Madison area Middle Eastern dance instruction

Downtown/Campus

• Society for Creative Anachronism
• University of Wisconsin Bellydancing Club
• Wisconsin Union Minicourses
• Sadira-Raqs sharqi, folkloric (Riad Dance Company)
• Ayperi-Oriental bellydance and tribal fusion

East

• Guzel Allaire Raqs sharqi, Banaat al Jazira Dance Company, teaches at Virginia Davis Dance
• Madison School and Community Recreation, locations vary
• Mahela-Bellydance and Tribal Fusion classes
• Seana at Euphoria Movement Arts studio -Tribal fusion

West

• Arielle Juliette, Mona N'wal, Tashar at the Madison Dance Life Studio-Raqs sharqi plus available instruction in props, fire poi, bhangra, world fusion tribal, hip-hop

Other local professional bellydance links

• Amira Jazel
• Arielle Juliette
• Riad Dance Company-Traditional dance of the Middle East
• Ashar Dance Company-Tribal Fusion

Venues to see dance performances

• Shish Cafe
• Mediterranean Hookah Lounge and Cafe

Other useful links

• Shaia Fahrid Egyptian Dance Studio of Milwaukee
• Pat Kellar Dance Studio of Milwaukee
• Catie Dal Cerro--Advanced Middle Eastern dance at River Country Fitness in Black River Falls, WI (715) 284-7010. Also available for private and special group instruction, (715) 299-8564 to schedule.
• Jawaahir Dance Studio and the Cassandra School of Minneapolis
• Arabesque Dance Studio of Chicago
• Christina King of Chicago
• Blue Lotus Tribe of Chicago
• Mahira of Chicago
• Zoh'ra of Chicago
• Shira's Art of Middle Eastern Dance site (great source of general info)
• Bhuz.com, the largest online bellydance community
• Northern Lights Dance Festival
• Aliyah Sahar of Minneapolis/St. Paul

Member-Recommended Vendors

• Vashti's Silk Dyeing Blog, Madison silk veil dyer
• Calico Garden, Nilaja's shop for bellydance accessories
• Dahlal Internationale, costumes and accessories
• Gypsy Magda, costumes and accessories
• Maqam, music and DVDs
• Turquoise International, finger cymbals and more
• Bellydance Downloads, a site that collects links to sites offering dance music for electronic purchase