Favorite Belly Dance Videos
61Videos 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.
See more videos here
- My live belly dance video feeds
Every few days it will have different videos.
Petite Jamilla
Great Turkish Drop right at the beginning.
Moonmaiden Blogs
- This Is Why I Don't Give Up Bellydancing
She takes my breath away. Read and post comments | Send to a friend
- Make Friday Amazing
First a bit of gratitude. After months of saving I just paid my car insurance. That's a relief. I'm thankful I got the money together in time. So here we are on a Friday. The theme for the Zombie Nanner Gang today is Love Machine. So I need to fi... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
- Etsy and Shipping
I woke up at 4:30 this morning. So much for sleeping in on a Sat. It's 6 AM now and I think I'll try to get some more sleep. I was in the Etsy chatroom for awhile and it was nice having others show off my listings in the side bar. I'm amazed at ... Read and post comments | Send to a friend
My belly dance tips blog
- Staying Warm
It's always nice to have a belly dance cover up (cloak, aba, robe, caftan) that is a bit on the warm side. You can wear it before and after your show, parade, or gathering. You might want one in a thin fabric or a heavier one for colder days. Make sure it is easy to get into and out of. Pick a color that will go with most of your costumes. A neutral like gray, camel or taupe would work out well. If you have embroidery or beading skills you can show them off on your cover-up. If you get ambitious you can even put your dance name or troupe name on your robe.
- Steampunk Influenced Belly Dancing
For those of you putting together a Steampunk or Neovictorian influenced belly dancing costume there are some examples on this video. Plus it's just very cool to watch. And they interviewed one of the Abney Park guys as well.
- Madonna Defends Gypsies
http://omg.yahoo.com/news/madonna-booed-in-bucharest-for-defending-gypsies/26947?nc Sad to see there is still so much racism out there.
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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.
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! (^^,)
I enjoyed the videos. Very cool. Thanks!
The videos were great, nice article.
Guru-C says:
3 years 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!!