Shops
Contact information about these shops is listed solely for your convenience. It's your responsibility to check them out before buying. If you know of another shop you'd like to see listed here please email the webmaster with details. Listing on this page is free
Contact information about these shops is listed solely for your convenience. It's your responsibility to check them out before buying. If you know of another shop you'd like to see listed here please email the webmaster with details. Listing on this page is free
Online Shops
www.mehirajewel.webs.com
Fair Trade and Home made clothing/gifts and bellydance accessories. Oodles of stuff and much of it unique and inexpensive. Diana is based in Derby.
Arab Esque Our own Donna Conway says: Just to let you know that I am up and running with most of my stock for souks at Haflas and will happily go anywhere I'm invited. I am also getting my stock on online and can take credit card payments. I will soon have a wholesale operation online too so watch this space!
The Arab Esque Souk is also stocking a range of professional costumes of exceptional quality at very low prices in larger cup sizes for those us not wishing to ooze quite so much. Larger professional costumes are almost impossible to get so I am having them custom made at no extra cost.
Please see my events page on the website for where and when I am booked for haflas and workshops etc.
Egyptian Dancer Lincoln's very own online store and retail shop (see next column) owned and operated by Karen Rastall The Egyptian Dancer website now has secure online credit/debt card purchasing and stocks a wide range of sizes. Much more stock is on the premises than is on the website.. Details on her website about opening times of her retail shop.
Farida Dance Kay Taylor's Online store
Kay is well known to everyone in the dance community who attends workshops in the region. Her shop features lovely costumes by top designers from Cairo & Istanbul
Forbidden Fruits Bazaar Karen Puddephatt's updated Online store and personal site.
The online costume shop closed with effect from February '08 but Karen still sells belly dance DVDs and CDs and has quite an amazing variety.
Karen now teaches belly dance in Stamford so that makes her a local!
Belly Bazaar Online store
The Shimmy Shop Mandy Teesdale's Online store. Individually handmade costumes.
Kismet. Online store and more.
Pedralta Online shop specialising in Tribal wear and jewellery
Aladdin's Cave Online store specialising in belly dance music as well as costumes and accessories.
Eastern Emporium Online store
Ebay has several dealers in belly dance costumes and accessories. If you do ebay, it's worth taking a look.
Whirling Dervish Michelle Pender's website and online shop.
Karnack Egyptian Craft Company. Khaled M Abdalla's old online store. Khaled is now working on a wholesale website and will be supplying to the trade. He also imports Shishkas... aka water pipes, hookahs or hubble bubbles.
tribezuza-bellydancing.co.uk
Quote from their site:
Here you will find the unique and the exquisite, Tribe Zuza stocks a fabulous range of exclusively Tribal belly dance costumes and lifestyle items. They are gathered from around the world or created in her workshop, inspired for and by the dance. There are also articles and information on classes and events as well as performance and Tribal bellydance holidays.
Angeltrim.com
A US based online shop selling bling and glittery bits etc for the home sewer. Very appropriate stuff for crafty belly dancers. Connie's creations in progress use their appliqués. Prices are good, lots of choice. In our case shipping took 10 days and arrived from Hong Kong.
www.mehirajewel.webs.com
Fair Trade and Home made clothing/gifts and bellydance accessories. Oodles of stuff and much of it unique and inexpensive. Diana is based in Derby.
Arab Esque Our own Donna Conway says: Just to let you know that I am up and running with most of my stock for souks at Haflas and will happily go anywhere I'm invited. I am also getting my stock on online and can take credit card payments. I will soon have a wholesale operation online too so watch this space!
The Arab Esque Souk is also stocking a range of professional costumes of exceptional quality at very low prices in larger cup sizes for those us not wishing to ooze quite so much. Larger professional costumes are almost impossible to get so I am having them custom made at no extra cost.
Please see my events page on the website for where and when I am booked for haflas and workshops etc.
Egyptian Dancer Lincoln's very own online store and retail shop (see next column) owned and operated by Karen Rastall The Egyptian Dancer website now has secure online credit/debt card purchasing and stocks a wide range of sizes. Much more stock is on the premises than is on the website.. Details on her website about opening times of her retail shop.
Farida Dance Kay Taylor's Online store
Kay is well known to everyone in the dance community who attends workshops in the region. Her shop features lovely costumes by top designers from Cairo & Istanbul
Forbidden Fruits Bazaar Karen Puddephatt's updated Online store and personal site.
The online costume shop closed with effect from February '08 but Karen still sells belly dance DVDs and CDs and has quite an amazing variety.
Karen now teaches belly dance in Stamford so that makes her a local!
Belly Bazaar Online store
The Shimmy Shop Mandy Teesdale's Online store. Individually handmade costumes.
Kismet. Online store and more.
Pedralta Online shop specialising in Tribal wear and jewellery
Aladdin's Cave Online store specialising in belly dance music as well as costumes and accessories.
Eastern Emporium Online store
Ebay has several dealers in belly dance costumes and accessories. If you do ebay, it's worth taking a look.
Whirling Dervish Michelle Pender's website and online shop.
Karnack Egyptian Craft Company. Khaled M Abdalla's old online store. Khaled is now working on a wholesale website and will be supplying to the trade. He also imports Shishkas... aka water pipes, hookahs or hubble bubbles.
tribezuza-bellydancing.co.uk
Quote from their site:
Here you will find the unique and the exquisite, Tribe Zuza stocks a fabulous range of exclusively Tribal belly dance costumes and lifestyle items. They are gathered from around the world or created in her workshop, inspired for and by the dance. There are also articles and information on classes and events as well as performance and Tribal bellydance holidays.
Angeltrim.com
A US based online shop selling bling and glittery bits etc for the home sewer. Very appropriate stuff for crafty belly dancers. Connie's creations in progress use their appliqués. Prices are good, lots of choice. In our case shipping took 10 days and arrived from Hong Kong.
Retail Shops
Aarti J. Connie and I met the owner of this souk at the Rufford Park Belly Dance Festival.
Meera has a shop in Leicester at 5C Sawday Street, LE2 7JW (Tel: 07908 850640) Meera sells an assortment of Indian jewellery, bindis, manufactured belly dance clothing etc but makes more by hand too. We were most impressed with some of her highly decorated bra tops etc. If you prefer to make your own and just be inspired by her craftsmanship that's fine as she'll also happily sell you all the beads and glittery bits etc etc. Meera is a lovely, friendly and cheerful woman and will happily travel with her souk to haflas and workshop weekends. email:artij@hotmail.co.uk
Arab Esque Souk See online shops to the left or visit Donna's website to book her souk for your hafla.
Egyptian Dancer Belly Dance shop IN LINCOLN. Costumes, hip scarves and belts, veils, swords, jewellery etc etc.
The Egyptian Dancer shop is situated behind Rastall & Co Accountants (enter through the business) at 32 -34 Burton Road, Lincoln, LN1 3LB (Close to The Lawn and the West Gate of Lincoln Castle). Opening times, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm. Karen has something for everyone (including larger sizes)
Salamander Salamander is at number 6, Park St, Lincoln, near Fry's Jewellers. Park Street is that little alleyway off the High Street opposite Ruddocks. They sell "Alternative and Gothic clothing and jewellery" but don't let that frighten you, they don't bite! Some of their clothing and veils would be suitable for Middle Eastern dancing, especially Tribal style. Also some of their jewellery is very middle eastern in flavour and sometimes they have coin belts. Sara, who works there is quite knowledgable about the belly dance scene. They have a website (click on their name) but don't sell online. Phone 01522 524801
Walton's Fabrics. 47-49 Doncaster Road, Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire. S63 9HJ Tel: 01709 897066.
Opening hours: Mon, 9.30am tp 9pm
Tues, 9.30am to 5.30pm Weds, 9.30am to 2.30pm
Thurs, 9.30am to 9pm Fri, 9.30am to 5pm
Sat, 9.30am to 4pm.
A smallish looking shop in a grotty part of town. Inside it's like the TARDIS with more fabric than the average giant warehouse. Loads of bolt ends and discontinued items to trip over mixed in with top of the line fabrics including shiny lycra and other stuff suitable for belly dancers. WARNING! allow yourself plenty of time, the owner (a nice chap) can talk the hind legs of a whole herd of donkeys!
Aarti J. Connie and I met the owner of this souk at the Rufford Park Belly Dance Festival.
Meera has a shop in Leicester at 5C Sawday Street, LE2 7JW (Tel: 07908 850640) Meera sells an assortment of Indian jewellery, bindis, manufactured belly dance clothing etc but makes more by hand too. We were most impressed with some of her highly decorated bra tops etc. If you prefer to make your own and just be inspired by her craftsmanship that's fine as she'll also happily sell you all the beads and glittery bits etc etc. Meera is a lovely, friendly and cheerful woman and will happily travel with her souk to haflas and workshop weekends. email:artij@hotmail.co.uk
Arab Esque Souk See online shops to the left or visit Donna's website to book her souk for your hafla.
Egyptian Dancer Belly Dance shop IN LINCOLN. Costumes, hip scarves and belts, veils, swords, jewellery etc etc.
The Egyptian Dancer shop is situated behind Rastall & Co Accountants (enter through the business) at 32 -34 Burton Road, Lincoln, LN1 3LB (Close to The Lawn and the West Gate of Lincoln Castle). Opening times, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm. Karen has something for everyone (including larger sizes)
Salamander Salamander is at number 6, Park St, Lincoln, near Fry's Jewellers. Park Street is that little alleyway off the High Street opposite Ruddocks. They sell "Alternative and Gothic clothing and jewellery" but don't let that frighten you, they don't bite! Some of their clothing and veils would be suitable for Middle Eastern dancing, especially Tribal style. Also some of their jewellery is very middle eastern in flavour and sometimes they have coin belts. Sara, who works there is quite knowledgable about the belly dance scene. They have a website (click on their name) but don't sell online. Phone 01522 524801
Walton's Fabrics. 47-49 Doncaster Road, Goldthorpe, South Yorkshire. S63 9HJ Tel: 01709 897066.
Opening hours: Mon, 9.30am tp 9pm
Tues, 9.30am to 5.30pm Weds, 9.30am to 2.30pm
Thurs, 9.30am to 9pm Fri, 9.30am to 5pm
Sat, 9.30am to 4pm.
A smallish looking shop in a grotty part of town. Inside it's like the TARDIS with more fabric than the average giant warehouse. Loads of bolt ends and discontinued items to trip over mixed in with top of the line fabrics including shiny lycra and other stuff suitable for belly dancers. WARNING! allow yourself plenty of time, the owner (a nice chap) can talk the hind legs of a whole herd of donkeys!