Favorite Belly Dance Videos

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By Moonmaiden


Videos are everywhere.

I remember a time when belly dance videos cost at least $20. a pop and you just couldn't afford to buy all that many. We'd all congregate at the house that had the most videos and play them during M.E.C.D.A. dance parties.

Thankfully, times have changed. With sites like youtube, googlevideo and metacafe, you can get your fill of belly dancing styles from all over the globe. I made this HUB to show off some of the best ones I run across. I'll change it as I find new things, so bookmark it.

Some of the search terms you may find helpful are 'tribal fusion', "American Tribal style or ATS", 'raks sharki', 'gothic belly dance', 'triberet', 'middle eastern dance', 'oriental dance' and similar combinations.


me

Dancer in Orange. Cabaret style.


I saw this on TV first.

Petite Jamilla

Great Turkish Drop right at the beginning.

My belly dance tips blog

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Guru-C profile image

Guru-C  says:
15 months ago

Hi, Moonmaiden: My grandparents were from Turkey, and when we had family gatherings in Brooklyn, my dad would put on a Turkish album, my little sister and i (we were about 5 and 7 at the time) would run and throw one of my mom's scarves on our head and bellydance together with our Aunt Fanny. Our uncles would stick quarters on our foreheads. This was something our classmates could not relate to at all, but is one of my fondest childhood memories, which this page brought back to me. Time for lessons! Thanks!!

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Moonmaiden  says:
15 months ago

Thanks for sharing your story Guru. I think what many Americans don't realize is that belly dancing is for the whole family, men, women and children and that at a family celebration everyone from the youngest to the oldest get up and dance.

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Aphroditei  says:
15 months ago

Great article Moonmaiden! I didn't know they were so much ways of belly dancing. I wish I could be that flexibly gracious. It looks like it really requires a lot of practice. And I like the second video. The dance is so beautiful. Enticing, gracious even if the beat was quite rapid. I got goosebumps watching it. So amazing! (^^,)

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Adrienne Suzanne  says:
5 months ago

I enjoyed the videos. Very cool. Thanks!

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