www.faridadance.com - Kay Taylor's website, with details of her and other classes in the North East, the Farha Festival (Newcastle), Ford Castle residentials (Northumberland) and Farida Adventure holidays to Cairo and Istanbul
www.jwaad.com - Josephine Wise's website, with details of her classes in the South, the Fantasia festival (London) and Summer School residential (Tring), and the JWAAD teacher training scheme
www.jewelofyorkshire.co.uk - Details of the JoY weekend festivals (Saltaire)
www.bellydancecongress.com - Details of the International Belly Dance Congress (Butlins, Bognor Regis)
www.wiggle.org.uk - Belly dance events and classes across the UK
Where to Shop...
for costumes, music and much more
www.faridadance.com - Fantastic clothes, ranging from class wear to professional dance costumes, and some great music and DVDs
www.aladdinscave.com - Huge collection of CDs and DVDs, and class and hafla wear
www.bellybazaar.co.uk - A diverse range of belly dance clothing including lots of accessories!
Who to Watch...
for performers in the UK and Cairo
www.tarabdance.com - Tarab Dance Company - Dance troupe based in the North of England (but travelling further afield!) including Claire Novis, Kay Taylor, Anne Kingston, Milly, Tine Corrie, Anna Teed and Heather Charlton. Check out the promo for their current show "Strictly Bellydance".
www.farhatour.com - The Farha Tour - bringing live musicians (Fer'et el Negoum) and top dancers from Cairo to the UK. Tours to date have featured Yasmina, Dandesh, Aida Nour and Randa. July 2007 also witnessed the Farha Festival - an opportunity to study dance with Egyptian musicians - this was an absolutely amazing event - relaxed and friendly with the most fabulous live music - I spoke to many people ther who agreed with me that this was the best dance event the have been to as yet in the UK. In 2009 you'll get the chance to travel to Luxor for the next installment!
www.yasminaofcairo.com - Yasmina - English dancer based in Cairo - one of the stars of the Farha Tour. Lots of information and news on the Cairo dance scene.
What to Dance to... for information on singers, musicians and lyrics
Where to Get Involved...
for dance organisations and networks
www.nada.uk.com - Northern Arabic Dance Association (NADA) - A voluntary association to promote Middle Eastern dance in the North of England and Scotland. Details of teachers, events and workshops in the area. A colourful and highly informative magazine is also produced by NADA.
www.mosaicdance.org - Mosaic Arabic Dance Network (MADN) - An association, based in the South, to promote Middle Eastern dance. MADN also produce a great magazine.
www.justbecause.org.uk - Just Because... - A UK based charity set up by a group of dancers, raising money to help provide a mobile Mammography Unit for Egypt.
What to Read...
for background information on dance history, culture and much more
www.rakscandi.co.uk - British site by the lovely Candi Colgrave, with information on history, music, tips for travelling to Cairo and much more www.shira.net - American site containing comprehensive information on many aspects of bellydance, including information on dancing during pregnancy