Interviews with Famous Belly Dancers

A Day in the Life of Petite Jamilla

Jul 22nd, 2009 | By Diana | Category: History, Editorials, and Opinions, Interviews with Famous Belly Dancers

Question 1) What does your morning consist of? I’m on my “off tour” time so my morning consists of waking up about 10am and drinking a cup of black coffee.  I go for my morning walk with my neighbor, lay out at her pool then come back to the house and get ready for Ballroom [...]



A Day in the Life of…

Jul 22nd, 2009 | By Diana | Category: History, Editorials, and Opinions, Interviews with Famous Belly Dancers

At Belly Dancing Diva, an online magazine dedicated to belly dance is going to start a new series titled, “A Day in the Life of”.  We have received a great response from our readers and they are requesting more interviews with the members of Belly Dance Superstars.  We are starting the new series to get [...]



Interview with Belly Dancer, Instructor, and Seamstress Rebeca Long

Nov 25th, 2008 | By Diana | Category: Interviews with Famous Belly Dancers

Rebeca Long, Belly Dancer, Instructor, and Seamstress 1. Can you tell me about your background as a seamstress? I have been sewing since the mid 70’s. I started creating science fiction, fantasy, historical costumes and regular clothing. I started sewing for people outside my family in the late 80’s when I was part of a [...]



Interview with Atlantis

Nov 2nd, 2008 | By Dawn | Category: Interviews with Famous Belly Dancers

I am very excited to announce that we now have the second part of our interview with the famous Mother-Daughter duo on our site.  In the following interview, you get a glimpse of Atlantis’ inspiration and her passion for the beautiful art form.  Atlantis, thank you very much for this interview and for your honesty [...]



Interview with Tonya

Oct 21st, 2008 | By Dawn | Category: Interviews with Famous Belly Dancers

The following is an interview with Tonya, co-founder of the Belly Dancer Universe Competition (co-founded with her daughter, Atlantis).   We are very thankful that Tonya has agreed to the interview and are very touched by the honesty and valuable content she has provided.  More than anything, I am deeply touched by the love Tonya has for her [...]



Interviews with Tribal Belly Dancers From BDSS

Oct 20th, 2008 | By Diana | Category: Interviews with Famous Belly Dancers

The following are a list of interviews Diana conducted with the professional dancers who held Tribal LA a couple weeks ago in LA. I’m sure you enjoy her effort as much as I do! ***INTERVIEW WITH KAMI LIDDLE*** Question 1) How did you get into belly dancing and why? I got into belly dancing just [...]



Mother Daughter Duo from San Diego

Sep 15th, 2008 | By Diana | Category: Interviews with Famous Belly Dancers

I know some people in the belly dance community that are second and third generation belly dancers. Most of them find a career in this beautiful art form. Zaira who is part of the “Mother Daughter Duo” from San Diego passed on this tradition to her daughter, Valeria. In an intimate interview, Zaira reveals how [...]



Featured Instructor Angelika Nemeth Added

Jul 20th, 2008 | By Dawn | Category: Featured Belly Dance Instructors and Musicians, Interviews with Famous Belly Dancers

I am honored and privileged to share Angelika Nemeth’s instructor profile with you here on BellyDancingDiva.com. Angelika is a world-class bellydance instructor and performer with more than 30 years of experience. I’m signing up for her classes in the Fall at OCC and I can’t wait! Check out her instructor profile by clicking here, or [...]