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Other NC belly dance resources as well as links to our fellow dancers in neighboring states.
| North Carolina | |||
| Statewide |
 Click to join CarolinaBellydancers |
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| Statewide |
Click to join ACCMED, the Association of Central Carolina Middle Eastern Dancers (for teachers and professional dancers in the central part of North Carolina) |
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| Statewide | Expressions in Silk - offers a variety of silk performance wear for belly dancers and silk items for everyday use. | ||
| Statewide | North Carolina Dance Alliance - North Carolina Dance Alliance (NCDA) is the nonprofit state service organization established in 1982 to serve and support the development of dance in North Carolina | ||
| Statewide | Pharaonic Dance Meetup - Anyone open to meeting once a month for discussions, lecture series, interpretive dance and information sharing is encouraged to join. | ||
| Asheville | Asheville Bellydance Connection - the place to get updates on all of the area's bellydance happenings: classes, workshops, performances, bios on the area's dancers, new music and dvds; all in one monthly mailing! Send an email to Asheville Bellydance Connection at ashevillebellydanceconnection@gmail.com with the subject line"Subscribe". | ||
| Bat Cave | Wild Flower Design - Belly dance costume supplies and Gypsy Imports. | ||
| Charlotte | AriDesigns - specializes in wearable art and unique custom jewelry for all occasions.. | ||
| Charlotte | Asim's Middle Eastern Dance Links Page | ||
| Charlotte | The Belly Dance Shop -- belly dance costumes and accessories imported from Turkey | ||
| Charlotte | Charlotte Bellydance Meetup Group - Regularly scheduled meetings in the Charlotte area for bellydancers, as well as an online discussion group. | ||
| Charlotte | Madame Mozuna's Caravanserai | ||
| Charlotte | Moonlight Bellydance | ||
| Charlotte | Rak the Casbah -- There's something for every Middle Eastern dance lover at Rak the Casbah designs. Rak the Casbah specializes in designing hard to find belly dance themed gift items, novelties, t-shirts and apparel | ||
| Charlotte | Spiceland/ASI International -- Carries a wide assortment of bellydance wear, belts, music and jewelry as well as indian and pakistani fashions. | ||
| Concord | |||
| Elizabeth City | Zaghareet Magazine (A national belly dance magazine based out of Elizabeth City) |
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| Fayetteville and Sandhills Area | |||
| Greensboro | Essence of Eve Exquisite clothing for extraordinary women! |
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| Greensboro | www.fairycove.com - Fairy Cove Silks offers World Class Silks & Service! Specializing in handcrafted Premium Silk Belly Dance Veils and Products: Ultralight, Heavy, Half Circles, Poi, Long and More! We are now producing clothing and adding new import items every month! Shop online or come in for personal service at their new location: 4214 Beechwood Dr., Suite 110, Greensboro, NC 27410. Email: meag@fairycove.com. | ||
| Mocksville | Expressions Hand painted silks by local artist and amateur belly dancer. 336-492-7081. |
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| Triad Area (Greensboro, High Point, Winston-Salem) | |||
| Triangle Area (Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham) | Amara's Emporium - Amara Al Amir sells new costumes, original designs, gently used costumes, CDs, DVDs and other belly dance accessories. | ||
| Triangle Area (Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham) | Blue Fusion Tribal vends tribal bellydance merchandise all over the Southeastern US. We carry a diverse array of CDs and instructional DVDs, staple costuming items for tribal bellydancers, and much more. | ||
| Triangle Area (Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham) | Cary Bellydance Meetup - Come to a local Bellydancing Meetup to share the joy of belly dancing (Raqs Sharqi or Oryantal dansi if you prefer) and learn about costumes and veils, shows, dancers, styles and more! | ||
| Triangle Area (Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham) | CHICLE: Chapel Hill Institute for Cultural and Language Education offers classes in many languages, including Arabic. They would need at least three interested people to offer an Arabic language class - visit their website for more info. | ||
| Triangle Area (Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham) | The Rock Llama, your one stop shop for Eye Kandy Cosmetics and other magnificent doo-dads that you just can't live without. We opened our doors in September 2007 and are looking forward to helping to make you glamorous! http://myspace.com/therockllama, therockllama@yahoo.com. | ||
| Triangle Area (Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham) | Gozde's Turkish Bazaar in Chapel Hill, featuring costumes and jewelry imported from Turkey. | ||
| Triangle Area (Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham) | Leigh Brown's Mehndi Page | ||
| Triangle Area (Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham) | Middle Eastern Dance in the Triangle
(maintained by Miriam of Flowers of the Desert) |
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| Triangle Area (Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham) | Music Explorium in Carrboro carries a variety of percussion, strings, winds, electronics, electric violins, and recordings, and sponsors various rhythm events and workshops. (They carry doumbeks, riq, zurna, and other Middle-Instrument instruments.) | ||
| Triangle Area (Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham) | Sabihah.net - contains a very useful choreography database, dance humor page, and resources and links. | ||
| Triangle Area (Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham) | Triangle Lebanese Assocation (TLA), Raleigh NC | ||
| Triangle Area (Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham) | Turkish Treasure - Located in Raleigh, they offer Turkish gifts, dancing supplies, jewelry, textiles and more. | ||
| Triangle Area (Chapel Hill/Raleigh/Durham) | Woodland Willow Photography - Creative and Artistic Portrait and Wedding photography. | ||
| Wilmington | Andrea Deagon's Raqs Sharki | ||
| Wilmington | Bellydance Artwork by Kelly Hawes | ||
| Winston-Salem | Artistic Escapades - beautiful hand-made bellydancer beads and dolls. | ||
| Neighbor States | |||
| Southeast | SE Bellydance Forum at LiveJournal.com | ||
| Florida | |||
| Gainsville | Ethnic Dance Expressions | ||
| Sarasota | Professional Bellydance Caricatures by Ilona | ||
| Sarasota | Misha | ||
| Georgia | |||
| Atlanta | Atlanta Danse Orientale Society | ||
| Atlanta | Awalim Dance Company | ||
| Atlanta | Nazeem Allayl Belly Dance Studio | ||
| Atlanta | Troupe Mosaic | ||
| Atlanta | Aziza Nawal | ||
| Atlanta | Schadia | ||
| New York | |||
| New York City | Hannah Nour | ||
| Pennsylvania | |||
| Allentown | Lisanna | ||
| Allentown | Salome's Tent | ||
| Easton (LeHigh Valley) | Khaleela's Bellydance Bazaar | ||
| Harrisburg | Egyptian Dance | ||
| Philadelphia | Philadelphia Tribal Bellydance | ||
| Hassan and Nagwa Middle Eastern Dance Productions | |||
| Dancing Goddess Dance Trips. | |||
| Pittsburgh | Khafif Middle Eastern Music and Dance Ensemble | ||
| South Carolina | |||
| Charleston | Palmetto Oasis Middle Eastern Dance Troupe | ||
| Charleston | Ancient Echoes Bellydance Troupe - Performs and teaches Belly Dance in the Charleston area since 2001. Our focus is Middle Eastern dance, traditions, and ethnic music. | ||
| Columbia | Turku Eurasian Folk Ensemble | ||
| Greenville | The Bellydance Society of the Upstate (Greenville, SC) -- We are a group of dancers whose goal is to support each other and promote the art form of Middle Eastern Dance(Bellydance). We aim to entertain and educate the public about our art in the community. | ||
| Greenville | Kiss My Shimmy -- a professional Mid-East dance troupe based out of Greenville, SC, under the direction of Zahira. | ||
| Greenville | Show'leh -- Show'leh began Middle Eastern dance instruction in 2000 with Fajwa Laleej in classical Egyptian style.Her background in Western dance influenced her to experiement with fusion.Drawn to Gypsy,Turkish, and Tribal,she continues her dance education with classes and work shops, fusing all these elements into a distinct dance style. Show'leh and her student troupe Southern Djinn perform in local events, haflas and parties. She teaches Beginning and Intermediate Belly Dance classes at Kimah Healing Arts Center in Greenville SC on Monday and Tuesday nights. For more information, visit www.showleh.com or call 864-313-9215. | ||
| Greenwood | Freyhajah teaches at Piedmont Technical College in Greenwood, SC, and performs at various events/restaurants. For more information, email scbellydancer@yahoo.com. | ||
| Lexington | Babs "Noora" Flowers - Instructor, vendor and performer. | ||
| Pelzer | Show'leh -- Showleh has been dancing for about 5 years, and teaches on Mondays at 7:00-8:30 in Pelzer. 864-313-9215 for more info. | ||
| Virginia/ District of Columbia |
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| Statewide | Virginia Belly Dance | ||
| Blacksburg | Mandara - a world fusion belly dance ensemble based out of southwest Virginia | ||
| Fredericksburg | Anthea | ||
| Green Bay | Libertad - a professional belly dancer, actress and model. Available for events,parties,restaurants,photo shoots and films. Please visit http://www.libertadbellydance.tk for performance videos, photos and a complete list of past performances, or email libertadgreen@yahoo.com | ||
| Hampton Roads | BodyWorks By Chandani has been happily belly dancing in the Hampton Roads area including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Suffolk, Williamsburg, Newport News, Hampton and Portsmouth for over 6 years. | ||
| Hampton Roads | World Tribe | ||
| Newport News |
Chelydra | ||
| Richmond | Women of Selket | ||
| Richmond | Scheherezade - teaches beginner through Advanced classes through Henrico County Parks and Recreation Department. | ||
| Richmond | Scheherezade Imports - dance supplies and wholesale resource for teachers. | ||
| Southwest Virginia | Southwestern Virginia Middle Eastern Dance Association | ||
| Virginia Beach | Taaj, The Belly Dance Trainer | ||
| Washington, DC | Silk Road Dance Company | ||
| Washington, DC | Washington Area Mid-East Dance Association |
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