Bellydance : a guide to Middle Eastern dance, its music, its culture and costume / Keti Sharif.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Crows Nest, N.S.W. : Allen & Unwin, 2004.Description: ix, 132 p. : col. ill. ; 18 cmISBN:
  • 1741143764
  • 9781741143768
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 22 793.3 SHA
Contents:
PART 1 Dance of the East / 1. 'Ahlan wa 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 travelling steps -- PART 3 Routines and techniques / 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) -- PART 4 Cultures and dance / 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 -- PART 5 Costumes and performance / 28. Folkloric costume ; 29. Assyuti ; 30. Henna, kohl and headwear ; 31. Cabaret costume ; 32. Performance ; The secret door.
Summary: 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.
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Books Books Academy of Music & Performing Arts Library General Stacks Non-fiction 793.3 SHA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available A04606
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793.3 MAC Ballet and dance. 793.3 RIC The belly dance book : 793.3 SCH Exploring dance forms and styles : 793.3 SHA Bellydance : 793.3 SMI Popular dance : 793.3 SMI Popular dance : 793.301 HAN The performer-audience connection :

PART 1 Dance of the East / 1. 'Ahlan wa 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 travelling steps -- PART 3 Routines and techniques / 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) -- PART 4 Cultures and dance / 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 -- PART 5 Costumes and performance / 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.

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