Many teachers sell belly dance practice wear, such as coin belts, in class or will bring it to class on request. If your teacher supplies belly dance wear, let us know so we can include details

Belly dance costumes & coin belts are also available through London Belly Dance ...

Several London teachers, dancers & musicians produce their own CDs & DVDs, including:

EVA GREEN - the London & Surrey teacher has performance ('Desert Dunes middle eastern dance show') & teaching ('Belly dance for beginners & improvers') DVDs available for sale through her website

GALIT MERSAND - Teacher & performer Galit sells her own DVDs, 'A course in belly dance' (double DVD & audio CD with music by Tim Garsaide) for beginners & 'The shisha dance' DVD (see the promotional clip)

GUY SCHALOM - Percussionist, dancer & independent music producer Guy Schalom has produced CDs including 'Baladi Blues ("The popular jazz of Egypt, Baladi Blues is oriental dance music at its best.  13 tracks of dancefloor dynamite, with Sheik Taha on accordion, Ahmed El Saidi on sax & Guy Schalom & Adam Warne on Egyptian percussion")', 'Baladi Blues 2' (left, released March 2011) & 'Tabla Tastic!! Egyptian Rhythms for Darabuka' ("29 Arabic beats to keep your feet moving & your toes tapping"), available direct from Guy's website, from iTunes or on Amazon

HOSSAM RAMZY - the Egyptian master percussionist has produced a vast range of pure belly dance music CDs, together with the video set 'The Stars of Egypt' ("With over 8 hours of dance from the golden era of Egyptian cinema, the 1930s to the 1960s, this unique series provides for the first time an almost complete compilation of old black & white dance clips from Egypt's most famous dancers like Naima Akef, Samya Gamal & Taheyya Karioka.") & 2 DVDs with his wife international dancer Serena, most recently 'Bedouin Tribal Dance' ("A fabulous entertaining & instructional DVD of Egyptian Bedouin music & dance.  Energetic music & exhilarating dance driven by the pure joy of living.  5 dance performances plus 14 step-by-step dance instructions") - available direct or from numerous other sources worldwide

JACQUELINE CHAPMAN (left) - "Britain's best known belly dancer", "Learn belly dance at home with Jacqueline's top-selling teaching video, 'Belly dancing - for a fabulous feminine figure' - contains a 52-minute programme featuring a wide range of movements, culminating in a unique dance routine choreographed by Jacqueline."  Available direct, or through major music stores & online 

MIA SERRA (left) - 'Bellydance, a sensual experience' (right), 'Bellydance technique & combinations' & 'Bellydance rhythms & drum solo' available direct

NUMAN ELYER - more details of percussion CDs soon ...

TIM GARSIDE - more details of percussion CDs soon ...

NB:  BEVERLEY (innovative international dancer with several performance & instruction DVDs, including shows 'Beirut is Burning' & 'The Snake Charm', & instructional DVDs 'Rotational Yoga' & 'Hip Drills') no longer lives in the UK

(vast selection appearing here soon!)