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Snake Hips:Belly Dancing and how I found true love |
Anne Thomas Soffee
Snake Hips and How I found true love belly dancing.
Excellent book. Humorous. Can be appreciated by anyone who has been belly dancing for a while. |
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Grandmothers Secrets |
Grandmother's Secrets: The Ancient Rituals and Healing Power of Belly Dancing . Al-Rawi, Rosina-Fawzia B.
One of my favorite belly dance references.A must have.
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Serpent of the Nile |
Woman and Dance in the Arab World by Wendy Buonaventura
Excellent resource material |
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Orientalism Transnationalism & Harem Fantasy |
This book provides a much needed critical perspective on the nature of belly dance while celebrating its power and beauty. |
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Looking for Little Egypt |
Little Egypt was a pre-Hollywood sex symbol. She was created by and personified the Western obsession for the exotic. She was bon in an age when showmen, in deliberate Barnum-esque fashion, outdid each other to manipulate the press and mislead the public by fabricating larger-than-life personality. In this case, the Little Egypt legend has fooled many people for almost a century. |
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Bellydance |
Bellydance: A guide to Middle Eastern Dance, Its Music Its Culture and Costume. This is an excellent read.
I have studied Keti's dance format and love it. Highly recommended. |
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A Woman's Book of Power" |
From the author of "A Woman's Book of Strength" comes a simple approach to a simple idea--using dance and movement to feed the soul and keep you lean and fit. "Karen Andes . . . addresses different aspects of our beings with her unique combination of the physical and spiritual |
