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… Continue reading
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… Continue reading
Andrea Makris
Andrea is the co-director of Underbelly dance, along with Trisnasari. She’s an engaging dancer with great belly dance technique, as you’ll see in this video.
The Underbelly website is at www.underbellydance.com
Trisnasari
Trisnasari is the Creative Director and founder of Underbelly, an amazing collective of dance teachers and performers in Fitzroy, Melbourne.
Check out their website at www.underbellydance.com and also their DVD, Ancient Contemporary Dance Beats. Here’s a sampler:
Melusina
I’m told this sword dance by Melusina had the audience holding its breath!
Melusina is based in Fitzroy, Melbourne and is part of the amazing Underbelly – see their website at underbellydance.com
Dominika
Melbourne belly dancer Dominika has a refreshing and contemporary approach to belly dance. This video is a good example!
Read more about Dominika at her website, www.goddessbellydance.com.au
By the way, she’s a pretty mean artist as well – see her work at www.dominikakellergoddessart.zoomshare.com/
Josie Palermo
An Australian of Italian background, back in Melbourne after a stint in Oman – how’s that for a cosmopolitan belly dancer!
Check out more of Josie’s performances on her Tribe profile:
http://people.tribe.net/josiebellydancer
(If you’re not familiar with Tribe, it’s… Continue reading
Jewel
Our next performer is Jewel, from Melbourne. I often think a ballet background is a handicap to a belly dancer, because ballet is very “up” whereas belly dancing needs to be grounded. Jewel has no such problem, retaining the gracefulness… Continue reading
