A quick "YES" or "NO" poll on if you have ever seen a LIVE bellydancing performance.

Yes, a friend of mine used to belly dance at middle eastern restaurants near Boston. It was quite fun to watch her dance!

Watching LIVE is soooo much different that in tv or movies. It's so moving to see a really good dancer do their thing <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

That is *definitely* true. Bellydancing is like dancing-flirting. So if you watch a movie about flirting, it's one thing. But if you're actually NEAR someone and they are flirting with you, it is SO different <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

LOL exactly!!!! I think it's just with Live music...while recorded music is great, LIVE music adds another level that is so wonderful... <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

There are lots of great belly dance groups based in the Bay Area. We've got both Fat Chance Belly Dance and Ultra Gypsy out here. Either troupe is fantastic.

There are also several Renaissance Fairs held in this area, and there are several smaller troups that dance at those. Habbi Ru is one of the best.

- Rae

Jessica, art history and mythology host here...
I got lucky, most of the models that my fellow artists and I use are belly dancers. There is a really great troupe out here, and it's tons of fun! Whenever one of us has an open house, the models all get together and dance for it. I must say, one of the dancers was pregnant at one point... and that was quite a unique experience to see a pregnant woman belly dance lol.

Yes it is quite awesome to watch a live bellydancer with a live band! *SHIVERS*

Hi! Yes, I have seen belly-dancing once at A La Turk in Chicago (turkish restaurant). There were two girls who come out while you are eating and dance around the tables, and try to get people up to dance with you. The one girl was beautiful-truly middle eastern, did an awesome job. Then the other girl looked like this was her "day job" (mind you we were eating at 9 pm) before she went on to her night job-she was blond, fake and baked, fake tatas, you can figure out what I mean....... LOL It was fun though!

I feel you on the "SHIVERS* when I hear an awesome live band and an great dancer dancing to them, it is truly a wonderful experience. The thing with dancing to live is being able to be able to think on your feet. The perfectionist in me feels a bit intimidated by that aspect (lol) so I haven't performed to live music....but I aspire to! ;-) Would LOVE to dance live to The Brothers of the Baladi and or Hossam Ramzy & Phil Thornton! <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />