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Kaylah

Kaylah is a Melbourne dancer who specialises in performances for parties and festivals as well as dancing to accompany live musicians.   Seen here dancing with the Bellyslap drummers. .. Read the full article
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Flamenco Skirt Styles

Flamenco skirts can be cut several different ways.   The best skirts for flamenco are slim-fitting around the hips and flare generously towards the hem.  This is usually achieved by using panels, which are very narrow near the waist and get wider as they go down to the hem. Some skirts have more v-shaped panels...
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Samina Amar

Samina is a Folkloric belly dance teacher and performer. Her Ghawazee Moon Bellydance School in Canberra offers Ghawazee, Urban-Folk and Folkloric Fusion belly dance classes. Unusually, it also offers classes for tween/teen children, as well as “Raks Bebe” Read the full article
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Bargain Flamenco Dresses

As we all know,  flamenco dresses are horribly expensive.   Of course, we offer some good value flamenco dresses here on Dress for Flamenco, but what if you don’t like buying online? One option is to go to Spain.  I know that sounds like an expensive solution, but what a marvellous excuse to take a flamenco holiday!   If...
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Dressmaking: Flamenco Patterns for Skirt

Making your own flamenco skirt is tempting, but it’s not that easy.  The multiple panels and long hem mean you’ll be sewing for hours!   For practice and student recitals, a skirt like the Bal Togs flamenco skirt is perfect and only costs around $40 (see picture on right), so it’s hard to see why...
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Alexandra

Alexandra (aka Sandra Rather) is co-principal of the  Desert Flame School of Belly Dance (with Shameela).  She has been teaching for over 12 years locally and interstate at regional festival workshops. Her styles include Egyptian Folkloric, Classical, Tribal and Gypsy. For more details about Alexandra and her classes in Toukley… Read the full article
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Adding Nails to Character Shoes for Flamenco

I’ve had several enquiries about adding tacks to character shoes – including a couple from people who were sold character shoes as flamenco shoes, and didn’t discover their mistake until too late. I have bad news, I’m afraid – you can’t add nails to character shoes, or any other normal shoe for that matter....
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Yousry Sharif – Layali Yasmina

Yousry Sharif – Layali Yasmina

This is a Yousry Sharif choreography danced by his wife, Nourhan Sharif.   Unfortunately … Read the full article
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Tribal Fusion Bellydance – Pop & Lock?

Tribal Fusion Bellydance – Pop & Lock?

This Tribal belly dance DVD by Elisheva follows a predictable class pattern, starting with a yoga warmup, moving into technique and drills, and finishing with choreography. Although pops and locks are a feature, they… Read the full article
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Hilary Live: Belly dancing around the world with Hilary Thacker ?

Hilary Live: Belly dancing around the world with Hilary Thacker ?

This DVD follows Scottish belly dance teacher and performer Hilary Thacker as she travels the Middle East.  It can’t quite make up its mind whether it’s a travelogue … Read the full article
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