Bellyslap! - Drumming for Bellydancers Links/Videos Favourite Drummers Peyman Nasehpour Peyman Nasehpour, Iranian/Persian percussionist, is possibly the first artist who started promoting tonbak, ghaval and daf on the internet. Hossam Ramzy THE master Egyptian percussionist who recently visited Melbourne, and became a friend of Bellyslap! Issam Houshan The cool drummer that plays with Bellydance Superstars. Souhail Kaspar Another great ME drummer. Has beginner's lessons for darabuka and req on DVD, available from his website. Other Favourites Australian Bellydance - Directory The "Australian Bellydance" website contains descriptive listings of ALL things to do with Middle Eastern Dance in Australia, including bellydancing people and places that do not have their own website or email address! Ted's Store - Global Musical Instruments We get all our instruments from Ted's online store. He has cheapest prices on the internet, plus provides friendly, informative, and quick service and delivery. Worldbellydance - Bristol, England Valeria's Belly Dance website. Everything to do with belly dance, from DVDs, books, classes, news, costumes trips, to tips on Arabic rhythms and tecniques such as finger cymbals, veils and dancing with the stick. Bellydancer Kaylah Our friend Kaylah is a Melbourne based dancer who regularly performs with Bellyslap. She is an Egyptian Cabaret style dancer and is popular for parties and festivals. Goddess Bellydance Our friend Dominika's website to her bellydance school, holding classes in the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Ziva - American Tribal Style (ATS) Bellydance in Wellington Our friend Ziva in Wellington, New Zealand. She is an ATS teacher and performer, and has been studying a range of bellydance genres since 2000, including having the FatChanceBellyDance ATS General Skills and Teacher certification (2008/2009). As well, she directs the ATS performance group Zilzal, and make custom bellydance costumes! Devs - Australia's Premier Online Bellydance Store In 2005, DEVS opened their Belly dance online shop to reach belly dancers in the remote areas of Australia and New Zealand . Customers can now view and purchase varied Belly dancing products, hip scarves / hand embroidered unique one off Veils, Belly dancing costumes of varied types and sizes, also hand-made Belly dance accessories with quality craftsmanship . Yasmina's Joy of Belly Dancing Yasmina's website provides a wealth of information on Bellydance, including history, dance styles, costuming, music, dancers, events, book and video reviews, fun stuff etc etc. Of special interest to Bellyslap are articles and links to resources on ME drumming. Marina's Dance-Explorer Our friend Marina teaches many different styles of dance, including Middle-Eastern, Silk-Road, East European Gypsy and Flamenco. Her website has links to other dance and cultural sites. Raqs Gothique Our friend Ma'isah's bellydance troupe. Very dark, and very unique. Videos Bellyslap's Performs Sinister - September 2008 Bellyslap's performance of Sinister, a song written for Ma'isah's dangerous sword dance. Bellyslap Performs Suliman - August 2006 Bellyslap performs Suliman, with Temirah dancing double-cane. Performed at Zabelle's Bellydance concert, 18 Aug 2007. Bellyslap Performs West-Valhalla - May 2007 Bellyslap performs West-Valhalla, a song based on Hossam Ramzy's West-Naima. The beautiful dancers are Prue and Rishi. Performance at The Bayside Hafla, Keysborough. Bellyslap Performs Gypsy - June 2006 This is a video of us performing "Gypsy", with dancers Amanda and Alex from Bodyworship Bellydance. Performance was at Club Rakkasah, June 2006. Bellyslap Performs Bidajeej - April 2009 Bellyslap performs Bidajeej, written by Anita Larkin. Dancers are Kaylah and Sianna from Hipnotic Beats. Performed at Harem Nights Extravaganza, Melbourne, 3 April 2009. Bellyslap Performs Baladi-Zils - September 2006 This is a video of us performing at Kismet Bazaar, 10 September 2006. The song we're doing is called "Baladi-Zils". Drums are playing the Baladi rhythm, to Zil solos. Written by Anita Larkin.