Hailing from Russia and having toured extensively in Europe, Julia is now based in Melbourne. She can be booked through the Arcana Star agency
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Jun
I had the great pleasure of attending one of Melissa Cristina's workshops at the Sydney Middle Eastern Dance Festival this year, so I'm glad to find a clip of her to feature.
Melissa Cristina teaches and performs in Melbourne. Her background includes jazz ballet, Flamenco, African, Street Latin and Lebanese Folkloric as well as belly dancing. For more details of her Richmond classes or to book a gig, visit her website Hip to Hip Middle Eastern Dance Studio
She's performing in this clip with Sydney belly dancer Jrisi.
May
Kaylah is a Melbourne dancer who specialises in performances for parties and festivals as well as dancing to accompany live musicians. Seen here dancing with the Bellyslap drummers. Kaylah also performs duo with Sianna of Hipnotic Beats.
For bookings visit her website
www.kaylahdancer.com
Category: Melbourne
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Mar
Raksiah runs the Arabesque Bellydance Theatre in Melbourne, and is both a performer and a teacher.
Jan
Not only a belly dancer, Pamela is also trained in Samba and has performed in the Rio Carnivale, Mardi Gras in Brazil.
Pamela is based in Melbourne and can be booked through Arcana Star
Category: Melbourne
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Nov
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!)
Category: Melbourne
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Nov
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.
Nov
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.
Category: Melbourne
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May
Barbara Wolfcamp has been performing and teaching belly dance for almost 20 years, and still travels to Egypt annually to keep updated. Her Melbourne school, Bellydance Kizmet, offers classes in four different locations.
Here's Barbara performing at the Mind Body Spirit Festival in Melbourne:
and some of her students at the same venue:
May
Marina takes fusion to a new level - she studies and teaches many different, but related, styles of dance including Middle-Eastern, Silk-Road, East European Gypsy and Flamenco. The clip below shows a Silk-Road inspired dance, but Tribal dancers will recognise the fans!
Marina is based in Melbourne and her website is appropriately named Dance Explorer.
