Web Resources

Apsara Media for Intercultural Education—Source of documentary research in ethnomusicology from South Asia and Southeast Asia

Art of Middle Eastern Dance—Site for belly dancing education, and entertainment; includes teacher and performer registry, booking, video and music 

Dance Schools— Worldwide dance school directory; find a dance teacher

Helene Eriksen— Has done ethnological field research in Eastern Europe, Greece, Turkey, Armenia, and North Africa

Hossam Ramzy—Well known Egyptian drummer who plays a variety of Middle Eastern styles; includes extensive discography

International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance—Site includes video and audio offerings and lists awards for dancers, choreographers, and many other categories

Middle East Dance Camp—Middle Eastern dance and music instruction in the Mendocino woodlands

Omar Faruk Tekbilek—Faruk  offers Turkish music, dance workshops, and music albums 

Pink Gypsy Bellydance—Includes a directory of belly dance classes,  dancers and musicians for hire,  costume accessories

Robyn Friend—Persian classical singing and dancing; Turkish folk and classical singing

Salome—Interview with Aisha Ali Salsa Boot Camp—An online latin dance school

Sphinx Records—Audio and video production of Middle Eastern singers, artists and dancers

Tanz Raum—A Swiss-based dance group offering a platform for artists of Egyptian music and dance by presenting courses in dance and percussion, lectures, smaller concerts and seminars