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BELLYDANCE. Explore the myriad of cultural genres, musical styles, Middle Eastern instruments, rhythms, dance artistry and a variety of costuming styles for Bellydance! Includes a how-to-do technique section with step-by-step dance photos demonstrating core movements.
I wrote the book Bellydance as a tribute the the dancer's art - looking at the history that has shaped this dance along with the various cultural stylisations to create a comprehensive manual for the student, performer or teacher.
The detailed section on the music and instruments of the Middle East precedes a flowing sequence of "how-to-bellydance" step by step. Costume styles are described, with performance tips and a special section on health and pregnancy. I hope you enjoy the book as much as I enjoyed researching the culture and artistry.
Keti Sharif |
Part 1 Dance of the East
1 'Ahlan we Sahlan' - Welcome
2 History
3 Music and Instruments
4 Musical Interpretation
5 Rhythm
Part 2 The Art of Bellydance
6 Benefits
7 Basic warm up Exercises
8 Upper Body Isolations
9 Middle Body Isolations
10 Lower Body Isolations
11 Hip Accents and Shimmies
12 Walks and Traveling Steps
Part 3 Routines and Techniques
13 Choreography & Improvisation
14 Turns and Transitions
15 Simple Routines for Bellydance
16 Veil Work
17 Dancing with the Stick
18 Zills (Finger Cymbals) |
Part 4 Cultures and Dance
19 Raqs Sharqi
20 Saiidi egyptian Stick Dance
22Alexandrian Milaya dance
23 Lebanon
24 Greek Chiftetelli
25 Turkish Bellydance
26 Tribal, Gypsy & Trance Dances
27 Other Mid Eastern Dance Styles
Part 5 Costume and Performance
28 Folkloric Costume
29 Assyuti
30 Henna, Kohl and Headwear
31 Cabaret Costume
32 Performance
33 The Secret Door
Bellydance Glossary
Cultural terminologies
Glossy paperback, 134 pages
Colour cover, mono colour pages |

Bellydance pictures galore! Each page contains pictures of dance costume or culture plus easy how-to-do sequences of bellydance techniques. |