We find and analyze bound dipole solitary solutions in media with anis
otropic nonlocal photorefractive material response. The dipole solutio
ns consist of two elliptically shaped Gaussian-type beams separated by
several diameters, and with a pi phase shift between their fields. Sp
atial evolution of two initially round Gaussian beams and their conver
gence to the above dipole solution is demonstrated experimentally.