Cross-Dressing In Middle Eastern Dance

For further information about men's dance traditions in the Middle East, see Tarik abd el Malik's article, Oriental Dance: It Isn't Just For Women (And Never Was). This article includes several photos of Tarik himself clad in masculine garb.

For More Information

If you'd like to learn more about men in Middle Eastern dance, here are further resources to explore:

• Dance As Community Identity In Selected Berber Nations. The section on shikhatt discusses how men fit into performing this traditional Moroccan women's dance.
• Oriental Dance: It Isn't Just For Women (And Never Was). By Tarik abd el Malik. Presents Tarik's research into the role of men as Oriental dance artists.
• Serpent of the Nile. By Wendy Buonaventura. This book provides a tour of the history of Middle Eastern dance, particularly Oriental dance.

This article is part of the Suite101 "Middle Eastern Dance" topic area. For the other Suite101 articles, discussion forums, and opinion polls related to Middle Eastern dance, music, and culture, see the Welcome page on Suite101. For other articles written by Shira about these topics, please see Shira's own popular web site at www.shira.net.

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