Anita Ferguson
Anita’s Celestial Gems Belly Dance School is based in Gympie, Queensland. Here they are in their “Jewels of the Nile Extravaganza”!
I love Anita’s way of describing her belly dance classes – instead of beginners, intermediate etc, she has Emerging… Continue reading
Maha al Musa
I’m embarrased that I’ve neglected to include Maha al Musa on this site before now!
Although Maha is a belly dancer, she’s less well known for her dancing than for her writing! She is the author of the book Dance of… Continue reading
Darshiva
There aren’t nearly enough bellydance instructors in country areas, so Echuca is very lucky to have Darshiva, who is not only a lovely dancer but a fully certified belly dance teacher. She is a passionate advocate not just for belly… Continue reading
Tatiana
Tatiana is a former Sydney belly dancer who has moved to the Byron Shire, and teaches and performs all the way from Byron to the Gold Coast!
Here she is (in green) dancing with Jacinta:
Tatiana is available to perform… Continue reading
Sonya Manzalini
Sonya is a long-established Newcastle bellydance teacher. In fact, her “Dance of Life” belly dance school is the longest-running school in the Hunter region.
Sonya focuses on traditional and gypsy style belly dance, but she also draws on Bollywood and… Continue reading
Rozeta Ahalyea
I’m so pleased to be able to include Rozeta Ahalyea on this site.
Rozeta could be called the mother of Sydney belly dancing, because she taught both Amera Eid and Terezka Drznik, two of the best-known Sydney belly dance teachers… Continue reading
Sheherazade
Sheherazade (Shiraz) is a Gold Coast belly dancer who teaches under the auspices of the Araby Belly Dance Academy, run by Queensland bellydance icon Elenie Vlismas-Smith. Together they run classes across the Coast, including Benowa, Burleigh Heads, Isle of… Continue reading
Jade
Jade is a tribal fusion belly dancer based in the Coffs harbour area. She and her dance partner Ashwara make up The Jade Mirage belly dance performance duo. Their fusion style is influenced by the Ghawazee and Bedouin tribes of… Continue reading
Aaliyah
Aaliyah is another of our small group of Tasmanian belly dancers and teachers – based in Devonport, at the Devonport Community House. As well as belly dancing, she teaches classes in doumbek/darabuka (belly dance drum), performs with her drum… Continue reading
Danielle Sansom
Danielle will be familiar to some belly dancers as the other half of Las Musas, with Debra Napier. In 2010 she moved to the North Coast and started the Barefoot Gypsies Tribal Belly Dance Company in Lismore and Byron… Continue reading
Virginia
Virginia is the principal of the Cinnamon Twist bellydance school in Wollongong.
Cinnamon Twist is unique in offering a range of classes for expectant and new mothers, from prenatal to “Mums and Bubs” classes
Idell
Idell’s video isn’t what you’d normally expect on this site! She and one of her assistant teachers, Rachelle, appeared on Australia’s Got Talent as ‘Cleofatra”, a bellydance/burlesque type act that certainly got the judges’ attention!
Unfortunately, unlike Ferah… Continue reading
Alexandra
Alexandra (aka Sandra Rather) is co-principal of the Desert Flame School of Belly Dance (with Shameela). She has been teaching for over 12 years locally and interstate at regional festival workshops.
Here she is (front right) with an improv… Continue reading
Najida
After a busy national and international bellydancing career, Najida now has an idyllic dance studio is on the slopes of Mount Roland in North West Tasmania.
I’m very intrigued to learn that she has a belly dancing cockatoo – now… Continue reading
Madonna
Many of us will envy Madonna – her husband Peter is a drummer! Together they’ve been running the tribal studio DrumDance Bellydance in Toowoomba, Queensland, since 1993.
Here is the troupe performing at the Feast of the Senses:
They offer… Continue reading
Jacqueline Peperkamp
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… Continue reading
Dani
Dani takes a fresh and original look at belly dance, teaching both Belly Dance Fusion and Raks Gothique at her Newcastle school. The gothic influence doesn’t mean her style is all darkness and shadows – her Fusion classes have plenty of scope for… Continue reading
Julie Abela
Julie Abela has her own studio at Corrimal and is also an importer of high quality belly dance costumes.
Visit her website at Shimmy.com.au (I’m jealous of that website name!) for more details.
The clip below is of her troupe, Shimmy N Sheik.
Melantha
It’s good to be able to include a Queensland belly dancer – I know they’re out there somewhere!
Melantha is based in Gladstone and has created a lively belly dance scene in that area with her troupe, Veils of Arabia.
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