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Adry Svraka | UniTancz Belly Dance | |
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Adry Svraka | Belly Dance Foundations for Children | |
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Aida Nour | Eskandarani (Malaya Laff) | |
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Aida Nour | Ghawazee Workshop | |
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Aisha Ali | Tunisian Rhythms & Raqs Shaabi | |
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Alexandra Glover | Learn to Belly Dance with Alexandra, Volume 1 | Total novice. |
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Alexandra King | The Ancient Art Of Oriental Belly Dance, Volume 1 | Total novice. | |
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Amaya | Veil and Arm Dancing By Amaya | Single veil, arms. Intermediate. |
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Amir Naoum Chehade | Doumbek Technique & Rhythms | |
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Amira | Amira's Bellydance 101 | |
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Amira Mor | Belly Dance Your Way to Fitness | Total novice. | |
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Amira Mor | Belly Dance Your Way to Energy | Choreography. Beginner. |
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Amira Mor | Belly Dance Your Way to Your Soul | Combinations. |
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Amira Mor | Belly Dance Your Way to Your Soul Mate | Veil & floor work combinations. Intermediate. | |
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Amira Mor | Belly Dance Your Way to Cardio | Intermediate. Drum solo choreography, shimmy drills. | |
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Amira Mor | Belly Dance for Mother & Daughter | |
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Anahata | Pink Lotus Belly Dance for Girls of All Ages | |
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Anaheed | Classic Cabaret Floor Work | Intermediate. Floor work moves. Produced by IAMED. |
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Aneena & Cindy Loader | Dancing with a Prop | |
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Aneena | Double Your Pleasure, Double Your Veil | |
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Ansuya | Finger Cymbals | Produced by IAMED. |
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Ansuya | Hot Combinations | Produced by IAMED. |
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Atéa | Bellydance! Magical Motion | Total novice. |
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Atéa | Bellydance! Fast Moves | Total novice. | |
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Atéa | Bellydance! Slow Moves | Total novice. | |
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Ayshe | Wings: The Complete Technique | Intermediate or advanced. |
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Bàraka | The Dancer's Toolkit | Choreography to Leilet Hob & technique. Intermediate. |
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Bellyqueen (Amar Gamal & Kaeshi Chai) | Bellydance Jam | Total novice. | |
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Carolena Nericcio | Tribal Basics, Volume 1: Dance Fundamentals (Revised) | Total novice. |
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Carolena Nericcio | Tribal Basics, Volume 2: Make-Up & Costume | Any level of dancer; newcomer to American Tribal Style costuming. | |
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Carolena Nericcio | Tribal Basics, Volume 3: Zils | Any level of dancer, newcomer to playing finger cymbals. | |
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Carolena Nericcio | Tribal Basics, Volume 4: Advanced Workshop | Intermediate. |
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Carolena Nericcio | Tribal Basics, Volume 5: Cues & Transitions | |
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Carolena Nericcio | Tribal Basics, Volume 6: Improvisational Choreography | |
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Cindy Loader | Dance of the Belly | |
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Cory Zamora | Belly Dancing for Beginners | |
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Cory Zamora | Belly Dance Lesson #2 - Standing Moves | Beginner moves. |
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Cory Zamora | Cabaret Bellydancing Floor Moves Advice | Intermediate. Floor work moves. | |
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Cory Zamora | Dancing With Veils | Intermediate. Single veil technique. | |
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Cory Zamora | Sword & Tray Balancing for Beginners | Sword and tray balancing technique. | |
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Darshan | Bellydance Tribal Fusion NYC | |
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Delilah | Absolute Beginning Bellydance | |
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Delilah | Delilah's Bellydance Workshop, Volume 1 | Total novice. |
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Delilah | Delilah's Bellydance Workshop, Volume 2 | Beginner. |
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Delilah | Delilah's Bellydance Workshop, Volume 3 | Beginner. |
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Delilah | Delilah's Costume Workshop, Volume 1 | |
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Delilah | Delilah's Costume Workshop, Volume 2 | |
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Delilah | A Retro Choreography | Choreography. Intermediate or Advanced. |
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Deniz | Basic Taqseem for All Levels | |
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Dolphina | Goddess Workout - Intro to Bellydance | Total novice. | |
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Dolphina | Goddess Workout - Finger Cymbals | Total novice. | |
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Dolphina | Goddess Workout - Veils | Beginner. | |
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Dunia | Dunia's Secrets Unveiled | Single veil. Intermediate. | |
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Elisza | Bauchtanzschule mit Elisza, Teil 1 | |
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Elisza | Bauchtanzschule mit Elisza, Teil 2 | |
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Estelle | The Enchanted Dance | Total novice. | |
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Farhana | Belly Dance Basics | Beginner. |
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Farhana | Belly Dance & Balance: The Art of Sword & Shamadan | Intermediate. |
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Gaby Oeftering | Belly Dancing During Pregnancy | |
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Goddess Dancing | Belly Dancing the Sacred Shapes | Total novice. |
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Hadia | Volume 1, Raks Esharqui: Warm-Ups & Basics | |
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Hadia | Volume 2, Raks Esharqui: Chiftetelli & Cane | |
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Hadia | Volume 3, Oriental Rhythms | |
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Hadia | Volume 4, Raks Esharqui: Mashaal | |
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Hadia | Volume 5, Modern Egyptian | |
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Hadia | Volume 6, Tunisian Folklore | |
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Hadia | DVD Set: Ultimate Oriental Belly Dance System | |
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Hahbi 'Ru | Hahbi 'Ru Basics, Level 1 | Intermediate. |
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Hahbi 'Ru | Hahbi 'Ru, Level 2 | Intermediate. |
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Hahbi 'Ru | Hahbi Ru, Level 3 - The Cymbal Dance | Intermediate. |
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Hilary Thacker | Egyptian Belly Dancing 1 | Total novice. | |
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Hilary Thacker | Egyptian Belly Dancing for Intermediates | Intermediate. Combinations & some cane technique. |
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Hilary Thacker | Egyptian Dancing with Hilary Thacker, Volume 3 | Advanced. Rhythms, improvisation. | |
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Ishtar | Arabesque: Belly Dance & Exotic Eastern Moves | |
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Jacqueline Chapman | Belly Dancing with Jacqueline Chapman | Was originally titled Belly Fit - Belly Dancing, A Fitness Programme | |
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Jamilla al-Wahid | Egyptian Drum Solo Choreography, Volume 1 | Advanced. Choreography to drum solo. |
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Jamilla al-Wahid | Warm-Ups & Classical Egyptian Combinations. | |
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Janine Rabbitt | Belly Dancing for Fun and Fitness | Total novice. | |
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Jean Goulet-Klein | Sensuality Through Movement - Tai-Chi & Bellydancing | Total Novice. | |
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Jenna | Bellydance Basics and Beyond: Technique for a Solid Foundation | |
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Jenna & Raquy | The Heartbeat of Belly Dance | |
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Jillina | Drum Solo Technique & Choreography | Produced by IAMED. |
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Jillina | Egyptian Pop Choreography | Produced by IAMED. |
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Jillina | Instructional Bellydance with Jillina | Choreography. Intermediate. |
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Kajira Djoumahna | American Tribal Style Belly Dance, Volume 1 | Intermediate. Combinations for American Tribal Style, including cues. Produced by IAMED. |
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Katia | Oriental Arms | Intermediate. Arm technique & choreography. |
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Katia | Stage Dynamics | |
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Kelli Marie | Bellydance for Fitness & Health, Level 1 | |
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Keti Sharif | AstroBelly | |
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Keti Sharif | A-Z Bellydance | Combinations for Egyptian music. Intermediate. |
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Keti Sharif | A-Z Advanced Stage | |
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Keti Sharif | Bellydance Live, Part 1: Introduction to Music & Rhythms | Intermediate. Musical instruments and rhythms typical of Egyptian music. |
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Keti Sharif | Bellydance Live, Part 2: Classical Bellydance | Intermediate. Combinations for Egyptian music. |
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Keti Sharif | Bellydance Live, Part 3: Folkloric Dance | Intermediate. Baladi combinations. | |
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Keti Sharif | Bellydance Live, Part 4: Modern Bellydance | Intermediate. Combinations. | |
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Keti Sharif | Bellydance Live, Part 5: The Tabla Solo | Intermediate. Rhythms instruction & combinations. |
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Keti Sharif | Jewel of Arabia | Intermediate. Egyptian-style choreography. |
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Keti Sharif | Secrets of the Centre | Beginner with some prior belly dance experience. | |
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Khafif | Beginning Bellydance Technique | Beginner. | |
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Libby | Learning With Libby also known as Learning to Move & Play Finger Cymbals "The Easy Way" | Finger cymbals & combinations. Intermediate. | |
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Lorna Zilba | Dance of the Goddess | Total novice. |
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Mahisha | Floor Work Made Simple | Floor work technique. Intermediate. |
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Mahisha | This Is Your Hip 101 | Total novice. |
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Mahisha | Veil Workshop With Mahisha | Single veil technique. Intermediate. | |
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Mara | Belly Dancing I: Beginning Instruction | |
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Mara | Belly Dancing II: Intermediate Instruction | |
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Marguerite | Spins and Turns with Marguerite | Produced by IAMED. |
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Meleah | Face It: Makeup Techniques for the Belly Dancer | Stage makeup. Any level. |
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Mesmera | Dance of the Serpent | Total novice. |
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Mesmera | How To Play Finger Cymbals With Mesmera | Experienced beginner or intermediate. Elementary finger cymbals. |
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Mezdulene | Balancing Act | Intermediate. Technique for balancing single sword, double sword, etc. | |
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Mezdulene | Mezdulene's Veiled Visions | Intermediate. Single veil, double veil, and cape work. | |
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Michelle Morrison | Joyous Laughter, Volume 1: Belly Dance Basics with Michelle | Beginner. Technique, practice routine. |
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Natasha Senkovich | Bellydance for Wimps | Total novice. Teaches 10 elementary moves & choreography. | |
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Nath Keo | Belly Dance with Nath Keo |  Placed
online November 21, 2007. |
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Nelli | Bedia's Ghawazee Workshop with Nelli | |
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Nelli | Bedia's Ouled Nail Workshop with Nelli | |
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Neon | You Can Bellydance! Absolute Beginning Belly Dance | |
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Neon | Instant Bellydancer 1, A Crash Course | |
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Neon | Instant Bellydancer 2, A Crash Course | |
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Neon | Instant Belly Dancer: Curves | Original version. Now out of print. Has been replaced by Instant Bellydancer 1, A Crash Course. |
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Neon | Instant Belly Dancer: Hipwork Plus | Original version. Now out of print. Has been replaced by Instant Bellydancer 1, A Crash Course. |
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Neon | Dance Today! Bellydance | |
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Neon | Belly Dance Party | Beginner. Combinations. |
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Neon | Belly Dance Surprise - Queen of Flowers | Intermediate. |
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Paulina | Art of Belly Dance for Beginners: Arabian Sands | Produced by IAMED. Total novice. |
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Paulina | Art of Belly Dance for Beginners: Desert Dreams | Produced by IAMED. Total novice. |
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Paulina | Art of Belly Dance Beyond Basics: Enchanted Nile | Produced by IAMED. Total novice. |
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Petite Jamilla | Petite Jamilla Tells Secrets of the Double Veil | Intermediate. |
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Qadria | Warm Ups & Cool Downs for Bellydancers | Total novice. |
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Qadria | Bellydance Moves & Combinations Anyone Can Do | Beginner. |
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Raja | Belly Dance Paradise | |
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Ramzi el-Edlibi | Belly Dance Technique | Total novice. | |
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Renee | Renee's Magical Belly Dancing, Volume 1 | Total novice. | |
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Renee | Renee's Magical Belly Dancing, Volume 2 | |
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Renee | Renee's Magical Belly Dancing, Volume 3 | |
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Renee | Renee's Magical Belly Dancing, Volume 4 | |
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Sarah Skinner | I Love Turkish Bellydance | |
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Sera | East Coast Tribal | |
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Serpentessa | Belly Dance with Snakes - Embody Your Inner Serpent | Placed
online November 21, 2007. |
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Shahrzad Khorsandi | Classical Persian Dance Level One | |
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Shareen el Safy | Alf Leyla Wa Leyla | |
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Shareen el Safy | Baladi Drum Solo | ||
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Shareen el Safy | El Hob Kulu | |
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Shareen el Safy | Fe Yom Wa Leyla | |
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Shareen el Safy | Saidi for the Stage | |
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Shareen el Safy | Walla Mara | |
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Shareen el Safy | Weadirt Tohgor | ||
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Sohaila | Belly Dancing for the Single Woman | |
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Sohaila | Belly Dancing for the Boudoir | |
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Suzanna Del Vecchio | Precision Motion Workout | Intermediate. Technique study and workout routine. |
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Suzanna Del Vecchio | Dynamic Combinations | Intermediate. |
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Suzanna Del Vecchio | Lock, Roll, & Flutter | Strong intermediate. |
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Tahja Starr | Belly Dance Boot Camp: Arms | |
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Tahya |
The Healing Dance
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Total novice. Some special information for breast cancer patients. |
| N/A |
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Tara | Belly Dance Pregnant VID003 | |
| N/A |
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Tempest | Bellydance for Beautiful Freaks | |
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Tobias Roberson | Finger Cymbals for Belly Dance | Placed
online November 21, 2007 |
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Uncle Mafufo | Basic Rhythms for Arabic Drum, Volume 1 (Revised Edition) | Any level dancer. Beginner or intermediate drummer. Playing dumbek. |
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Uncle Mafufo | Riqs & Defs | Any level dancer. Playing frame drums. |
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Véda Sereem | Bou Saada | |
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Véda Sereem | Candles | |
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Véda Sereem | Choreographed Belly Gram | |
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Véda Sereem | Egyptian Fans | |
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Véda Sereem | Glass Dance | |
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Véda Sereem | Moroccan | |
| N/A |
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Véda Sereem | Strictly Zills | |
| N/A |
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Véda Sereem | Sword Balancing, Beginning | |
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Véda Sereem | Sword Balancing, Advanced | |
| N/A |
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Véda Sereem | Tunisian | |
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Veena & Neena | Discover Bellydance: Basic Dance | Total novice. Previously titled The Sensuous Art of Bellydance: Basic Dance. |
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Veena & Neena | Discover Bellydance: Beyond Basic Dance | Beginner. Previously titled The Sensuous Art of Bellydance: Beyond Basic Dance. |
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Veena & Neena | Discover Bellydance: Mystic Dance | Beginner. Previously titled The Sensuous Art of Bellydance: Mystic Dance. |
| N/A |
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Wendy Buonaventura | Arabic Dance | |
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Yasmina Ramzy | Bellydance Movement Foundation | Placed
online November 21, 2007. |
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Yasmina Ramzy | Bellydance Technique Volume 1 | Placed
online November 21, 2007. |
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Yasmina Ramzy | Bellydance Technique Volume 2 | Placed
online November 21, 2007. |
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Zahira | Zills with Zahira | |
| N/A |
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Zahra Zuhair | Middle Eastern Dance Basics | |
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Alif is for Asad! | Teaches the Arabic alphabet. | |
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Basic Arabic by Video | Teaches language. |
