www.abirscasbah.com – detailed information on belly dance classes and performances in Calgary as well as across Canada

www.shira.net - quite possibly one of the best belly dance information sites I have ever encountered!

www.orientaldancer.net – a wealth of information for the aspiring belly dancer, including star interviews, articles and some Arabic song translations.

www.gildedserpent.com – online journal on Middle Eastern Dance

www.bellydanceconference.com – International Belly Dance Conference of Canada, in Toronto. Belly dance artists from all over the world attend this conference. Workshops, lectures, performances. A Belly dancer’s heaven!

www.dahlal.com - a site that sells tons of belly dance music, videos, costumes...another heavenly belly dance website!

www.cheekygirlsproductions.com - produces and sells belly instructional/performance DVDs.

www.bellydancestore.biz - a beautiful site that sells belly dance costumes and other supplies...there are some affordable prices here!

www.worlddancenewyork.com - produces and sells belly dance performance/instructional DVDs, as well as many other styles of dance such as hip hop, salsa, & flamenco

www.littleegypt.com - hosts workshop seminars featuring some of Egypt's biggest belly dance stars, as well as many other talented instructors and performers from around the world.  Also sells belly dance costumes, accessories, music, and DVDs,  

www.georgedimitrisawa.com -  Dr. Sawa is a master of Arabic music, Qanun player, and a historian of Medival Arabic music and culture.  

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My Teachers 
www.arabesquedance.ca – based in Toronto, ON, this is Canada’s largest belly dance academy and professional belly dance company. This is where I first began my studies in Middle Eastern Dance with master instructor, Yasmina Ramzy.

www.jumanah.org – Jumanah is my belly dance teacher in Calgary, and founding member of the Little Fish Belly Dance Company, a troupe I perform with.

www.bellyelegance.net – Nervine’s (my mother) belly dance studio in Red Deer, Alberta

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My Inspirations

Beautiful belly dancers that I have had the pleasure of meeting and/or have taken their dance workshops. These dancers have inspired me by their fabulous performances as well as their dedication to the art of belly dance:

Jillina - www.jillina.com

Rahma Haddad- www.rahmahaddad.com

Lynette Harper- www.lynetteharper.harpfin.ca

Aziza - www.azizashimmy.com

Bozenka - www.bozenka.biz/

Aida Nour - www.welcome.to/aidanour

Ferda - www.ferda.ca

Mira Betz - www.miramania.com

Nath Keo - www.nathkeo.com

Aurora Ongaro - www.danceaurora.com

Ranya Renee - www.ranya.net

Sarah Skinner - www.shakemyday.com