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ABA Inc was founded by Barbara Britton, a Sydney based dancer/instructor with 18 yrs experience as a fitness instructor and 13 yrs experience in MED. As president Barbara is keen is develop ABA into a national organisation that will serve to bridge the gap between the various MED communities and provide much needed support and assistance to teachers and students alike.
Barbara has travelled extensively to Egypt and is the owner of Read my Hipz Belly Dance Supplies
Denise has been belly dancing for 13 years and has caught the "tribal bug". She now teaches in southern Tasmania and is director of Tassie Tribal Tigeresses. She hopes to see lots of new members from regional areas in Australia and for the ABA to grow and to expand its services.
Idell Wadley began belly dancing as a small child growing up in Arncliffe and Campsie. She has been studying for about 13yrs and was the founder of IMEDA inc and AODA inc.
For the past 15 yrs she has been setting up and working with non profit organisations such as; The Wilderness Society, The Fund for Animals, Ogaden Relief Association, The African Communities Council, Sacred Run Foundation of Australia and The International Peace Pilgrimage. Sacred Run Foundation of Australia is a subsiduary of the Sacred Run Intl Founded by Mr Dennis Banks, Human Rights Activist and co founder of the American Indian Movement.
Idell has travelled through Turkey and most recently was a finalist in the 1st National Belly dance competition with her comedy duet "Shehairyzade"
Together, Idell and her husband Rob are the owners of Dancing Tiger Belly Dance Supplies.
Julie began her love affair with Middle Eastern dance
in 1999 after seeing a beautiful dancer in a local restaurant. She has trained
under Cynthia Delaney of Wollongong and Kevena of Newcastle, and is dedicated
to furthering her learning at every opportunity.
Julie teaches through her school; Shimmy N Sheik Belly Dance Co, throughout
the Illawarra area. She also loves the friendships that are made through the
dance and believes that the ABA is a great way to network with other dancers
to share our love of MED.
The lovely Jade is the editor of our newsletter now known as Network News.
While fairly new to the art of Bellydance, Jade is a very dedicated student who has studied other forms of dance such as Jazz, Ballet, Tap, Modern dance, Ceroc, acrobatics and gymnastics.
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We need more committee members!
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Due to the growth of our network we need some more people to help with the committee.
If you have the time to meet with us a few times a year and help with event organisation then please contact us. You don't have to live in Sydney.
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