BELLYDANCE book (Allen & Unwin 2004)
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Explore bellydancing's culture, music, artistry, technique, costume and a tapestry of women's shared stories! 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 enjpy the book as much as I enjoyed researching the culture and artistry. Keti Sharif |
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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 |
*Over 10,000 Copies sold worldwide. Winner Canadian Book Fair 'Best Book Design' Prize, 2005.
You can purchase the BELLYDANCE book HERE