Dynamic Belly Dance

Author : Ramona
Publisher : ABI
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Belly dance
ISBN : 0615133266

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Dynamic Belly Dance by Ramona Pdf

Author : Taaj
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-05-13
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780557426720

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Belly Dance Beyond Moves, Combos, and Choreography 82 Lesson Plans, Games, and Exercises to Make Your Classes Fun, Productive and Profitable by Taaj Pdf

Beyond Moves, Combos, and Choreography

Author : Tamalyn Dallal
Publisher : Ulysses Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2004-09-21
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781569754108

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Belly Dancing for Fitness by Tamalyn Dallal Pdf

Spice things up with exotic music, the twirl of silk, and the rhythmic clapping of finger cymbals. This instructional book includes floor gymnastics, back bends, poses, and stretches--and proves that belly dancing can be as easy and fulfilling as yoga.

Author : Serena Wilson,Alan Wilson
Publisher : McGraw-Hill Companies
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1983-01-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0070708118

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The Belly Dance Book by Serena Wilson,Alan Wilson Pdf

Traces the history of belly dancing, shows costumes, veils, and props, and demonstrates body and arm movements, steps, and poses

Author : Martha Burns
Publisher : Martha Burns
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0980177170

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Belly Dance by Martha Burns Pdf

Beautifully photographed live Belly Dance performances. Photographed during ten years with over 100 dancers. Author Martha Burns: "I wanted to recapture and share the dancers' inspiration and magic by means of visual images. I have been honored with Dr. Christiane Northrup writing my book's foreword, Alice Walker, Jean Shinoda Bolen, MD, and Jalaja Bonheim allowing me to quote from their books and for their encouraging words. Belly dance is a misunderstood art. Through my book, I hope to illustrate belly dance's beauty and power, why belly dancers believe this movement is the mother of all dance and why they dedicate their lives to mastering this art form. Belly dancers celebrate their (and each others') power and femininity with profound respect and reverence regardless of age, color, or size. Many feel a divine feminine energy during their dance transforming them into Goddesses. We all bask in this feminine force; those of us watching also become Goddesses." www.BellyDanceBook.net

Author : Caitlin E. McDonald,Barbara Sellers-Young
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013-07-11
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786473700

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Belly Dance Around the World by Caitlin E. McDonald,Barbara Sellers-Young Pdf

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 : Tina Hobin
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-28
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781782799160

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Belly Dance for Health, Happiness and Empowerment by Tina Hobin Pdf

The intention of this book is to inspire men & women to enhance their self-awareness, to overcome common health problems and improve their health and general wellbeing through the ancient art of the belly dance. It helps readers to understand how the body works, the root causes of illness and how by taking up belly dancing it will help to stimulate the body's healing process, restore and enhance their appearance, revitalize, rejuvenate and help to promote a longer life expectancy and independence in old age.

Author : HowExpert,Aneta Dimoska
Publisher : HowExpert
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781648914317

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HowExpert Guide to Belly Dancing by HowExpert,Aneta Dimoska Pdf

HowExpert Guide to Belly Dancing is for all dance lovers, especially for those in love with belly dancing. It serves as a guiding tool to learn the dance from the basic movements. This guide is divided into eight main sections that teach the different aspects of the belly dancing, starting with the basic belly dance posture and then going through the belly dance movements of the lower and upper part of the body. Each section contains several sub-sections that guide you gradually towards the next step. At the end of the book, there is a review part highlighting the key moments that you have to incorporate. Besides sharing instructions for engaging the upper and lower parts of the body, this guide also gives you insight into the basic techniques on how to move on stage and how to manage your choreography. All techniques gained from the sections will not mean a thing if you do not connect them into a graceful dance. The key point of this book is to motivate and inspire you to learn, grow, and succeed in your belly dancing journey. Although some steps are easier and can be learned faster, others require more time and practice. However, no matter what the obstacles are, challenge yourself to become better with every new step. About the Expert Aneta Dimoska is a passionate dancer and dedicated learner. Her love for dancing began in the early years of her life. Ever since then, she has nurtured this passion and developed skills in many dances. Her favorites are belly dancing and Latin dancing. She has an affection towards all belly dance styles. As a graduate of a sociology degree, she is in love with the Middle East culture and tradition. Her interest in this civilization expands through the years following the challenges that these societies are facing. Understanding this unique culture has made her connection with belly dancing even stronger. HowExpert publishes quick 'how to' guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

Author : Rosina-Fawzia al-Rawi
Publisher : Interlink Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781623710118

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Grandmother's Secrets by Rosina-Fawzia al-Rawi Pdf

"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.

Author : Barbara Sellers-Young
Publisher : Springer
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2016-11-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781349949540

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Belly Dance, Pilgrimage and Identity by Barbara Sellers-Young Pdf

This book examines the globalization of belly dance and the distinct dancing communities that have evolved from it. The history of belly dance has taken place within the global flow of sojourners, immigrants, entrepreneurs, and tourists from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century. In some cases, the dance is transferred to new communities within the gender normative structure of its original location in North Africa and the Middle East. Belly dance also has become part of popular culture’s Orientalist infused discourse. The consequence of this discourse has been a global revision of the solo dances of North Africa and the Middle East into new genres that are still part of the larger belly dance community but are distinct in form and meaning from the dance as practiced within communities in North Africa and the Middle East.

Author : Zaida,Phoebe Carter
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780595209484

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Zaida by Zaida,Phoebe Carter Pdf

Your height – your weight – your body shape – your age – the colour of your eyes - do not matter when you want to learn to belly dance. You will feel healthier, more energetic and happier, than you have ever felt. You will feel you are a beautiful woman. You will feel self-assured. You will feel…JOY! Zaïda first started to belly dance at the age of 60 and has felt healthier and happier in the past 5 years than she ever did in the previous 6 decades. This book was written especially to encourage you …. the older woman…. to DANCE to experience your true, inner self to experience JOY! Try this form of gentle exercise for just a few months and you will never want to stop. 'Always yield to temptation, because it may not pass your way again'

Author : Daleela Morad
Publisher : Booklocker.com
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1601450915

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Belly Dance Wisdom by Daleela Morad Pdf

Morad ́s book is a self-help guide to wholeness for women from all walks of life. Daleela shares how belly dancing will increase your fitness level, prepare your body for pregnancy and help you to reclaim a healthy sexuality.

Author : Maria Strova
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 8875076162

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Il linguaggio segreto della danza del ventre by Maria Strova Pdf

Bellydance is incredibly popular today, but many prejudices remain about this art because it is not understood deeply enough. In the Secret Language of Bellydance, the author Maria Strova, renown dancer and master teacher, reveals the inner meaning of this dance, far beyond the taboos of the body and the imaginary images of the harem - where the dance is erroneously considered to have originated. This confusion has influenced, not always in a positive way, the image of bellydance even today. But where did bellydance originate? What inspired its gestures, what is the meaning of the veil, the jewel on the navel or the serpentine movements? "Everything in bellydance is secretly intentional and its movements hide an eternal language," affirms the author. From this concept, she takes the reader on a fascinating journey into its prehistoric roots in the Neolithic Age. Imbued with a sacred character, the dance was part of ancient conception and birth rites and sought to explore the cyclic and cosmic processes of life. To illustrate this "original image," Maria Strova utilizes the symbols of the dance: belly, omphalos or navel, waist, breasts, hands, eyes, hair, veil, spiral, serpent, and the elements earth, air, fire and water. All of the images are used as a key to reveal the poetic language of bellydance and its collection of myths, verse, secrets and personal experiences. In the actual practice of bellydance, this symbolic approach playfully calls on the imagination to reconnect us, through movement, with the instinctive, sensual and sacred wisdom of the body. Dance becomes a powerful instrument which reveals the profound life of the belly.

Author : Christy Ann Harvey, M.a.
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-01-29
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1507733348

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The Belly Dance Prescription by Christy Ann Harvey, M.a. Pdf

Embark on a journey into the magic of belly dance for empowering your life and nourishing your soul. I will guide you as you learn about the origins of this ancient art, discover the physical and emotional benefits of belly dance, understand what modern day research has to say about conquering mood disorders through exercise, and open a treasure chest of resources just waiting to be explored!Until you read your copy, consider this.Belly dancing is my top recommendation for exercise and self-expression for prenatal and postpartum women. I love to watch and participate in dance wherever it finds me. I have found that most dance forms which are typically accepted as “serious” art, including jazz and ballet, have a narrow range of “acceptable” body types. Pregnant and postpartum women with rounded bellies and a new fullness to their hips may be uncomfortable trying to fit inside these strict parameters. Movements that leap and extend away from the earth with long, straight lines do not come naturally to the rounded, feminine form.Belly dance, on the other hand, consistently helps women of all shapes and sizes express their emotions and feel beautiful in their own skin. In my role as belly dance instructor, women often approach me to say they are too fat, too thin, uncoordinated, or unattractive because of stretch marks and caesarian scars. I tell them to come on in and give it a try. A wonderful process unfolds as women enter into a supportive group environment and begin to accept themselves. New dancers expand their energy, strengthen and lengthen their bodies, increase their endurance and reclaim healthy self-expression. Rather than sucking in their stomachs and being ashamed of taking up space in the world, women learn to accept themselves. Bellies begin to be embraced as the center of our bodies and as respected spaces to create new life.If you are fortunate enough to live in an area that offers belly dance instruction, particularly for prenatal and postpartum women, I encourage you to sign up for a wonderful adventure. Michelle Maniaci of Nurturing Moves in Florida tailors yoga and belly dance for pregnant and postnatal women specifically for therapeutic purposes. Check your local bulletin boards, ask around and search online to see what is available. If you can't find a local class, consider checking your local library or an online retailer for beginning belly dance DVDs to get you started. The legendary Delilah offers a terrific array of instructional dance videos, informative articles and links on all aspects of the dance.

Author : Serena Wilson,Alan Wilson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : STANFORD:36105036640386

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The Serena Technique of Belly Dancing by Serena Wilson,Alan Wilson Pdf