Vintage Bellydance

Music, costuming, dancers and musings from the mind of Melanthia (melanthiabellydance.com)

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Jamila!

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So utterly ridiculous, you must love it. 'Jelly Belly' by Nai Bonet!

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Elena Lentini! <3

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Katarina Burda performs Bal Anat's mask dance at the Renaissance and Pleasure Fair. Jamila Salimpour is on the right.

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<3 Delilah

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Princess Banu of Turkey!

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Jodette

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Aida al Adawi in delicious stripes!

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Fabulous hair and crowns! Photos from the Gilded Serpent website.

Top photo: Iklas center left, Nakish center right, Helena Vlahos second from lef, Eleni far left

Bottom photo: Iklas seated, Helena Vlahos center left & Nakish center right

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Judith Dickey performing at student night at the Casbah. She was a student of Jamila Salimpour's.

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Elena (Lentini?)

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31 SIGNS YOU'RE A BELLY DANCER!

This unique Middle Eastern art takes a lot of practice, determination and committment. My fellow dancers should recognize a few of these things...

Delightful.

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Jamila Salimpour

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Nejla Ates

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Lovely Nejla in action

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Aziza!

(photos from her collection)

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Leila (Lisa Guiraut) mesmerizes James Bond in "From Russia with Love," (1963).

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1963, "From Russia with Love." Leila (Lisa Guiraut) is the dancer in the gypsy camp. <3