Gilded Serpent presents...
The Belly Dance Reader 2
An Anthology of Essays
by GS Contributors
Product Description, Contents, Click & Buy, Screenshots, PR/ad graphics
We are delighted to announce that as of 7-29-14:
The Belly Dance Reader 2 is now available at CreateSpace!
$34.99
Below is the link to buy the book on Amazon:
Book size is 8.5" x 11" (21.59 x 27.94 cm) Glossy color cover, Black & White Bleed on White paper, 346 pages.
Product Description:
In this encompassing work Gilded Serpent presents to our diverse community a thoroughly researched, well-rounded, and focused book that reflects the many facets of this performance genre. With The Belly Dance Reader, books 1 & 2, we hope to share knowledge and experience in Middle Eastern performing arts and related fields. Our contributors reflect the diversity of this genre and their range of knowledge is great: From offering practical advice or delving into the history of significant periods to exploring music, costuming, or business practice, to focusing on theoretical interpretations of dance. Some writers reflect accumulated years of personal experience, while others are driven by academic research into the history, culture, and performances. Our authors encompass the cerebral as well as the passionate. In addition, The Belly Dance Reader provides difficult-to-find written sources and graphics that are not readily available elsewhere, thus serving as an archive of information as well as a meeting ground for sharing knowledge and wisdom.
Belly Dance Reader Book 2 Contents
(Clicking on the linked names below takes you to the author's "bio-page" with a list of more of their articles here on GildedSerpent.com)
Section 1 - 19th and 20th Century History
- The Beginnings of the Bedleh, by Heather D. Ward (“Nisaa of St. Louis”)
- The Religious Interpretations of Danse du Ventre in North America, 1890’s by Andrea Deagon PhD
- A Biography of the Badia Masabni by Priscilla Adum
- Ballet Russes & Middle Eastern Dance, Orientalism by Iana Komarnytska
- Following the Trail of the Evil Eye, by Sierra (Sadira) Suraci
- Images of Vintage Assiut by Davina ~ Dawn Devine and Alisha Westerfeld
Section 2 - Impacts of Orientalism
- Ethical Authenticity by EmmaLucy Cole
- Raqs Sharqi Under the Orientalist Gaze by Catherine Perry
- Cliches & Studio Fantasy, Images of Algerian Women in Colonial Postcards by Amel Tafsout
Section 3 - Cultural Dance Styles
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- A Brief Introduction to Women’s Dances of Iran by Laurel Victoria Gray M.A, Ph.D
- Zeibeikiko, by Amani Jabril
- Crafting Quality Fusion by Laura Tempest Zakroff
- Connecting to Tanoura by Senta Duffield
- Dance Style Charts by Mellilah and Nadira Jamal
- Our Global Community!
Section 4 - Tarab
- Structured Improvisation and Dance Composition by Alia Thabit
- Moving in Ecstasy by Tamra-henna
- Taqsim in America by Amina Goodyear
- The Emergence of Tarab by Candace Bordelon, Ph.D
Section 5 - Music
- A Musicality Technique for Western Belly Dancers by Najia Marlyz
- The Dumbek Drum Family by Richard Adrian Steiger
- Who Follows Who? by Susu Pampanin
- Musician Trading Cards by Lynette, Sausan, and Amina Goodyear
Section 6 - Enhancing Dance
- A Photographic Glimpse of Diversity by Carrie Meyer
- Dynamics of Your Dance by Stasha Vlasuk
- Star Power! by Princess Farhana
- How to Map a Solo by Piper Reid Hunt, Ph.D, and Melina Melinda Pavlata, Ph.D
- Dancing to Live Music! by Denise Mannion of Pangia
- A Brief Introduction to Arabic for Dancers by Leyla Lanty
- Sewing Instruction for Making the Standard Cabaret Skirt with Border by Suzanne McNeil
Section 7 - Teaching
- Learning to Dance with our Senses by Barbara Sellers-Young PhD
- A Dancer’s Personal Response by Brigid Kelly
- Foundations of Dance by Hala Fauzi
- Measuring Outcomes by Mahsati Janan (Jessica Brown)
- Preparing to Teach Belly Dance by Sara Shrapnell
- Magnetism or Manipulation, Cult of Personality and the Middle Eastern Dance Scene by Shelley Muzzy
Section 8 - Business
- How to Write Your Bio by Samira Sharuk
- Adapting your Dance Business to a New City by Elianae Stone
- How to Get Music Rights for Your Video Project by Mher Panossian
- Marketing a Divided Community by Miles Copeland
- A Photographer’s Guide to a Successful Photo Shoot by Pixie Vision Photography
- What Good is a Competition? by Mezdulene Bliss
- Tips for the Traveling Dancer by Zaina Brown
- Self Care for the Dancer by Terry aka Teresa Del Giorno
The Backside
- Arabic Chat Alphabet for translating Arabic Script into Latin Script
- Test Your Knowledge! Egypt & Egypt Folkloric Dance Quiz by Sahra Carolee Kent
- The BDR2 Picture Crossword by Lynette
- A Glossary of Common Belly Dance Terms- expanded from BDR1
- Sara's Word Search
- Contributors Bios
- Photo Credits
- References, A Bibliography Project, Bonus Material, Disclaimers, Errata
- Keyword Index- by Scholar demand
Bonus Features - Coming soon! , videos, PDF downloads, forms, photos in color.
- Musician and Composer Trading Cards
- crossword puzzle for testing students on the contents of the book.
- Word Search
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Misc.
Mistakes to fix in a future PDF submission-
-page 121- the costume designer for the photo of Lucrecia is Lorena Rojas
-page 300 mispelled wikipedia
-page 328 photo credits- what happened to Amel's first name!
-page 295, 2nd column, 2nd paragraph, 1st sentence "can benefit from5" , should read "from".
- missing periods at the end of a few captions. I fixed so many!
