Ekaterini

Ekaterini Floratos will be known to both Sydney and Melbourne readers, as she began her career in Melbourne, danced with Jane and Daria in Sydney, and has now returned to Melbourne. Today, she is a member of the well-known Underbelly dance troupe as well as a teacher, performer and choreographer in her own right. She’s [...]

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Julia

Hailing from Russia and having toured extensively in Europe, Julia is now based in Melbourne.   She can be booked through the Arcana Star agency http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R-edd_gUns

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Melissa Cristina

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 [...]

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Kaylah

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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBeKqyJvBeA

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Raksiah

Raksiah  runs the Arabesque Bellydance Theatre in Melbourne, and is both a performer and a teacher. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYxasH59HsQ

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Amulya

Amulya has recently relocated from the Northern Rivers area of NSW to Melbourne (though I’m told she’ll be making regular return visits to perform, so Northern Rivers fans need not despair!). With 15 years of dance teaching and performing in Europe and Australia under her belt, I’m sure she will soon make an impact on [...]

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Pamela

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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJSmWo8Zz8g

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Zabelle

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: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82QVu-7ZxuE 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!)

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Sianna

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: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3OTojz3Nxg The other dancer seen here is Kaylah, who performs solo as well as being part of Hipnotic Beats For [...]

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Alia

Thanks to Bellyslap Drummers for sending me this clip of Alia in action at Toula’s Kismet Bazaar. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aFki_e8UCA 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 [...]

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Zahraa

Zahraa (aka Barbara Wolfcamp) has been performing and teaching belly dancing for almost 20 years, and still travels to Egypt annually to keep updated. Her Melbourne school, Bellydance Kizmet, offers classes in four different locations. If you’re keen to improve your belly dance technique, look out for Zahraa’s workshops at events like the WA and [...]

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Marina Bistrin

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! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERlkkxekuGE Marina is based in Melbourne and her website is appropriately named Dance [...]

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Jasmina

Princess Jasmina is one of Melbourne’s busiest belly dancers, performing at venues all over the city.  Watching this clip, one can see why she’s so popular! (note – some of this video is shot sideways, but it’s worth making the effort to watch it as she has some lovely moves) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ADStyLfNiw She often dances in [...]

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Chris

I’m pleased to welcome another male dancer to the site – this time from Melbourne.  Chris’s belly dance school is based at the Dance Factory, Richmond. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y_ySeCvYH8 As well as solo performances like the one above, Chris also dances in partnership with the Princess Jasmina. If you’re inspired to learn belly dance from Chris, you [...]

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Rishi

Rishi is a professional belly dance performer from Melbourne.    She dances as part of the Underbelly collective and can also be booked as a solo performer. Love her dancing ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDR2H0NEqLw Interview with Belly Dancer Rishi How did you get started with belly dancing? A friend at work suggested we go to a lesson and [...]

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Azura

Having just written about the Tribal belly dancer Azzura reminds me I haven’t yet featured for the other Azura, with one “z”. The lighting in this video clip is not the best, but it’s worth perservering as she displays a wonderful variety of moves – love the back bends! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQRSi9Ir7cA Azura’s Oasis in Brunswick, Melbourne, [...]

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Ma’isah

And now for a trip to the darker side of belly dance with Ma’isah, founder of Raqs Gothique in Melbourne, accompanied by Bellyslap: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDNLx7BObaA Her Gothic belly dance troupe, SerpentSkirt, performs below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrqglWVilX8

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Temirah

Temirah is a popular belly dancer and drummer based in Melbourne.   She’s especially noted for her dazzling spins, Isis Wings and double veil work, which is why I’ve picked this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49SonURlX70 Here she is in a more conventional number: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN1N5Rgvudk You can find her website at Melbournebellydancer.com    

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Maria Sangiorgi

Maria is an exceptional teacher who combines her knowledge of yoga, visualization, mind body centring and many other techniques with Raqs Sharqi to create a unique belly dance teaching method. She conducts regular workshops on her Embodied Bellydance™ method in Italy and the UK as well as in Australia. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWIA6vUZGbU To understand more about Maria’s [...]

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Prue Welsh

Like many belly dancers with a background in ballet, Prue Welsh’s teaching has a focus on solid belly dance technique.  Based in Melbourne, she teaches and dances with Underbelly Dance.  You can also contact her through her personal website (which also has some articles worth reading!). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04pvHOfIx9k Prue has developed her own original style – [...]

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