Originally created in 1968 for the spectacle and wonder of the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Northern California, Bal Anat is now the longest-running concert-length belly dance show in the world.

Witness the Grandeur of the World’s Longest-Running Concert-Length Belly Dance Show. Originally created in 1968 for the spectacle and wonder of the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Northern California, Bal Anat has evolved into the longest-running concert-length belly dance show in the world.

Using traditional folkloric dance elements and costumes inspired by traditional and ethnographic traditions, she presented on stage through Bal Anat, a colorful company of musicians, singers, and dancers to create a "souk" or "almost-circus" feel.

Jamila Salimpour's Bal Anat filmed in a studio in the early 1970s. Directed by Clark Higgins.

Jamila Salimpour's Bal Anat performing in 1974 at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire. Learn more about Jamila Salimpour's and Suhaila Salimpour's workshops, cer...

The official revival of Bal Anat by the Salimpour Family in 2001. Choreography: Producer/Artistic Director Creative Consultants: Jamila Salimpour, Rashid…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPcFcChUGh4 部落融合始祖Jamila Salimpour于1968年创建的Bal Anat舞团

Step into the captivating community of Bal Anat, the longest-running belly dance show in the world. Experience the magic of our recent performance in New Mexico, where traditional, folkloric,...

In 1972, John Carney finished his documentary on Jamila Salimpour and Bal Anat. The documentary includes footage from Jamila Salimpour teaching class, a Jamila interview from 1970, and Bal Anat performances at the Renaissance Pleasure Faire. You'll also see footage of a very young Suhaila! Upload, livestream, and create your own videos, all in HD.

Bal Anat has been succeeded at the Northern Faire by John Compton's Hahbi' Ru and Suhaila Salimpour's troupe. Jamila wanted it to seem to the audience that they were watching a real Middle Eastern show, and so wanted a pretty high degree of (at least seeming) authenticity in …