Belly Dance

Authot: Keti Sharif

Language: English

Chapters:

Part 1 Dance of the East
1 'Ahlan we 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 Traveling Steps

Part 3 Routines and Techniques
13 Choreography & 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
22Alexandrian Milaya dance
23 Lebanon
24 Greek Chiftetelli
25 Turkish Bellydance
26 Tribal, Gypsy & Trance Dances
27 Other Mid Eastern Dance Styles

Part 5 Costume and Performance
28 Folkloric Costume
29 Assyuti
30 Henna, Kohl and Headwear
31 Cabaret Costume
32 Performance
33 The Secret Door

Bellydance Glossary
Cultural terminologies

Glossy paperback, 134 pages