Below are a list of links to the websites of dancer friends, dancers I’ve trained with, dance resources and other artists.

My other activities
My dance school – Hipnotic school of belly dance
My mentor – Emma Pyke
My troupe – Covert Bling
My dance buddy – Blackwillow Belly Dance

People I have trained with
In addition to my regular teachers, I have taken workshops, or intensives with a number of dancers in a range of styles of dance. Some of them are listed below.

ATS®
Fat ChanceBellyDance
Moirai Tribal

Fusion
Alexis Southall (Birmingham, UK)
Ariellah (San Francisco, USA)
Bex Priest (Dudley, UK)
Deb Rubin (San Francisco, USA)
Kami Liddle (San Francisco, USA)
Manca Pavli (Slovenia)
Morgana (Madrid, Spain)
Rachel Brice (Portland, USA)
Rose Harden (San Francisco, USA)
Samantha Emanuel (Devon, UK)
Sashi (California, USA)
Sera Solstice (New York, USA)
Sharon Kihara (Berlin, Germany)
Tempest (Rhode Island, USA)

Egyptian
Afra Al Kahira (Bideford, UK)
Candi Bell (Yorkshire, UK)
Charlotte Desorgher (Croydon, UK)
Sabrina (San Diego, USA)
Serena Ramzy (East Grinstead, UK)
Yasmina of Cairo (Cairo, Egypt)

American Cabaret
Amar Gamal (Miami, USA)
Aziza (Montreal, Canada)
Elis Pinheiro (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Michelle Joyce (San Francisco, USA)
Morocco (New York, USA)
Princess Farhana (Hollywood, USA)

Other teachers and dancers
I may not have studied with them, but I still think they’re ace.

ATS
Lisa Thompson/Kamara (Basingstoke, UK)
Lucy Rayner/Umberlily Tribal (Norwich, UK)

Fusion
Damage Control Dance Theatre (San Francisco, USA)
Pearl Boheme (Bristol, UK)
Zoe Jakes (San Francisco, USA)

Egyptian
Beatrice Curtis (Surrey, UK)
Emma Chapman (Cambridge UK)
Randa Kamel (Cairo, Egypt)
Zafirah (London, UK)

Resources
Dance isn’t just about movement, it’s also about music, costuming, art, performance and education. Below are some links to things resources that I like.

General information
bellydancer.org – Jacqueline Chapman’s directory site
Bhuz.com – the biggest bellydance forum website
Shira.net – encyclopaedic website about bellydance, including teacher directory

Costuming
Black Lotus Clothing – small fashion label inspired by Tribal Fusion costuming (US based) and their Etsy shop
Blackwillow Tribal – Tribal bellydance costuming (UK based), and her Etsy shop
Kathleen Crowley – Fusion Costumier (US based) and her Etsy shop

Music
I use a lot of different music when I dance. Here are some links to some of my favourite artists.

Amon Tobin
Beats Antique
Clark
Enduser
Guy Schalom
Nine Inch Nails
Om Kolthoum
Pentaphobe
Portishead
Tim Rayborn
The Toids
Venetian Snares

Photographers I’ve used (and who are featured on this site)
Kathryn Goddard
Robert King
Rob May

Other artists
Rochelle Hart – Spinto Soprano (opera singer) London, UK