira/#comments Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:11:21 +0000 Nahida http://bellydanceoz.com/?p=88 I'm pleased to add a second Tasmanian entry to this site!   Zahira is from Northern Tasmania and her belly dance speciality is zills. 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSH_A9Zneds

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.

]]> http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/08/zahira/feed/ 0 Esther Schelvis http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/08/esther-schelvis/ http://bellydanceoz.com/2008/08/esther-schelvis/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:52:25 +0000 Nahida http://bellydanceoz.com/?p=87 Esther Schelvis is one of the many Sydney belly dancers to emerge from Terezka's school - and another who is based in the Blue Mountains! 

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIhemk2WOqI

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