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| Author | : Kemal Özdemir |
| Publisher | : Donence |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Belly dance |
| ISBN | : 9789757054115 |
Oriental belly dance is an unequalled exhibition. This book reveals the history of belly dancing-and the widely unknown fact that its origins are in the imitations of fetal kicks and the giving birth. Belly dancing is a celebration of vibrant sexuality and new life, and can be a powerful aphrodisiac. Fully illustrated.
| Author | : Pina Coluccia |
| Publisher | : Park Street Press |
| Total Pages | : 192 |
| Release | : 2005-02-14 |
| Genre | : Health & Fitness |
| ISBN | : 9781594770210 |
A comprehensive guide to the art of belly dancing • Covers the origins, mythology, and history of the Middle Eastern dance, including its physical and mental health benefits • Contains practical instructions with easy-to-follow photographs • Includes recipes for perfumes, cosmetic creams, and food from the Middle East Belly dance is pure sensuousness and has enchanted humans since ancient times. Yet beyond its erotic aspects, belly dancing offers many physical and emotional benefits. On the physical level it helps with muscle stiffness, autonomic nervous system disturbances, mobility of the abdominal region, and strengthening the back, which in turn enhances the body’s overall posture. Belly dancing also relieves menstrual problems and has been shown to be extremely useful during pregnancy and childbirth. On the emotional side belly dancing increases the libido and has enabled women to overcome self-esteem issues and regain healthy feelings of sensuality and sexuality.Belly Dancing covers all aspects of this ancient art, beginning with its origins and mythical connections to the moon goddess. The authors provide practical instructions and easy-to-follow photographs for the most important dance movements as well as guidance in costuming and related accoutrements. Additional information on foot reflexology and Indian chakras aid the further understanding of the art. The book also contains recipes for Middle Eastern perfumes, cosmetic creams, and food as well as suggestions for musical accompaniment.
| Author | : Heather D. Ward |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 221 |
| Release | : 2018-01-13 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1476629633 |
Raqs sharqi, the Egyptian dance form also known as belly dance, has for generations captured imaginations around the globe. Yet its origins have been obscured by misinformation and conjecture, rooted in Orientalist attitudes about the Middle East--a widely accepted narrative suggests the dance was created in response to Western influences and desires. Drawing on an array of primary sources, the author traces the early development of raqs sharqi in the context of contemporary trends in Egyptian arts and entertainment. The dance is revealed to be a hybrid cultural expression, emerging with the formation of Egyptian national identity at the end of the 19th century, when Egypt was occupied by the British.
| Author | : Caitlin E. McDonald |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2013-07-11 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 0786473703 |
In these essays, dancers and scholars from around the world carefully consider the transformation of an improvised folk form from North Africa and the Middle East into a popular global dance practice. They explore the differences between the solo improvisational forms of North Africa and the Middle East, often referred to as raqs sharki, which are part of family celebrations, and the numerous globalized versions of this dance form, belly dance, derived from the movement vocabulary of North Africa and the Middle East but with a variety of performance styles distinct from its site of origin. Local versions of belly dance have grown and changed along with the role that dance plays in the community. The global evolution of belly dance is an inspiring example of the interplay of imagination, the internet and the social forces of local communities. All royalties are being donated to Women for Women International, an organization dedicated to supporting women survivors of war through economic, health, and social education programs. The contributors are proud to provide continuing sponsorship to such a worthwhile and necessary cause.
| Author | : Annwyn Avalon |
| Publisher | : Weiser Books |
| Total Pages | : 290 |
| Release | : 2019 |
| Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
| ISBN | : 1578636469 |
"Water witch Annwyn Avalon presents a comprehensive guide to Celtic water lore including spells, rituals, water spirits, and merfolk. She explores the magic of the sea, but also features lakes, rivers, canals, swamps, and other watery locations as well as the craft and magic that have been and continue to be practiced at these places. Within these pages, you will learn how to set up your own personal water altars and shrines, gather or craft the magical tools of water witchery, and access the power of rain and ice. Most crucially, you will learn how to connect and communicate with the water spirits themselves."--Back cover.
| Author | : Tazz Richards |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 2000 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 9780970024701 |
"The Belly Dance Book is a collection of articles by 17 top belly dance writers. This is the nuts & bolts of belly dance with articles on history, current events, costuming, make-up, spirit, music, product reviews and more. Great for dancers of every level, and anyone interested in dance, costuming, history or theater."--Amazon.com viewed Feb. 24, 2021.
| Author | : Karin van Nieuwkerk |
| Publisher | : University of Texas Press |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 1995 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9780292787230 |
In Egypt, singing and dancing are considered essential on happy occasions. Professional entertainers often perform at weddings and other celebrations, and a host family’s prestige rises with the number, expense, and fame of the entertainers they hire. Paradoxically, however, the entertainers themselves are often viewed as disreputable people and are accorded little prestige in Egyptian society. This paradox forms the starting point of Karin van Nieuwkerk’s look at the Egyptian entertainment trade. She explores the lives of female performers and the reasons why work they regard as "a trade like any other" is considered disreputable in Egyptian society. In particular, she demonstrates that while male entertainers are often viewed as simply "making a living," female performers are almost always considered bad, seductive women engaged in dishonorable conduct. She traces this perception to the social definition of the female body as always and only sexual and enticing—a perception that stigmatizes women entertainers even as it simultaneously offers them a means of livelihood. Drawn from extensive fieldwork and enriched with the life stories of entertainers and nightclub performers, this is the first ethnography of female singers and dancers in present-day Egypt. It will be of interest to a wide audience in anthropology, women’s studies, and Middle Eastern culture, as well as anyone who enjoys belly dancing.
| Author | : Raksanna Larcher Gore |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 56 |
| Release | : 2014-05 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1304919773 |
3rd - Kansas City - Since the dawn of time, women have shared their stories. They share their ambitions and passions, their sorrows and worries, their dreams and their joys.They do this to learn, to teach, to encourage, and to grow. There is freedom in confession.In her travels around the world as a professional oriental (belly) dancer, Raksanna has met women in all stages of life and from all backgrounds. She has collected the confessions from women with one thing in common...the dance.Join women from around the world who have experienced first-hand the life changing, transformational power of the ancient art of belly dance. Celebrate their courage in having shared these stories live in Kansas City's City Stage at Union Station. Share their laughter and tears...and who knows, perhaps you, too, will feel the longing to confess.
| Author | : Raksanna Larcher Gore |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 48 |
| Release | : 2013-10-09 |
| Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
| ISBN | : 1304505219 |
2nd - Off Broadway NYC - Since the dawn of time, women have shared their stories. They share their ambitions and passions, their sorrows and worries, their dreams and their joys. They do this to learn, to teach, to encourage, and to grow. There is freedom in confession. In her travels around the world as a professional oriental (belly) dancer, Raksanna has met women in all stages of life and from all backgrounds. She has collected the confessions of women who all have one thing in common...the dance. Join women from around the world who have experienced first-hand the life changing, transformational power of the ancient art of belly dance. Celebrate their courage in having shared these stories live, Off Broadway, in NYC and in this volume two of Confessions of a Belly Dancer. Share their laughter and tears ... and perhaps you, too, will feel the need to confess. (Volume 2, New York City)
| Author | : Rosina-Fawzia al-Rawi |
| Publisher | : Interlink Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 224 |
| Release | : 2012-11-15 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1623710111 |
"Come, sit by me," says Grandmother. "Take this chalk in your hand. Now draw a dot and concentrate all your energy into this one dot. It is the beginning and the end, the navel of the world." So Fawzia Al-Rawi describes her grandmother's first lesson about the ancient craft of Oriental dance. Grandmother's Secretsalways circles back to this grandmother and this young girl, echoing the circular movements of the dance itself. Al-Rawi has written a strikingly graceful and original book that blends personal memoir with the history and theory of the dance known in the West as "belly dancing." It is the story of a young Arab girl as she is initiated into womanhood. It is a history of the dance from the earliest times through the days of the Pharaohs, the Roman Empire, to the Arab world of the last three centuries. It is a personal investigation into the effects of the dance's movements on individual parts of the body and the whole psyche. It is a guide to the actual techniques of the dance for those who are inspired to put down the book and move. Al-Rawi conveys in this book not only the history and technique of grieving and mourning dances, pregnancy and birth dances, but the spirit of these age-old rituals, and their possibilities for healing and empowering women today.
