Downloads
Welcome to the Suhaila Salimpour Institute’s comprehensive collection of educational resources. To better serve your learning journey, all downloadable products have been organized into focused categories, each with its own dedicated page
Music
Explore a curated selection of traditional and modern SWANA recordings, loops, and rhythm studies designed to support your practice and performance
Cymbal Jams
Learn the foundational finger cymbal patterns through audio training tools recorded by Suhaila, including Jamila’s signature number method.
Drill Breaks
Engage in focused audio practice sessions that reinforce fundamental movements and somatic awareness within Suhaila’s Fundamentals levels.
Books
Access essential texts commissioned and published by Suhaila Salimpour that consolidate knowledge on the history, rhythms, and vocabulary central to her curriculum.
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Suhaila’s Drill Breaks transformed my dance because they helped me focus in a way I hadn’t before. And I appreciate they are short enough to fit in some practice more easily during my day.
Dana M.
I love the Arabian Musicals and Enta Omri albums. These classics are the best and make practicing much more engaging.
Leila R.
In researching SWANA dance and the Salimpours, I found their books to be invaluable resources. From the vocabulary and finger cymbal method to Suhaila’s Core Dimension, nomenclature, and timing method, nearly every belly dancer today is influenced by the Salimpours—often without realizing how much of what they are taught was developed by them.
Elena K., Graduate Student
I'm not going to lie—I really avoided playing finger cymbals. But I saw a really cool choreography by Suhaila with amazing finger cymbal patterns, so I got over myself and got the Jams to learn. It takes practice, but I’m making progress. It really helps to have a subscription to the Library so you can practice with movement.
Emma J.