Bellydance: A Guide to Middle Eastern Dance, Its Music, Its Culture and Costume
December 16, 2009 by admin
Filed under Belly Dancing Books
- ISBN13: 9781741143768
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
Product Description
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 th… More >>
Bellydance: A Guide to Middle Eastern Dance, Its Music, Its Culture and Costume
I was just told about the book, and it looks great. I just want to know—who owns that beautiful belly on the cover?
Rating: 5 / 5
Has photography as well as the history. A great book.
Rating: 5 / 5
This was a decent overview. I wish it detailed more about costumes, but as is life. I am not sad I purchased this item.
Rating: 4 / 5
This book is beautifully done- from the imagery to the content and everything in between I really appreciate Keti’s research, insight, and presentation. It is very detailed and interesting… leaves you wanting more for sure but hopefully she will write more on the subject. In fact, she has, if you go to her website [...] you will find some interesting articles on a vast array of fascinating subject matter related to bellydance. From sacred geometry, chakras in dance, and identifying the specific traditions in dance of different regions- she has a lot of great things to share.
I have heard her style of teaching dance criticized but having used her advanced instructional dvd, I would have to say that I think, as far as instruction goes, she is one of the best. She takes all of the intricate elements of dance, theory, tradition, anatomy,geometry and really makes some elegant combinations that showcase a broad spectrum of classic bellydance (with a very “old hollywood” flair that I think is charming). Personally, I think her teaching style is fantastic- it gets even the most callow actually dancing right from the get-go without any wated time and imparts with each combination a little history & stylistic insight. You receive an introduction to her teaching style in this book (her A-Z teaching through combinations).
I would consider this a must-have book for the bellydancer’s bookshelf.
Rating: 5 / 5
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 actually have some good info. It’s not a textbook, of course, so don’t expect a whole educational level of information. What’s in it, is just really good for general knowledge regarding this form of dance and culture.
Rating: 4 / 5