Can anyone tell me who this dancer is?
Not belly dance, but too good to not post! From Safe Journey, 1993(the vagabond journey of Gypsy)
Labels: Folkloric
Labels: Belly Dance Video Clip List, Folkloric
Miriam Peretz performs dances from the Roma "Gypsy" Trail with Amir Shahsar on tour in Israel 2004. Miriam specializes in dances from the Middle East, Turkey, the Balkans, Egypt, and the Silk Road regions Iran, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan. For more information visit www.miriamdance.com
The extraordinary Tunisian-born Leila Haddad, one of the world's premier Oriental dancers, performs traditional dances of the little-known Ghawazee (Gypsies) of southern Egypt in the popular style. Her entrancing program features the dances from which raqs Sharqi (commonly referred to as "belly dance") evolved. She has been at the forefront in bringing this sensuous dance form out of clubs and cabarets to the theatrical stage, winning it recognition as a noble art form and freeing it from the degrading connotations of the past. She will be accompanied by the Gypsy Musicians of Upper Egypt, a 7-member ensemble that includes members of the internationally renowned Musicians of the Nile. This program marks her New York debut.
Nava Aharoni doing baba karam (persian dance):