Projects: Belly Dance / Oriental Dance

• History
• Information / Articles
• Questions and Answers
• Names
• Online Lessons and Tips
• Costuming
• Finger Cymbals / Zills
• Terms
• Miscelaneous
• Web Rings

History

• Arizona Middle Eastern Dance Association
• The Forbidden Dance
• A Short History of American Belly Dance
• Origins of Oriental Dance
• Omphalo-Stepses: Belldancers and Harem Girls - A Historical/ Cheesecake Gallery
• Shahrezad: Persian Dance History
• Learn to Belly Dance: Brief History of Bellydancing
• Shira: About Middle Eastern Dance: Its History, Cultural Context, Styles

Information / Articles

• Yasmina's Joy of Belly Dancing
• Learn to Belly Dance: Styles of Bellydance
• Turkish Folk Dance
• Guedra
• Masculine Belly Dance
• A Review of Music and Rhythm
• Defining the Dance
• A Primer on Middle Eastern Dance Styles
• The Zar Revisted
• Discover Belly Dance
• The Gilded Serpent
• Dancing to Live Drumming
• A Drummer's Advice to Beginning Dancers
• Hossam Ramzy: Been There, Done That, Read the Book...
• Shira: The Dancer's Guide to Middle Eastern Music
• Baladi by Hossam Ramzy
• Belly Dancing and Pregnancy
• Bellydance by Anthea: Articles for Beginners
• Amara's Belly Dance Articles
• Helena Vlahos: Articles and Stories
• Learn to Belly Dance: Belly Dance Articles
• The Art/Dance Academy: Dance Articles

Questions and Answers

• Learn to Belly Dance: Most Common Belly Dance Questions
• Learn to Belly Dance: Question and Answer Forum
• Belly Dance FAQ
• Belly Dancing Questions Answered

Names

• Names for Dancers and Other Graceful Souls
• Dance Names Database

Online Lessons and Tips

• Aziza Sa'id's Lessons On-Line
• Ankestamen: Online Lessons
• Helena Blahos: Belly Dance Tips and Tricks
• Shira: Belly Dance Advice, Tips, How-To's

Costuming

• Bellydance Costume Goddess FAQ
• Costuming & Accessories Links

Finger Cymbals / Zills

• Zill Rhythms for the Belly Dancer
• The History of Finger Cymbals
• Zills
• Zill Patterns
• Zills (Finger Cymbals)
• Introduction to Finger Cymbals

Terms

• Belly Dance Moves and Related Terms
• Middle Eastern Dance Encyclopedia
• Middle Eastern Music Encyclopedia
• Middle Eastern Clothing and Costumes Encyclopedia
• Middle Eastern Language Encyclopedia

Miscelaneous

• Food from the Arab World
• Middle Eastern Culture
• Arabic Song Translations
• Babel: Arabic - Learn Arabic Online

Web Rings

• The Belly Dancer's Resource Web Ring
• Middle Eastern Dance Web Ring
• Middle Eastern Dance Lovers Web Ring
• Mahaila's Belly Dancing Web Ring
• Belldancers Web Ring
• Bellydance Web Ring
• Bellydance Web Ring
• Belly Dance in the World Web Ring