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Teachers & Dancers

Costumers & Dance Wear

Great Eastern Trading Company Central Square
49 River St Cambridge, MA 02139 (617) 354-5279
Less than a 10 minute walk from Central Square (and the Red Line), Great Eastern Trading Company is stocked with one of a kind costume pieces. The owner, Marlene, was once a professional Belly Dancer in Boston. If you don’t find what you need she will be happy to order it for you.
Acme TV Supply Co 615 Mount Auburn St
Watertown, MA 02472 (617)926-0450
Completely unassuming, if you blink you will miss it. That’s right it is a TV repair store, however, the original owner was a huge fan of Middle Eastern culture and sold a wide selection of Middle Eastern music, Zills for dancers, instructional musical books and instructional Dancing DVD’s/VHS. The new owner has since maintained this unusual stock
Tohme Beadwear 781-461-0512 shadiabead@verizon.net
Costumer to all the stars. Shadia Tohme will custom fit your new costume, as well as help you create a truly original costume of any style, Egyptian, Tribal, Turkish ECT….Many of her pieces can be found at the Great Eastern Trading Company
www.akaisilks.com

Dancers Almanac

Dance Venus/Clubs

Athenian Corner Restaurant
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Nights
207 Market St., Lowell, MA
978 458-7052

Byblos Restaurant Friday and Saturday Nights
678 Washington St., Norwood, MA
781 762-8998

Karoun Restaurant
Call Karoun's 617.964.3400 for dinner reservations

Basha Cafe
Thursday, Friday and Saturday Nights
26 New Street, Cambridge, MA
617 245-0440

The Red Fez Friday and Saturday Nights
1222 Washington St., South End, Boston, MA
617 338 6060

83 Main St
(between Devens St & Harvard St)
Charlestown, MA 02129
(617) 242-6009
www.tangierino.com

Middle East Restaurant
Wednesday and Sunday Nights
Central Sq., Cambridge, MA
617 864-EAST


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Photographer: Peter Paradise