Publications

The EDA Handbook for Middle Eastern Dance
The EDA Technique Manual for Middle Eastern Dance
The EDA Taskbook for Middle Eastern Dance

 

Vendors

Diamond Pyramid (USA)
Attire By Lea (USA)
Bellydancewear.com (USA)
Aphrodite's Closet (USA) 

Ethnic Dance Artists

Meissoun (Switzerland)
Bellydance Superstars (USA)
Ava Fleming (AZ, USA)
Jillina (CA, USA)
Nath Keo (Canada)
Sultans of Raqs (Europe)
Beata & Horacio Cifuentes (Germany)
Frida "Farida" Bissinger (Sweden/Italy)
Beata & Horacio Cifuentes (Germany)
Yasmina Ramzy (Canada)
Zahra Zuhair (CA, USA)
Judeen (CA, USA)
Sabah (IL, USA)
Azad Kaan (Germany)
Mounique Neith (Spain)

Egyptian dance
Lee Figenschow (Norway)
Siw "Amira" Øksnes (Norway)
Michelle Galdo (Norway)
Hilde Lund (Norway)
Majken Wærdahl (Norway)
Helene Skaugen (Norway)
EKC (Sweden)
Lena Helt (Sweden)
Ulrika Hellqvist (Sweden)
Annika Vallgren (Sweden/UK)
Samasem (Egypt/Sweden)
Khaled Mahmoud (Egypt/UK)
Saida (Poland)
Nour (Egypt/Russia)
Orit Maftsir (Israel)
Aida Nour (Egypt)
Raqia Hassan (Egypt)
Mona El Said (Egypt)
Yousri Sharif (NY, USA/Egypt)
Faten Salama (DC, USA/Egypt)
Sahra Saeeda (CA, USA/Germany)
Momo Kadous (Germany/Egypt)
Nesma (Spain)
Amani Jabril (GA, USA)
Bahaia (TX, USA)
Lilla Varese (CA, USA)
Tito Seif (Egypt)
Yousri Sharif (USA/Egypt)
Mohamed Shahin (Egypt/USA)
Momo Kadous (Germany)
Wael Mansour (Italy/Egypt)
Mohamed El Hosseny (Finland/Egypt)
Khaled Mahmoud (Egypt/UK)

American Tribal Fusion
Kami Liddle (CA, USA)
Rachel Brice (CA, USA)
Heather Stants / Urban Tribal Dance Company (CA, USA)

Lebanese dance
Amir Thaleb (Argentina)

Turkish dance
Zadiel (Germany)
Ozgen (UK)
Ahmet Orgen (Turkey)

Bollywood
Mayuri Group (Russia) 
Meera (USA)
Bollywood Dreams Dance (UK)
IndiaDances.com (UK)
Nikita (UK)

Bharatnatyam
Ramya Harishankar (USA)
Shakti Dance Company (USA)
Abhinaya Dance Company (USA)
Abinaya Arts Academy USA)
Smt. Anajana Rajan(USA)
Abhinava Dance Company (BN & Kathak - Banglore, India)

Kathak
Smt. Kumudini Lakia (India)
Smt. Sandhya Desai (Il, USA)
Smt. Neha Patel (CA, USA)
Pt. Birju Maharaj (India)
Smt. Sharmila Sharma ()
Smt. Priya Pawar (UK)
Smt. Saswati Sen (India)
Smt. Shovana Narayan (India)
Smt. Shila Mehta (India)
Pt. Chitresh Das (CA, USA)
Smt. Gauri Jog (Il, USA)
Smt. Anjani Ambegaokar (CA, USA)
Smt. Amarpali Ambegaokar (CA, USA)
Krisha Kala Kendra (UP, India)
Smt. Parul Shah (NY, USA) 
Alknanda Institute of Kathak Dance (UP, India)
Tarang - Pt. Ashwani Nigam (Russia)

Narthaki.com - the gateway to the world of Indian dance
Artindia.com - Kathak resources (also resources for other Classical Indian dance forms)
Rhythm Riders Music Productions

Music Resources

Ethnic
Jeremiah Soto - Percussion, Darbouka 

Hindustani
Ravi Shankar - Sitar
Jai Shankar - Tabla

Armenian
John Bilezikjian - Oud
Mirage - Armenian band
Jim Karagozian - Kanoun
Khatchig Jingirian - vocal

Arabic: Syrian
Faisal Zedan - Darbouka

Arabic: Iraqi
Ahmed Mukhtar - Oud (Iraqi)
Sattar Al-Saadi - (Arabic - Iraqi) Nay, Khishba, Riqq, Tabla/Darbouka, Tar, Kasoor
Iraqi Maqam Ensemble

Resources
Zeryab.com - resource on Maqamat/Makamat with music samples
OudCafe.com - resource on Oud & makam

Linguistics

Arabic
The Arabic Language - al-bab.com
Langocity Arabic Course

Hindi

Farsi/Persian

Punjabi - Gurmukhi/ Shahmukhi
Advanced Center for Technical development of Punjabi Language, Literature and Culture, Punjabi University, Patiala
Academy of the Punjab in North America

Inspirations 

Hans Marklund
Michael Flatley
Roland S Persson PhD
Noman Mubashir
Kathy Griffin
Momo Kadous
Pt. Chitresh Das 
Smt. Kumudini Lakia 

Health & Beauty 

American Council on Exercise (ACE)
Yoga Journal
About: yoga
Seacret Spa

Festivals

Rakkasah, California, USA
The Nile Group, Egypt
The International Bellydance Conference of Canada (IBCC)
Oslo Oriental Dance Festival, Norway
Stockholm Bellydance Festival, Sweden
Copenhagen Oriental Dance Festival, Denmark
Raqs Sicilia, Italy
Ahlan Wa Sahlan, Egypt
Yalla Ya'll, Texas, USA
Eilat Festival, Israel
Bellydancer of the Year Pageant (BDotY)
Beirut Nights Bellydance Competition

Community Interest 

Punjabi-American Cultural Ass. (USA)
UC Berkley Competition - Dhol Di Awaz
Things Indian.com
Indian dances
Punjab: The Folk Dances - Excellent resource
(religious disclaimer: beliefs stated on the websites above are not necessarily reflective of the artist's beliefs) 
Worldstatesmen.org
Bhuz
Masr360.com
The Cronicle
LAraqs.com
Shira.net
OrientalDancer.net
BellydanceClasses.net
Bellydancer.info

Current & Previous Sponsors / Patrons / Clients

Aisha Azar & Baharat!
Al Farah ODF
Allt För Hälsan
Ana Goebel
Anaheed
Anisa's School of Dance
Arabian Nights At Sea
Bahaia
Bazar Oriental Berlin
Bedouin Bazaar
Bellydance Odyssey Productions
BDSS Raqs LA
Black Orchid Danse
Caba-Ribal
Cheeky Girls Productions
Chellcy Reitsma
Dancing Rahana
Danceme Academy
Dansestudioet
Georgina Hawson
Hilde Lund
IAMED
Jim Boz
Khaled Mahmoud
Lilla Varese
Little Egypt
Lucia
Luisa
MECDA + various chapters
Meissoun
Men of Middle Eastern Dance
Migros Klubschule
North Park Festival of the Arts
NRK Migrapolis
Oasis Dance Studio
Oslo Magedans Senter
Oslo Oriental Dance Festival
PEKO Records / Hollywood Music Center
SAMEDA
SIDA
Siw "Amira" Øksnes
Siwa
Sohaila
Stockholm Bellydance Festival
Studio Orient
TanzStudio Isis
Tribal Cafe
Tribal Fusion Faire
TV 2 Norge
TV3 Sweden
TV3 Norway
Ulrika Hellqvist
UNMATA
Viktoriya
ZeoT
Zorba
1001 Natt Magedans Festival