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Al-Bahira Middle Eastern Dance Theater Mirah is artistic director for this professional dance performance troupe. Al-Bahira's performance troupe presents theatrical shows, special events, cultural presentations and more. Aalim School of Dance (Al-Bahira's educational partner) offers weekly classes and special workshops.
Other Middle Eastern Dance and Culture Resources
Mizna is a Twin Cities-based organization whose mission is to bring Arab American arts to life, to support the vision of Arab American artists, and to reflect a depth, breadth, and humanity of Arabs everywhere. Mizna publishes an award-winning literary journal, sponsors an annual Arab Film Festival, plus music, poetry, and literary events throughout the year. They also offer language classes.
Gilded Serpent An online magazine for Middle Eastern dancers published out of the San Francisco Bay area. A great resource for information, articles, and reviews.
Shira has a very helpful site that contains articles, listings and more.
Zaghareet! An American Belly Dance magazine. Zaghareet provides interviews with American and foreign dancers, Middle Eastern artists, and other professionals, plus regular columns by American writers in the U.S. and Cairo.
IAMED (BellyDance.org) - Belly Dance DVDs, History, Photos, Events and More!
Bhuz.net The forums on Bhuz are an excellent place for social networking with other dancers around the country and around the world, and the Swap Meet is a great place to pick up second hand costumes and supplies. You can also find information about events and discussions about issues in dance.
OrientalDancer.net A meta-resource. Oriental Dancer contains links to articles on other resource sites, some proprietary articles, and dancer forums and chat rooms.
Other Dancers, Artists, and Organizations
The Guild of Oriental Dance A great organization based in Minnesota. Established in the 1980s to help support the art form and build community among the dancers and clubs in the area, its members include student, hobbyist and professional dancers, plus musicians.
Samantha Fairuz Samantha is a beautiful dancer and instructor, based in Milwaukee.
Totally Northern Tribal Based in the Twin Cities, TNT specializes in improvisational group tribal style performance. Their diverse band of performers are beautiful people inside and out.
Tribe.net An online community and discussion forum that contains many discussion groups or "tribes" related to belly dance and Middle Eastern language, foods, customs and interests. Mirah is moderator of the Al-Bahira Dance tribe and discussion group on Tribe.net (email Mirah for an invitation or information to join the tribe!)
UnderCrypt Musician Keith Spears is the crypt keeper of this site, devoted to his ethereal, eerie music developed for movement. Keith is also a friend, drummer and tahtib dancer.
Inner Wilderness LeAnne Wilcox Spears is a professional life coach who writes a semi-monthly article series about her experiences as a belly dance student: "No Such Thing As an Ugly Dancer".
PCLM Photography I've been fortunate to have Saahira (aka Pamela) in my belly dance classes for years. She's a wonderful lady and a talented photographer. She specializes in pet photography, stock photography, and portraits. She also photographs dancers and Middle Eastern-themed items!
Restaurants and Clubs
Mediterranean Cruise Restaurant Mirah is one of the house dancers at this Eagan restaurant. Two dancers on Fridays and Saturdays, and it's always a party!
Shiraz Fire Roasted Cuisine (Persian restaurant) Mirah is one of the house dancers at this charming local restaurant in South Minneapolis, and the cuisine is really unique. They're still working on getting their website together, but in the meantime, this link will take you to the belly dance schedule and other information.
Casablanca Middle Eastern Restaurant Restaurant Located in Milwaukee, WI, Casablanca on Brady features dancing on Friday nights.
Da Afghan Delicious authentic Afghani food in a tucked-away corner just off 494 in Bloomington. Featuring belly dancing one Saturday a month and for special events. (Call for dancer schedule.)
Other Vendors, Businesses and Friends
SaraCura Jewelry, scarves, DVDs, finger cymbals, half-sole dance shoes, gifts, tribal goods, and other wonderful things! Be sure to check out their beautiful storefront in Dinkytown! Sarah is also a henna artist. She is available for appointments in her shop or at events.
Betsy's Back Porch Coffee A wonderful local, woman-owned business, Betsy's is a great coffee shop for meetings and getting work done. They are also belly dancer-friendly and have played host to various dance haflas, fundraisers, and scheming sessions. Betsy herself is a great friend to the community. Check it out!
Little Egypt Productions Little Egypt (DeeDee and Ahmed Asad) bring some of the top names from Egypt to the U.S., and also import beautiful costumes, clothing, music, videos, and household decor products from Egypt. They're also wonderful people. In June Little Egypt hosts Dina in Minneapolis, MN.
Dahlal International Based in St. Louis, Dahlal is among the largest distributors and importers of Middle Eastern dance costumes and supplies in the country. Mirah is also a consignment vendor for Dahlal, and carries a limited inventory of hipscarves and supplies here in Minneapolis.
Social Grid transforms Google into a free online networking community.
Decidio Wedding, Party, and Event Planning.
Belly Dancing Info
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