My Belly Dancer of the Year

To wish you a peaceful and prosperous 2025

I don’t think I ever featured a male belly dancer on my blog when I used to post my belly dancer of the month (hence the title of this Substack) but it was my lovely friend, Gilbert Pilgram, chef/owner of Zuni, who got me onto them when he sent me one on instagram a couple of years ago.

You would think that a male body is not quite adept for this kind of sinewy dancing that somewhat requires a belly, as the name indicates although not one that is too wobbly! Anyhow, unlike what I thought, men can be wonderful belly dancers despite not having curves. There are a few great ones but my favourite, at least for now, is Sashdi, who is not only totally beautiful but also moves beautifully.

I leave you with this gorgeous performance of his from a few years back, (which for some reason you have to watch on YouTube rather than here) wishing y’all a peaceful and prosperous 2025, with hopefully more justice in the world.