Learn to Belly dance

If the videos of men belly dancing have inspired you, here's some useful information on male belly dance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDWx9BbLAc0 And as far as I know, this is the only belly dancing DVD designed specifically for men who want to learn to belly dance: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFQP-WR_AZM The teacher, Wesley Gomes is from Seattle. He was trained by [...]

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More Male Bellydancers

A final roundup of men belly dancing from around the world! First Mark Balahadia from New York: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhBLqCBmA7U Next, Rachid Alexander from Curacao: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTfir7gb5F4 Asi Haskal from Israel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rexfQXOp36Y Serkan Tutar from Belgium: www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYfnZ02kYsI Finally, a star of the future?  Al Hassan Ameed from Puerto Rico: www.youtube.com/watch?v=REHn8RvD6jo

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Turkish Male Bellydancers

I admit to knowing next to nothing about the Turkish belly dance scene as it relates to male dancers - but here are three dancers from Turkey, Ilhan Karabacak, Diva and Orgun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJq9lOHjxrs www.youtube.com/watch?v=axUixg0RFaI www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Hul35F9BfA

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Aussie Male Bellydancers

By popular request, here are some more male belly dancers to inspire you! First is another Australian bellydancer, Jamil. Jamil is fast gaining a reputation across Asia as a performer, and within Australia as a belly dance teacher. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rudn-wpxb1I The sad fact is that, as far as I know, apart from Jamil and Shiva, there [...]

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Vladimir Vasiliev

I saw Vladimir Vasiliev and his wife Ekaterina Maximova in Spartacus in 1974 (showing my age again!).  This is what I had to say about their performance: "I cannot honestly say that I have ever seen better dancers than Maximova and Vassiliev... Vasiliev had the physique and technique of the perfect dancer, with no idiosyncracies [...]

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Baryshnikov in performance (ballet)

I realize I've written several posts on Baryshnikov without including any clips of him dancing what he does best (in my opinion) - traditional, classical ballet. I confess I never liked his later work:  I respect his desire to work on more contemporary pieces, but I never felt he looked at home in that style. [...]

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Rudolf Nureyev

I have to confess, Nureyev is not my favorite ballet dancer.   In my teens, saw him perform with the Royal Ballet a couple of times (which just goes to show how old I am!).   Yes, he flew through the air - but he also landed with an almighty thud.  He pirouetted impressively but prefaced his [...]

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Donald O’Connor

While we're in that era, I mustn't forget Donald O'Connor - though sadly, many do.  If mega talents like Astaire and Kelly hadn't been around, I'm sure Donald O'Connor would have been much more successful than he was. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Rx5_IEmzpo www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oWk4ZiuSHE

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James Cagney

For years, I had no idea that James Cagney could dance.  He was just one of those guys who played gangsters in old black-and-white movies.  Then I saw Yankee Doodle Dandy, and couldn't believe my eyes. Jimmy Cagney was a brilliant dancer, with the daintiest feet I've ever seen on a man!  The routines in [...]

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Gene Kelly

After Fred Astaire, the next logical male dancer to mention is Gene Kelly.   Of the two, he's my personal favorite - Fred was just a little too elegant for my taste.   I loved the way Gene grabbed the music by the scruff of its neck. You could feel the joy bubbling over in his upbeat [...]

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