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UK

Most of this page is dedicated to outside of London, with the exception of Cultural and Educational information at the bottom of this page

Find classes and events near you
Find a dance class in the UK, and find out what is going on in your area with the following resources
  Wiggle
Dance Societies/E magazines/Forums

Inspiration_Try these magazines and companies for a class as well

Raqs Sharqi Society Dedicated to the study, teaching and performance of Raqs Sharqi
Newsletters  
Nikki has a regular newsletter  
so does Annette McCann  
Middle East Dance Discussions  
www.bhuz.com The biggest bellydance dedicated discussion site. Very USA biased
http://tribes.tribe.net/bellydanceuk UK bellydance on tribe
http://tribes.tribe.net/londontribaldance London tribal
Tribe.net Find out what's going on in the community organized by Galit Mersand
Strictly belly dance Vivienne Radfar's amazing new site full of great information for lovers of the bellydance scene . Resources, Teachers, Nights Out, Reviews, Costumes etc!
Shira
A fabulous web site that provides the most amazing variety of detail you could ever want to know about Oriental dance.

 

Belly Dance Companies/Suppliers

Kismet
Vivienne Radfar's site -classes, workshops; jewellery and coin belts; greeting cards and costumes

Strictly belly dance
Vivienne Radfar's amazing new site full of great information for lovers of the bellydance scene . Resources, Teachers, Nights Out, Reviews, Costumes etc!

Hossam and Serena Ramzy
Dance and Music products, classes and events

Essex and London belly dance
With Sarah and Kismet

Belly Nut Tribal
Tribal classes events and costuming/supplies

Sara Shrapnell and Mersin Dance Company
Classes and events in North Hampshire and Berkshire

Hertfordshire based Raqs Sharqi
Classes and events with Claire Morgan

Hubble Bubble
A long established company that promotes belly dancing events, music, books and culture. Sells DVDs and CDs..

Spirit Dancer
Middle Eastern Dance and Healing by Shamira (Carolyne) in Glastonbury. Information with regards to dance terminology and descriptions. See here

Arabic Soul Dance
Classes and Holidays (Turkey) with Karine Butchart

Temple of Ishtar
Events and more in Merseyside!


Cultural/Educational Organizations
Most of these are London based

Caravansary
Sufi meditation, drumming, poetry readings and music events

Organic Music
Promoters of World Music events - speciality Arab Bands and Singers

School of African and Oriental Studies
Free monthly lectures on Middle Eastern culture, occasionally with music

London Middle East Institute
Research into all aspects of the Middle East

Dom Research Centre
Middle East and North African Gypsy Studies

The Sufi Order 
Find out more about Sufism

The Maghreb Bookshop
London based Suppliers of new and rare books on all aspects of North Africa, The Arab World and Islam. Tel: 0207 388 1840

The British Museum 
Ancient artefacts and history brought to life in London. Regular events

Islam Expo Conferences, exhibitions, demonstrations, souk, concerts, films, history, art. The largest Islamic event in Europe . Dance is extremely unlikely to feature at this event and please be mindful of Islamic protocols in dress and behaviour

Local Arabia ,” The First and only free weekly bilingual Arabic-English newspaper. Promotes the inclusion of the British-Arab population in Britain . Omar Kurdi. Tel: 020 8811800

Greetings
Get/send a free card for Islamic Holy Days New

Royal Festival Hall 
Situated on London’s South Bank, hosts World Music Events including Arab and North African singers and musicians.


The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
Has outstanding collections of objects relating to the daily life of the ordinary people of ancient Egypt, and sometimes hosts events.
www.accessingvirtualegypt.ucl.ac.uk
www.digitalegypt.ucl.ac.uk

Dialogue Society
A London based organization with strong Turkish connections, that promotes Muslim Culture, love and respect for others. Offers educational talks and programmes including hosting Whirling Dervishes and Sufi music events.

Cultural Co-Operation
A London based organization which hosts International festival every year - talks and music- some of which are free.

The Egyptian Cultural Bureau
Lectures, concerts, exhibitions and other events, as well as Arabic language classes.
London Tel: 0207 491 7720.
Email: egypt.culture@btconnect.com

Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan
British Museum, Room 65


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