About Us
Bellydance Extraordinaire (B.E) is the largest & most popular professional Oriental Dance school in Singapore, and we are the organizer of the World Belly Dance Festival and the Extraordinary Goddess Pageant (Instagram).
For more than 15 years, as World Bellydancing Championship title holders we actively promote Oriental Dance to the public as a novel performing art and a wonderful activity that can be learned and enjoyed by all ages. Through our classes, we provide certifcation and international recognition in belly dancing. Oriental Dancing cultivates good health, fitness, muscle control and boosts self-confidence. We also believe in drawing out the feminity of the female form through this elegant dance. More than just dance classes, we come together and generate positive energies of happiness and kindess as a dancing sisterhood. We share our comradeship and passion, and adopt a healthy, active and balanced lifestyle.
Besides providing students with ample opportunities to perform, we are always researching and crafting exciting new choreographies for our classes. Our repertoire includes Modern as well as traditional authentic Egyptian & Turkish styles, Folkloric pieces such as Khaleeji and Fusion styles with Chinese fan-veils & Wings. Our genre also includes Burlesque/ Exotic Dance, Chinese Dance, Bollywood, Kpop/HipHop. And we conduct Ballet classes and Flexibility-Yoga Core Training classes too.For more details about our classes, click Classes on the tab above!
Through the unwavering leadership and passion of the Founder and School Principal, Jamila, and her talented Instructors and performing troupe - the Bellydance Extraordinaire Star Troupe; B.E has received numerous award citations, positive media reviews and exclusive performance invitations from international celebrities and VIPs.
Some highlights and distinctive "First's" include;
- Organized the 6th World Belly Dance Festival (2023) & the Extraordinary Goddess Pageant (2023)
- Raised SGD $420,928 at the Sian Chay Bonds and Shines with You Gala Show (2021)
- Raised SGD $1,557,047 at the Beauty with a Purpose Charity Gala Show (2019)
- Organized the 5th World Belly Dance Festival (2019)
- Organized the BE Extravaganza Show and raised SGD $370,050 in charity funds for the needy (2018)
- Raised SGD $112,000 in charity funds for the less fortunarte (2016)
- One of top 25 Finalists of "The Dance Floor", featured on Singapore television, Mediacorp Channel 5 (2015)
- Organizing Singapore's largest Oriental Dance Festival, the 2014, 2015 & 2016 "World Belly Dance Festival"
- Exciting performance & duet dance with Taiwanese International Singer, Qi Yu (2012)
- Organizing Singapore's very first large-scale Musical Oriental Dance Concert Show, at NUS's University Cultural Centre (2011)
- Wonderful performances at Singapore's Formula One Race, Chingay festival (2011) & the Singapore's Youth Olympic Games (2010)
- First Oriental Dance school to feature lessons on Singapore television, Mediacorp Channel 8 (2010)
Our audiences include the former Presidents of Singapore, Mdm. Halimah Yacob, Dr. Tony Tan, the late Mr. S.R Nathan, Emeritus Senior Minister Dr. Goh Chok Tong and the late Founding Father of Singapore, Minster Mentor Lee Kuan Yew. Besides large-scale stage works, B.E has also put together many beautiful performances for corporate events, private functions, as well as supporting charitable organizations.
Bellydance Extraordinaire also received many positive reviews on local English and Chinese newspapers, Straits Times and "Lian He Zao Bao", and other magazines and local media.
Jamila
Founder of Bellydance Extraordinaire,
Organizer of the World Belly Dance Festival & Extraordinary Goddess Pageant
The word Extraordinaire is an adjective word that describes a person who possesses extraordinary skills at a particular discipline. Unlike most English words it is an adjective that comes after the skill - Jamila indeed has such extra-ordinary dancing skills.
Since the age of 8, Jamila trained as a piano player. She acquired an acute skill for musical rhythms and timing. Years later, this provided a strong anchor and basis of her key forte in Oriental Dancing - Originality.
Jamila began learning Oriental Dancing in 2005 under local teachers as well as International Masters. She went to the Middle East, to Cairo/Egypt to learn the traditional styles from the Masters . These teachers include Asmahan, Ahmed Refaat, Aleksei, Dina, Khaled Mahmoud, Mr and Mrs Hossam & Serena Ramzy, Magdy, Mercedes Nieto, Dr. Mo Geddawi, Nour, Prof. Hassan Khalil Orit Maftsir, Madam Raqia Hassan, Serkan Tutar, Tito, Tommy King and many more.
With her versatile talent, Jamila skilfully blends traditional and modern styles of Oriental Dance into lively choreographies of visual beauty. Her speciality is Middle Eastern Classical dance form with props such as Zills, Double Veils, Fan Veils, Poi-Veils, Wing of Isis and Cane.
Jamila made a name for herself in the local Oriental Dance circle when she won the inaugural 2006 Asia Global Belly Dance Competition Solo Championship. To date, she has garnered numerous awards, championships and recognition in both the local and international Oriental Dance industry. Countries that Jamila has been invited to teach and perform include France, Hungary, Turkey, China, S. Korea, Malaysia & Vietnam. She is also active with several local charity organizations and continually supports them with shows and performances.
Among the many celebrities and VIP guests that Jamila worked with, she has had the pleasure to have former Singapore President Mr. S.R Nathan, Emeritus Senior Minister Dr. Goh Chok Tong and former Minster Mentor Mr Lee Kuan Yew as her audience.
To date, Jamila has over 512,000 Facebook followers & 32,000 Instagram followers. She continues to press forward, continually shaping the Oriental Dance scene with her unquenchable passion and distinct choreography style.
Jamila's thoughts on Oriental Dance
"Oriental Dance is not only an exercise but an Art form. It's filled with beauty and spiritual enlightenment. On this path, I made many friendships. These are friendships that share the same passion as I have for dancing - and they have given me many wonderful moments of everlasting memories.
To me, the world is beautiful. There is only one dream: to dance with freedom and heart. This passion for dancing gives us a better understanding of ourselves and an everlasting inspiration of life."
For more details about Jamila, click on Artiste - Jamila
Bellydance Extraordinaire's Track Record
World Belly Dance Festival - In 2014, BE organized and hosted South East Asia’s largest international belly dance festival in Singapore. It is a professional event comprising of Gala Dance Shows, Dance Competitions and Master Dance Workshops. Since its 2014 debut, the annual World Belly Dance Festival attracted hundreds of dance enthusiasts from all across the world to come together with their diverse cultures and experience the hospitality and uniqueness of Singapore as a travel destination. Now into its 6th year, Singapore’s World Belly Dance Festival is recognized as a major oriental dance event in the international bellydancing community.
Extraordinary Goddess Pageant - Standing apart from the norms of a typical beauty pageant show, the vision of the Extraordinary Goddess Pageant is to break personal boundaries and establish a sisterhood for women to support each other and pursue their dreams. The Pageant accepts women from all walks of life, regardless of their age, marital status, race, religion, or profession, to be introduced to the social media world, showcase their achievements & talents, foster self-confidence, and be a source of inspiration and motivation to others.
Charity Activities - Since its inception, BE has been actively involved in charity - through dance performances, fund-raising, donations and other related charity activities. To date, together with Sian Chay Medical Institution, the school has helped raise more than SGD $2,000,000 for the needy and less fortunate in Singapore.
2023
- Organized the 6th World Belly Dance Festival and the Extraordinary Goddess Pageant. The goal is for women to push past their boundaries, establish a supporting sisterhood and pursue their dreams.
2022
- Participated in Sian Chay Medical Institution’s series of weekly online “Ge-Tai” fund-raising dance performances between Aug to Oct 2022. As a whole, the event raised over SGD $500,000.
2021
- Participated in Sian Chay Medical Institution’s “Sian Chay Bonds and Shines with You Gala Show” to raise funds with dance performances. In total, the event itself raised over SGD $420,000.
2019
- Participated in Sian Chay Medical Institution’s “Beauty with a Purpose Gala Show” to raise funds with dance performances. In total, the event itself raised over SGD $2,007,047.
- As the leading Oriental Dance school, BE was invited to France to represent Singapore at their Oriental Dance Festival. BE’s founder, Jamila, was the Guest Performer and Judge.
2018
- Organized the 2018 World Belly Dance Festival and raised SGD$268,126 in charity donations with dance performances during the Opening Gala Show for Sian Chay Medical Institute. The Guests of Honor were Mr Daryl David, Member of Parliament & Mr. Wang Jiarong, Counsellor and Consul General, Embassy of the People's Republic of China.
- As the leading Oriental Dance school, BE was invited to Hungary to represent Singapore at their Oriental Dance Festival. BE’s founder, Jamila, was the Guest Performer and Judge.
2017
- As the leading Oriental Dance school, BE was invited to Beijing, China to represent Singapore at their Oriental Dance Festival. BE’s founder, Jamila, was the Guest Performer and Judge.
2016
- Organized the 2016 World Belly Dance Festival, and raised SGD$112,000 in charity funds during the Opening Gala Show for Sian Chay Medical Institute. The Guest of Honor was Ms. Low Yen Ling, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Trade and Industry & Ministry of Education.
- Invited to perform for Sian Chay Medical Institution’s 2016 Presidential Charity Show
- BE’s founder, Jamila, was invited to represent Singapore as the Star Performer, Judge and Master Teacher at Oriental Festivals in Seoul, South Korea, and Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2015
- Organized the 2015 World Belly Dance Festival. Member of Parliament for Tampines GRC, Mr & Mrs. Baey Yam Keng, were the invited Guests of Honor.
- BE’s founder, Jamila, was invited to represent Singapore as the Star Performer, Judge and Master Teacher at Oriental Festivals in Shanghai & Xi'an, China, as well as Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
2014
- Organized the 2014 World Belly Dance Festival. Minister of State and Minister of Health, Dr. Lam Pin Min, was the invited Guest of Honor.
- BE’s founder, Jamila, was invited to represent Singapore as the Special Guest Performer and Master Teacher at Oriental Festivals in Shanghai & Xiamen, China.
2013
- Representing Singapore, BE’s founder, Jamila, won the Championship of the Traditional and Fusion categories in Istanbul, Turkey - the birthplace of belly dancing. She was also voted as a World Bellydance Star.
- BE’s founder, Jamila, was invited to represent Singapore in "So You Think You Can Dance”, in Shanghai, China. In the same year, she was invited to perform in the ”舞出我人生” Live Show, aired on China CCTV. For these 2 events, Jamila was the first bellydance artiste to perform on mainstream Chinese television.
2012
- Organized a unique musical drama show in Singapore with a Cleopatra theme, entitled "穿越 (Chuan Yue)”.
- Invited to perform at the Singapore Chinese Embassy.
- Invited to performed in a live dance duet with Taiwanese International singer Qi Yu. The show had an audience in excess of 7,000.
- Invited to performed in the "Sheng Siong Live Show", aired on local television, Mediacorp Channel 8.
2011
- Organized Singapore's large-scale Oriental Dance Musical Concert show at the National University of Singapore. A unique, “first-of-its-kind” performance show that sold out within 3 days.
- Invited to perform at Singapore's 2011 Chingay Festival.
2010
- BE’s founder, Jamila, was the first instructor in Singapore to conduct Oriental Dance lessons over the air on local television, Mediacorp Channel 8.
- Invited to perform at the Closing festival of Singapore's Youth Olympic Games.
2009
- BE’s founder, Jamila, was invited to perform for famed international pianist, Guy Manoukian, at the Singapore Esplanade.
- BE’s founder, Jamila, represented Singapore in the "Golden Flower Beauty Pageant" on Vietnam's HCM television station. In the same year, she was invited as a Guest Performer on China's Guangxi Satellite television station. Jamila was also invited as a Guest Lecturer on the Art of Bellydancing at the Guangxi University of Arts (广西艺术学院)
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Whatsapp: +65 9126 3420 / +65 8333 1583 (中文）
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Bellydance Extraordinaire
21 Tan Quee Lan Street, Heritage Place, #02-09 Singapore,188108
+65 9126 3420 (Eng) / +65 8333 1583 (中文)
SG91263420
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