Tribe.net. Local Connections **Magdalene** http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/c171c727-6bcb-4b2b-90ba-d051070a61c2#f13b9b26-4e68-4607-8a1c-40a574f4ce20 2008-06-10T15:12:28Z 2008-06-10T15:12:28Z

Oooh, thank you for posting this! I have also been interested in learning more about Lebanese dance and I have fallen in love with some Lebanese music I've found!

**Magdalene** 2008-06-10T15:12:28Z Shira http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/c171c727-6bcb-4b2b-90ba-d051070a61c2#c8f8b451-36d5-4028-9d8c-af3fa54f4ba0 2008-05-29T14:17:51Z 2008-05-29T14:17:51Z

I've never taken one of Margo's classes, but I really like her video Tajdeed and I enjoyed seeing her perform at an event in California a few years back. I also enjoyed chatting briefly with her. Now that I'm living in the Midwest, I hope to see more of her!

Shira 2008-05-29T14:17:51Z Deede http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/c171c727-6bcb-4b2b-90ba-d051070a61c2#f6d055a6-ae21-44fa-a914-86f35ab54e70 2008-05-29T00:13:53Z 2008-05-29T00:13:53Z

She is indeed a wonderful dancer and instructor.

Deede 2008-05-29T00:13:53Z Lesley http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/c171c727-6bcb-4b2b-90ba-d051070a61c2#340c94d1-3061-4531-b750-bc7390a260e6 2008-05-28T15:57:48Z 2008-05-28T15:57:48Z

We have a very talented local artist named Margo Abdo O'Dell. She's an awesome dancer and her family is all from Lebanon. She even throws in a little debke once and a while. Here's her website: http://www.margo1.com/ She's a wonderful lady.

Lesley 2008-05-28T15:57:48Z Carol http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/c171c727-6bcb-4b2b-90ba-d051070a61c2#787ac8ee-e1ec-48cc-a5db-e2242488c878 2008-05-22T02:10:15Z 2008-05-22T02:10:15Z

Aradia, from Las Vegas, just taught a workshop here in Orlando and she demonstrated Lebanese style dancing as well as others. She is a second generation belly dancer with an authentic heritage. Contacting her might be helpful. She was very well informed and quite nice.

Carol 2008-05-22T02:10:15Z Shira http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/c171c727-6bcb-4b2b-90ba-d051070a61c2#785ddba8-62f1-4975-a4e0-3cb2fe3bcae8 2008-05-21T21:18:30Z 2008-05-21T21:18:30Z

There is a DVD about Lebanese belly dance sold by Meissoun. She's here on tribe, and her web site is meissoun.ch . She's in Switzerland, but I'm sure she'll ship anywhere in the world. The dancer Suha Deeb is in Lebanon, and sometimes posts both here on tribe and also on bhuz.com . In fact, there's a great thread on bhuz that she started called something like "Lebanese belly dance is not a fusion of Turkish and Egyptian".

Shira 2008-05-21T21:18:30Z sonia http://bellydancelegacy.tribe.net/thread/c171c727-6bcb-4b2b-90ba-d051070a61c2#c056bae1-f6d5-4de3-9b8f-a44ccece3e17 2008-05-21T20:15:05Z 2008-05-21T20:15:05Z

Does anyone know the history of how belly dance came about in Lebanon? What the style is (like what moves and props) and what the costume looks like? I cannot find any valid information online about it. Any one know about it, or does anyone know any resources i can go to?

sonia 2008-05-21T20:15:05Z