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Nadira's Links:

Nadira's Facebook Page
Fleurs d’Egypte ~ dance company Nadira is a member of

Friends, Mentors and Instructors:
Rachel George ~ hot dancer and great friend
Michelle Joyce ~ fabulous dancer, part of Turkey trio
Sandra ~ cool dancer, part of Turkey trio
Sema Yildiz ~met in Turkey, amazing Turkish dancer/instructor
Habib ~ originally from Seattle, now in Arizona, coolest belly metal you’ll ever see
MB Orchestra ~ amazing Egyptian band, who I started with and continue to dance with
George Sadak - incredible drummer and instructor
Naseem ~ great local Middle Eastern band
Suhalia Salimpour - friend, mentor, Suhaila Salimpour School of Dance
Jillina - friend, mentor, Bellydance Superstars Choreographer
Hadia - friend, mentor, master instructor
Zaina Hart - friend, mentor, creator of iShimmy.com and Double Crown competition
Ottoman Trading Company - bellydance and Turkish decor, dance studio

Online Publications:
Gilded Serpent ~ online bellydance magazine
iShimmy ~ formally the Double Crown Magazine
Bhuz ~ online dance community
Shira ~ great resource of information
NW Bellydance Source ~ Seattle resource of information

Festivals and Events:
Rakkasah ~ largest festival on the West Coast
Medditeranean Fantasy Festival ~ largest in the Pacific NW
IAMED - International Academy of Middle Eastern Dance

Competitions:
Double Crown ~ competition in Vancouver, WA
Wiggles of the West ~ competition in Reno, NV
La Danse Orientale ~ competition in Tacoma, WA 
Belly Dancer of the Year ~ competition in California

Photographers:
Michael Baxter ~ Bay area photographer
Jackie Donnelly ~ hot Seattle photographer, some of my best photos are from her
Chapters Photography ~ great Northwest studio photographer, his work is on my site
Picturegroove - amazing photographer with a unique flare