Shems veil belly dance to Istanbul Istanbul Olali by Sezen Aksu

[zillinalovedance]

enjoyed this very much. i love the old school type of veil dance. all my best.

[catoushka]

Oh my god that is just mesmerising; beautiful! Wow! I miss bellydance now, must start again :)

[missk877]

beautiful performance but will be amazing if you teach how do those movements with tthe veil im trying some movements and i can't do it :( thanks

[shemsdance]

@missk877

I do teach classes in Baltimore, MD where I live. Are you in my area?

[kbajana]

Speechless! Beautiful veil work!

[beautifuldreamer77]

Gorgeous....Captivating!

[shemsdance]

I hope Allah embraces an Istanbul that belongs to muslim and non-muslim together. Peaceful diversity adds to the beauty.

[magedmagedmagedmaged]

i love istanbul sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooo much

[magedmagedmagedmaged]

i love istanbuuuuuuuuuullllll sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­ooooooooooooooooo muchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[sofiafortunato]

she is wonderfull as a teacher and dancer love you shems

[NightsMuse]

Fantastic job! I get tired of the same old veil work, and this was a breath of fresh air!

Love the Turkish song, too!

[katrinaburbank]

so beautiful.  captivating. mesmerizing.

[HaalaDances]

Breathtakingly beautiful dancing! The visual expression of the music. I am saving this to my favorites to watch again!

[saadet15]

Beautiful!

[refine7]

i've seen si many vids (also turkish ones)and this is the first time i've seen someone dancing to to turkish lyrics...aussum job!

[iritl]

Absolutely gorgeous flowing with the veil! Love Sezen Aksu also.

[tmagill205]

i think it was great and i agree clap or cry .... i think cry.... oh whats the name of that song? i want to try some veil work with that song i think its beautiful!

[shemsdance]

The name of the song is Istanbul Istanbul Olali by the Turkish singer Sezen Aksu. It is a very pretty and sad song. I love it.

[jmstellar]

Outstanding! You have provide a wonderful example of how the dancer should become 'one with the veil'...... Bravo!!

[AnaMariaMeldelen]

Awesome veil work, congratulations!!!

[MereDanc]

Beautiful....didn't know whether to clap or cry. thanks for sharing!

[nasila]

Stunning!

[firefly55]

Beautiful, Shems you took my breath away with this!