Dancers and Dance Companies [Washington DC] [Everywhere Else]
Costuming and Vendors
Music and Media
Venues
Communities, Resources, & Publications


Dancers and Dance Companies

[Washington DC]  
alexis { bellydance soloist / fellow technique junkie }
artemis { pure turkish romany and oryantal dance / historian and educator }
belladonna { tribal fusion soloist }
benat baharat { tribal fusion bellydance / so colorful! }
gypsy fusion { tribal fusion bellydance troupe from annapolis }
jal a drum { mab and her mad antics }
kallisti tribal { improv tribal style from charm city }
kostana and sidqi { turkish and cabaret dancer and her husband, a drummer }
lucy { egyptian oriental bellydance / one of my favorites in the style }
mark balahadia { male lebanese bellydance }
marta { fusion bellydance with flamenco, egyptian, and tribal }
martiya possession { gothic bellydance in dc / one of the first }
mavi { tribal and gothic bellydance in dc / you can't miss the blue hair }
miasia { bellydance and burlesque / a must see performer }
mortifera { gothic bellydance under the direction of ya meena }
romka' { dangerous tribal fusion duet }
samira shuruk { classic american cabaret bellydance }
sammati { pure american tribal style bellydance }
shakra dancers of the tribal grove { transfusion industrial world dance troupe}
shems { beautiful performer }
troupe 'hip'notic { southern maryland tribal troupe }
wendy youssef { ats and fusion / currently on hiatus }
ya meena { gothic and tribal soloist }
zareen { can and will bellydance to anything }
   
[Everywhere Else]  
alexia { my first teacher }
ariellah { gothic tribal bellydance / captivating }
atash maya { sassy, slinky ladies of san diego }
aziza { the best of modern egyptian and american style bellydance }
bellyqueen { traditional, fusion, and beyond }
blue damsel { tribal fusion with asian inspiration }
choveXani { gothic, tribal, and fusion in new york }
dalia carella { fusion with integrity / genius }
danya { fellow princeton dancer / beautiful egyptian style }
elizabeth strong { elegant turkish rom and fusion }
fatchancebellydance { the mothers of american tribal style }
frederique and bellygroove { tribal fusion innovator }
freyja ( fusion performer / member of bellygroove }
hahbi 'ru { folkloric california tribal style }
inFusion tribal { ats with ooomph! }
jillina { modern egyptian / superstar }
kajira djoumahna { american tribal style / the goddess in green }
kami liddle { tribal fusion / superstar }
kassar { tribal fusion duet in new jersey }
katie kay { gypsy cowgirls / tribal fusion in california }
liquid hips { fusion belly dance in texas }
mimi fontana { tribal, fusion, cabaret in new york }
mira betz { elegant classic and fusion bellydance }
obsidia { gothic belly dance in texas }
sarah j. locke and alchemy { tribal fusion and ats }
sashi and ascend tribal dance { gothic and tribal fusion bellydance / no stranger to controversy }
sera { expression and emotion through tribal }
sharon kihara { hardcore tribal technique / superstar / goofball }
sooz { tribal fusion soloist / comedienne }
suhaila salimpour { master instructor and mentor }
rachel brice and the indigo { changing the face of bellydance / superstars }
raks odalisque { princeton university's middle eastern dance troupe }
tempest { bringing gothic bellydance around the country }
tribal feat { tribal fusion in california }
ultra gypsy { innovators of tribal style / one of my first inspirations }
urban tribal dance company { the mistresses of slink / brilliant, mesmerizing }
vadalna { tribal fusion duet in new york }
zoe jakes { beautiful tribal fusion / superstar }
 

Costuming
dahlal international { costumes, music, videos, supplies }
domba { fine tribal fusion costuming and accessories }
eye kandy glitter { glitter that pops, stays put, and won't irritate your eyes }
flying skirts { the source for tribal style costuming }
furnace studios { mardi love - let's hope she completes this soon }
gypsy cowgirls { katie kay's costuming biz }
ikickshins.net hair { excellent dread, braid, and twist hair falls }
l. rose designs { custom-made costuming for all styles of dance }
mandala tribal { unique hand-made tribal costuming }
med'devi ink { home of the original corset belt and bra }
melodia designs { the original flare-bottom dance pant }
na'talyah's niche { dread extensions and costuming }
the red camel { tribal jewelry and textiles }
tribal souk { excellent selection of tribal costuming and accessories }
the tribal source { wares handmade by the ladies of kassar }
tribal to the max { tribal jewelry and textiles }
   

Music and Media

ad noiseam { breakcore, idm, experimental label / enjoy noise }
dj amar { a producer of electric vardo in oakland }
ant-zen { german music label specializing in noise }
ars nova chamber music { classical ensemble }
axios records { all-analog acid house duo from va. / hardcore dj }
cock rock disco { breakcore goodness }
eventide music productions { home of solace, tim rayborn, maduro, knossos, and more... }
helm { the original tribal style band }
hymen records { don't let the name scare you / some of the best idm around }
knossos { traditional music with an electronic edge }
dj layla { awesome girl, excellent dj. also makes beautiful hair falls }
maduro { electribal music / my better half }
neil peart { drummer, lyricist, writer / inspiration }
octofoil records { independent electronic label / home of maduro }
pentaphobe { glitchy electronic music for the tribal dancer }
planet µ ( home of more amazing idm / "µ" is pronounced "myoo" )
praxis records { breakcore, experimental, and other good noise }
real world music uk { home of peter gabriel, and a host of amazing world musicians }
rush { technical, emotional, and intelligent rock with integrity }
saroyan cymbals { the best finger cymbals for dancing }
six degrees records { excellent electronic/world music }
solace { lead by jeremiah soto / world fusion music }
strangeland records { independent music store in annandale, va / we miss you }
tim rayborn { multi-instrument talented man with the best hair evar. }
turku { eurasian band that will make you want to dance }
venetian snares { one of this girl's favorite electronic artists }
warp records { the original experimental idm label / home of aphex twin }
world dance new york { producers of some of the best dvds in the business }
zhark international { record label run by hecate, dark mistress of electronica }
   

Venues and Events

asylum lounge { home of dctribal's monthly dctribal cafe }
dctribal café { tribal fusion belly dance every last sunday of the month }
rakkasah { held every october in nj & march in ca }
shisha lounge { cafe, lounge, where I used to perform }
tribalfest { the tribal fusion fest with the mostest }
yucy's arabian nights ( weekly belly dance events in Maryland and Alexandria, Virginia }


Communities, Resources, & Publications

asharah's tribe { a lovely fan created a tribe for me here }
asharah @ myspace { asharah's home on myspace }
dctribal { dc's tribal belly dance community }
dctribal @ tribe.net { join the discussion on dctribal's tribe }
bhuz.com { online community for belly dancers }
ethnotechno music reviews { reviewing the newest in world fusion electronica }
the gilded serpent { online zine based in california }
the gothic bellydance resource { everything you wanted to know about gothic bellydance }
a guide to tribal belly dance { everything you wanted to know about tribal }
habibi magazine { magazine for bellydancers / quality articles and production }
the hip circle { online magazine based in ny }
joy of motion studios { my home studio }
navel magazine ( online zine for all styles of bellydance }
pure prana yoga { yoga in alexandria, va }
saffron dance { new boutique studio dedicated to the art of bellydance }
tribe.net { online community full of tribal style dancers }
   


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