Belly Dance Oz » Perth

Michelle

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:31:12 +0000

Congratulations to Michelle on winning the 2010 Belly Dance Star Awards against stiff competition!

Michelle is a regular performer in Perth (catch her at the Istanbul Restaurant, Fremantle and Cleopatra’s Temple).

She also teaches at the Blue Gum Recreational Centre in Mount Pleasant.

For more details visit her website.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQDG5R224jw

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlE8YY0imjA

Rose Ottaviano

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:17:29 +0000

Rose Ottaviano is a Perth-based belly dancer but is well known Australia-wide for her dynamic bellydance performances and workshops.

Rose is so in demand around Australia and Asia, it's a wonder she has time to teach in Perth as well - but you will find her at the Oasis Studio in Claremont, where she teaches Advanced classes and her unique Belly Dance Bootie Camp. I'm not familiar with the Bootie Camp, but Rose is also a nurse and fitness instructor so she's better qualified than most to put together a safe, effective belly dance/fitness program.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WgpA4YpApz8

www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhExR23ymCs

Jasmine Safi

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:27:42 +0000

This is a first for Belly Dance Oz - a profile for a retired teacher/performer! However, although Jasmine has retired from the stage, she's still very active on the bellydance scene.

Based in Perth, more recently she's become widely known around Australia with the introduction of her Bellydance Soul cards, a 44 card deck and guidebook which is "a powerful tool for self acceptance, reminding women of their beauty wisdom and magnificence". Tied to the cards is a whole new concept in belly dance parties for women, the Soul Sister Parties.

For professional belly dancers who dance at hen's parties or other women's celebrations, the Soul Sister Party offers a chance to take the experience to a new level. A training course is available - details at Jasmine's website, The Harem Lounge.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tlst57H1FuI

Safa

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:59:58 +0000

Safa is a welcome addition to the vibrant Perth belly dancing community. Originally from Canada, she has taught and danced all over the North American continent and developed her own unique style of fusion belly dance based on her studies in West African dance, hip hop, classical Egyptian bellydance, and modern tribal fusion.

She's now teaching at Victoria Park in Perth. You'll find details of class times, costs, class outlines and more on her website at www.khafif.com/safadancer.

These two clips show two very different sides of Safa!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=03R3JqWsCwg

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt5z2FQtj8o

Emma Basc

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:16:42 +0000

Emma Basc has 25 years' dance experience, 10 of them in belly dance. She has performed in Australia, England and Turkey and has been teaching belly dancing for 7 years.

Emma's teaching style is like her personality - all about fun. Audience participation is a big part of the way she performs and laughter is a big part of the way she teaches. "We laugh for an hour a week and the bonus is that at the end of the term you have learnt a dance!"

Like most belly dancers, Emma used to dance under a stage name (Alika). She now uses her real name, for a reason some of us may identify with: "I soon found out that when I'm performing it's one of the few times I can truly be me, so out went the stage name and I now perform proudly under the name of Emma!"

Emma's Mad Camel Bellydance school is based in Gosnells, WA. Find all the details on her website, Madcamelbellydance.webs.com

Russya

Nahida — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 07:38:37 +0000

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

Soreya

Nahida — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 12:10:06 +0000

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

Azzurra

Nahida — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:13:35 +0000

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

Dawn White

Nahida — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:28:31 +0000

Dawn White is a teacher at the Sheik to Sheik belly dance studio in Fremantle. I'd love to know more about this lovely belly dancer - students, comments please!