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Serpent of the Nile: Women and Dance in the Arab World, Wendy Buonaventura (Interlink, 1994)
A Trade Like Any Other: Female Singers and Dancers in Egypt, Karin Van Nieuwkerk (Univ. Texas Press, 1995)
A Curious and Wonderful Gymnastic, articles by Morroe Berger and La Meri (Dance Perspectives Quarterly, Vol. 10/1981; no longer published -- can be found at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, NY)
Costume accessories; power net garments
http://www.sugarpetals.com
Costumes made to order; alterations
gamilaelmasri@aol.com
Ready made costumewear
http://www.sharifwear.com
Recommended finger cymbals (size “B oriental” for adv/professionals; size” EB” for beginners)
http://www.turquoiseinternational.com
DANCERS:
Alay’nya (“Unveiling”)
http://www.amazon.com/Unveiling-Inner-Journey-Alaynya/dp/0982901305
Artemis Mourat
http://www.serpentine.org
Aszmara
http://www.aszmara.com
Azza Amon
http://www.azzabellydance.com
Dalia Carella
http://daliacarella.com
Egyptian Academy/Nourhan Sharif
http://www.egyptianacademy.com
Elena Lentini
http://www.elenalentini.com
Eva Cernik
http://home.earthlink.net/~evacernik/eva.htm
Manhattan Tribal/Mimi Fontana
http://www.mimifontana.com
Morocco
http://www.casbahdance.org
Mosaic Dance Theatre/Samara and Morgiana Celeste Varricchio
http://www.mosaicdancetheatreco.org
Myriam Eli/Harmonic Motion
http://www.harmonicmotion.com
Najma Ayashah
http://www.ghungaraoo.com
Phaedra
http://www.phaedradance.com
Sharzad Khorsandi
http://www.dancepersian.org
Sira Melikian
http://www.siradancer.com
Tayyar Akdeniz
http://www.folktours.com
MUSICIANS:
Avram Pengas
http://www.nogamusic.com
Chris Marashlian
http://www.creativeartistsproductions.com
Faruk Tekbilek
http://www.omarfaruktekbilek.com
Farzad Farhangi
http://www.farzadweb.com
Hossam Ramzy
http://www.hossamramzy.com
Huseyin Turkmenler
http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/ensemble-huseyin-turkmenler/id261191960
Joe Zeytoonian/Harmonic Motion
http://www.harmonicmotion.com
Rachid Halihal
http://www.rachidhalihalmusic.com
Richard Khuzami
http://www.dadoo.net
Seido Salifoski
http://www.sedoism.com
Shane Shanahan
http://www.shaneshanahan.com
Turku
http://www.turkumusic.com
New York's best source for the finest in traditional and contemporary music and dance from around the world.
http://www.worldmusicinstitute.org/
NYC nightclub for Greek and Middle Eastern events
http://www.lafgrill.com
NYC nightclub for global music and dance
http://www.drom.com
NYC center focusing on Middle Eastern arts and culture
http://alwanforthearts.org
Largest online Oriental Dance community
http://www.bhuz.com
There are a great many publications devoted to Oriental Dance worldwide, which can be easily researched on the web. However, the online chronicle, Gilded Serpent, has a comprehensive list available. It’s also a recommended publication to subscribe to.
http://www.gildedserpent.com/archives/printmags/index.html
also recommended
http://www.zaghareet.com
http://www.isisandthestardancers.com/CHRONICLES/Chronicles.htm
Arabic
http://www.maqam.com
Middle Eastern
http://www.arcmusic.co.uk
http://www.cdbaby.com
http://www.arpmusic.com/home.htm
http://www.traditionalcrossroads.com
http://www.hollywoodmusiccenter.com
Dances of Egypt (Aisha Ali, ARAF label, http://www.aisha-ali.com
Dances of North Africa (Aisha Ali)
Latcho Drom (New Yorker Video)
