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Is there really such a thing as Male Bellydancers?
For more information on Men Who Dance:
Arish Lam
Genie
Andrus
Zorba, The Veiled Male
John Compton, Director of Habi'Ru
Jim Boz
Karim Nagi aka Turbo Tabla"
Mohamed Shahin
Kaamal
Tariq Sultan
Amir Thaleb
Maharasha, Lord of the Shimmy (Las Vegas)
http://maharasha.spaces.live.com/
An article on male belly dance
http://jscms.jrn.columbia.edu/cns/2006-02-14/maitre-malebellydancers/
Horatio Cifuentes
Mamoud Reda Ensemble
Yousry Sharif
Urgun (Turkey)
Tito (You can find him on UTube)
Aziz
Arish Lam
Genie
Andrus
Zorba, The Veiled Male
John Compton, Director of Habi'Ru
Jim Boz
Karim Nagi aka Turbo Tabla"
Mohamed Shahin
Kaamal
Tariq Sultan
Amir Thaleb
Maharasha, Lord of the Shimmy (Las Vegas)
http://maharasha.spaces.live.com/
An article on male belly dance
http://jscms.jrn.columbia.edu/cns/2006-02-14/maitre-malebellydancers/
Horatio Cifuentes
Mamoud Reda Ensemble
Yousry Sharif
Urgun (Turkey)
Tito (You can find him on UTube)
Aziz
Why yes there is. As a matter of fact, these warmer climates seem to
breed quite a few male belly dancers, each with their own unique style.
You can find many modern male belly dancers all over the US, with
concentrations in California and now in Florida & Puerto
Rico...hmmm...must be the Latin drum beats.
Whether they specialize in American style cabaret, Tribal style dance or
ethnic/folk dances of the Mid East, North African and Egypt, these men
perform with as much passion and finesse as any female belly dancer
you have ever seen. And what many people forget, in these countries it
is often the men who are the teachers and choreographers for large
groups of female dancers. Here in America that tends to shift, for
example, Virginia was one of the only instructors that would take a man
on as a student. She had studied under several other famous male
dancers/teachers and Genie was lucky to have had the opportunity,
through her assistance, to study with Yousry Sharif and Amir Thaleb,
taking classes with John Compton, Jim Boz, Mamoud Reda, Kamaal and
Arish Lamm.
breed quite a few male belly dancers, each with their own unique style.
You can find many modern male belly dancers all over the US, with
concentrations in California and now in Florida & Puerto
Rico...hmmm...must be the Latin drum beats.
Whether they specialize in American style cabaret, Tribal style dance or
ethnic/folk dances of the Mid East, North African and Egypt, these men
perform with as much passion and finesse as any female belly dancer
you have ever seen. And what many people forget, in these countries it
is often the men who are the teachers and choreographers for large
groups of female dancers. Here in America that tends to shift, for
example, Virginia was one of the only instructors that would take a man
on as a student. She had studied under several other famous male
dancers/teachers and Genie was lucky to have had the opportunity,
through her assistance, to study with Yousry Sharif and Amir Thaleb,
taking classes with John Compton, Jim Boz, Mamoud Reda, Kamaal and
Arish Lamm.
