Bellydance :
Sharif, Keti
Bellydance : a guide to Middle Eastern dance, its music, its culture and costume / Keti Sharif. - Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2004. - ix, 132 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.
PART 1 Dance of the East / PART 2 The art of bellydance / PART 3 Routines and techniques / PART 4 Cultures and dance / PART 5 Costumes and performance / 1. 'Ahlan wa sahlan', Welcome ; 2. History ; 3. Music and instruments ; 4. Musical interpretation ; 5. Rhythm --
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 travelling steps -- 13. Choreography and improvisation ; 14. Turns and transitions ; 15. Simple routines for bellydance ; 16. Veil work ; 17. Dancing with the stick ; 18. Zills (finger cymbals) -- 19. Raqs sharqi ; 20. Saiidi Egyptian stick dance ; 21. Egyptian baladi ; 22. Alexandrian baladi ; 23. Lebanon ; 24. Greek chiftetelli ; 25. Turkish bellydance ; 26. Tribal, gypsy and trance dances ; 27. Other Middle Eastern dance styles -- 28. Folkloric costume ; 29. Assyuti ; 30. Henna, kohl and headwear ; 31. Cabaret costume ; 32. Performance ; The secret door.
For those wanting to shake and shimmy their way to a firmer body, this guide to belly dancing offers instructions on how to make the most of the hot fitness trend. In addition to guiding the dancer to a trimmer waist, this how-to book helps put women in touch with their sensuality through the alluring moves of this ancient dance. Specific guidelines for pregnant women who wish to stay strong throughout the nine months and regain their prebaby belly are included. The history and culture of the art is also explored with a celebration of the music and costumes that make belly dancing a joy to watch.--From publisher description.
1741143764 9781741143768
Belly dance.
Belly dance music.
Costume--Middle East.
Middle East--Social life and customs.
793.3 / SHA
Bellydance : a guide to Middle Eastern dance, its music, its culture and costume / Keti Sharif. - Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2004. - ix, 132 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cm.
PART 1 Dance of the East / PART 2 The art of bellydance / PART 3 Routines and techniques / PART 4 Cultures and dance / PART 5 Costumes and performance / 1. 'Ahlan wa sahlan', Welcome ; 2. History ; 3. Music and instruments ; 4. Musical interpretation ; 5. Rhythm --
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 travelling steps -- 13. Choreography and improvisation ; 14. Turns and transitions ; 15. Simple routines for bellydance ; 16. Veil work ; 17. Dancing with the stick ; 18. Zills (finger cymbals) -- 19. Raqs sharqi ; 20. Saiidi Egyptian stick dance ; 21. Egyptian baladi ; 22. Alexandrian baladi ; 23. Lebanon ; 24. Greek chiftetelli ; 25. Turkish bellydance ; 26. Tribal, gypsy and trance dances ; 27. Other Middle Eastern dance styles -- 28. Folkloric costume ; 29. Assyuti ; 30. Henna, kohl and headwear ; 31. Cabaret costume ; 32. Performance ; The secret door.
For those wanting to shake and shimmy their way to a firmer body, this guide to belly dancing offers instructions on how to make the most of the hot fitness trend. In addition to guiding the dancer to a trimmer waist, this how-to book helps put women in touch with their sensuality through the alluring moves of this ancient dance. Specific guidelines for pregnant women who wish to stay strong throughout the nine months and regain their prebaby belly are included. The history and culture of the art is also explored with a celebration of the music and costumes that make belly dancing a joy to watch.--From publisher description.
1741143764 9781741143768
Belly dance.
Belly dance music.
Costume--Middle East.
Middle East--Social life and customs.
793.3 / SHA