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Bellydance: A Guide to Middle Eastern Dance, Its Music, Its Culture and Costume [Paperback]

Keti Sharif (Author)
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"Keti Sharif explains everything you need to know to get the benefits." -- Let's Live

"This beautifully constructed book examines the cultural and historical significance of belly dancing." -- Dancer Magazine

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For those wanting to shake and shimmy their way to a firmer body, this comprehensive guide to belly dancing offers instructions on how to make the most of the hot belly-dancing-as-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 pulsating music and shimmering costumes that make belly dancing a joy to watch. In Cairo there is a saying: "Every girl is born a dancer." With this guide, all women can be divas of the dance.
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  • Paperback: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Allen & Unwin; illustrated edition edition (February 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1741143764
  • ISBN-13: 978-1741143768
  • Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 7.9 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #105,722 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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86 of 88 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely photography, good info about belly dance, October 13, 2004
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This review is from: Bellydance: A Guide to Middle Eastern Dance, Its Music, Its Culture and Costume (Paperback)
I'm a belly dance teacher in metro Atlanta, and I really enjoyed this beautiful Australian book. The photos are absolutely lovely, and there are lots of them. There's good background info on the history of belly dance, plus basic info about warm-ups and descriptions of basic movements, but what I liked best was the cultural info about how belly dance varies from country to country. There is a good discussion of the many different styles of belly dance, which is info that I've not seen in other books.
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars basic info, but difficult to see printed words, December 4, 2006
This review is from: Bellydance: A Guide to Middle Eastern Dance, Its Music, Its Culture and Costume (Paperback)
I'm a begining bellydancer & wanted something to give me some basic info in the history & culture of bellydance. This book does that.There is a lot of info in the book. My complaint: Some pages are very difficult to read due to the fact that the words are printed with a variety of colors onto background photos. I had read that comment in another review before I bought my copy, but didn't realize how much of the book was printed that way (more than half) & how difficult it would be to read (very difficult), make sure you have good lighting. Also the font size used is a little on the small side. Might have been easier to read with a larger font. Should be able to find same info in an easier to read format.
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Bellydance, December 6, 2004
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Keti Sharif has put together a very informative and delightfully presented instructional book. The photography is excellent and the instructions are very clear and make sense.

Keti Sharif is australia born and lives on the Red Sea in Egypt. She performs and teaches bellydance and hosts cultural tours of Egypt. Well done Keti. I teach bellydance and will be only too pleased to promote this book at my classes. My students will most likely buy a copy of this book.

Anyone interested in Bellydance and Egyptian Culture or Middle Eastern Culture would be very pleased with the contents of this book, women love to express themselves and this type of dance does so refreshingly and culturally diverse techniques are explained.

To celebrate our bodies is our divine right and we can enhance our health by bellydance. I invite women to take up this ancient art of expression, celebration, and good workout with pleasant music and rythms.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Simple Yet Useful
This is a little booklet, nicely packaged in quality papers. At first I found it quite simple and might not be as comprehensive as I expect. Read more
Published 5 months ago by H. Maggie

4.0 out of 5 stars Lavish pictures and concise introductory information
A lovely book for your very first purchase in this area. The author is an Australian of Middle Eastern background who has now moved to Egypt, so it is obvious she loves her... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jane

4.0 out of 5 stars A really excellent basic bellydance overview
This was actually a surprising little book. A quick flip through led me to believe this was going to be the typical fluffy intro to belly dance book. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Lorena S.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-have
This book is beautifully done- from the imagery to the content and everything in between I really appreciate Keti's research, insight, and presentation. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Stephanie Goodell

4.0 out of 5 stars entertaining and informative
I actually learned some new tidbits about bellydance through this book! I was just expecting to be a nice coffee table book, which it can be, with the nice pictures, but it... Read more
Published 20 months ago by R. Maung

3.0 out of 5 stars Shame on the Publisher
Kudos to the author. Well researched information in a small space. The publishers should be ashamed of themselves. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Maya Yin

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource

This book is an excellent resource. The notes about the music are great. The photos are beautiful. Read more
Published on May 13, 2008 by Shara of Desert Dance

3.0 out of 5 stars enjoyable coffee table book
It's by no means a text on belly dancing. But GREAT photos and little tidbits here and there on facts. Read more
Published on March 4, 2008 by R. Maung

3.0 out of 5 stars Good book, lousy printing
This book is full of great information on the origins of belly dance, dance styles, moves and costuming however.... Read more
Published on May 24, 2007 by Farah

3.0 out of 5 stars good overview of bellydancing
This was a beautiful-looking book, though smaller in size than I had anticipated (not coffee-table sized but a smallish square paperback). Read more
Published on April 11, 2007 by Red Door

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