| Costumes, Zills, Music, and other Supplies |
| eBay |
Good place to find all kinds of great supplies for really
cheap |
| Jewel Storm |
Sexy body jewels and henna |
| Cost Less Costumes |
A resource for finding coin, bell, and mirror bra and belt
sets. They also sell jewelry. |
| Audrena's |
Unique costumes, music, and videos. Guaranteed fit on costumes
or they fix it (plus shipping) |
| We3 Belly Dance Apparal |
Pretty costumes pieces (veils, skirts, vests, and harem
pants). They also do a lot of business on eBay. |
| Topkapi Designs |
Beautiful, high-end professional costumes |
| Shimmy Shimmy |
Lots of jewelry, trinkets, and props. Also some costumes
pieces and music |
| Isis and the Star Dancers |
Large selection of ready-made costumes (no custom fitting)
from their boutique |
| Little Egypt Costumes |
Costumes and videos, as well as children's clothing and
home decor |
| Bohemian Market |
Tribal pieces, scarves, veils, and videos (Petite Jamila)
as well as Spanish and Polynesian supplies |
| Chandra's |
Large selection of all kinds of cabaret and tribal costumes,
plus props, music, and jewelry |
| Desert Moon Dance |
Links to costume and Middle Eastern cultural resources,
plus information on beauty and sewing terms |
| The Costume Goddess |
Excellent resource for costuming: tips, tricks, and a gallery |
| Jacquard Products |
A place to buy dye (for veils or other costume pieces) |
| G
and S Dye Company |
Another
place to buy dye. |
|
Belly
Dance in Utah and friends of USU MED
The restaurants listed below feature
dancers, although not every day. Call ahead!
|
| Sumra |
Shazadi Troupe Director and teacher for USU MED |
| Shems |
Great friend of USU MED, former Shazadi troupe member
and president of the club |
| Utah Raks |
Links to instuctors, musicians, and events throughout Utah |
| UTBD Email
List |
Join UTBD here. Very popular way to stay connected with
other dancers in Utah |
| MECDA |
The Middle Eastern Culture and Dance Association: Join
the Utah chapter to keep up to date on events put on by this
organization |
| Midnight Mirage School of Dance |
Home of troupes Midnight Mirage and Amara, plus the lovely
Jamileh and Calypso. Located in SLC, Bountiful, and Ogden |
| Belly Dancing by Thia |
Thia is a performer, vendor, and teacher, and her site
offers lots of information |
| Eastern Arts |
Authentic and traditional Central Asian and Middle Eastern
Dance. |
| Kashmir Desert Dance |
American Tribal Style Belly Dance at its best |
| Kismet Dance Company |
Quality dance, vending, and classes. Kismet produces the
impressive Annual Belly Dance Festival every August in SLC. |
| Sultra: Emotions in Motion |
Teacher out of Sandy, UT; Director of Troupe Tigris |
| Athenian Restaurant |
25th Street, Ogden, UT |
| Cedars of Lebanon |
152 E 200 S, Salt Lake City (801) 364-4096 |
| Grecian Garden Restaurant |
4816 South State St, Salt Lake City, (801) 262-7822 |
| Cafe Med |
3300 South and Approx. 400 E., Salt Lake City, (801) 493-0100 |
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| Recommended
Articles and Information |
| Jas's Middle Eastern Rhythms FAQ |
Excellent resource for learning Middle Eastern Rhythms:
includes midi files so you can hear what they sound like |
| The
Gilded Serpent |
Tons of opinion pieces and news articles relating to all
things belly dance |
| Shira's Belly Dance Internet center |
Probably the most comprehensive site on the internet devoted
to belly dance. Tons of articles on advice, tips, book and
music reviews, history, and culture. |
| Middle Eastern Dance Museum |
View artwork and shop for posters and music |
| Arabic Song Translations |
Contains links to find meanings of popular songs |
| Aziza Said's Mid-Eastern Dance Site |
Lots of great links and articles |
| USU Campus Library |
Good dance video collection, a few books |
| Whitmore Library |
Good dance video collection, a few books
|
| U of U Library |
Great
costume books, language books, newspaper, literature, culture,
etc |
| U of U Middle East Center |
Additional
resource for studying the Middle Eastern culture, language
and history, good video selection (check out "Silences
of the Palace") |
| BYU Library |
Arabesque Magazine, general Middle East Info, some Middle
Eastern folk dance music selections, a few books |
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