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Belly Dancing: A Good Career Option?
You've recently learned how to belly dance, and you find that you enjoy it very much. Now you're thinking about making a career of it. But should you?
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How To Find A Belly Dancing Class In Your Community
You're not likely to find a belly dancing teacher listed in your local Yellow Pages because of the high cost of advertising there. So how <I>do</I> you find a local class? This article will help.
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Belly Dance to Better Health
Celebrating the natural beauty of the female form, belly dancing is beneficial to both the dancer's mental as well as her physical well-being.
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Losing Weight with Belly Dance
If weight loss is your goal, here are some tips on how to use belly dancing to achieve it.
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Belly Dancing In the Western World
Ever since Little Egypt performed on the Midway Plaisance at the 1893 World's Fair in Chicago, North Americans have been enthralled with belly dancing.
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Healing Through Oriental Dance: Part 2, Emotional Healing
Many belly dancers have discovered that belly dancing can have a healing effect on emotional pain. Whether recovering from bulimia, issues with breast cancer, rape, or other deeply wounding conditions, many people have found healing through Oriental dance.
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A Brief History of Belly Dancing
As an art form belly dancing honours the goddess within all of us and celebrates the female body of all shapes and sizes.
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A Dance By Any Other Name...
Middle Eastern dance? Oriental dance? Belly dance? Ethno-modern fusion? Find out the different names used for this dance form, and why there is disagreement in the dance community today over what name to use for the dance.
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Healing Through Oriental Dance: Part 1, Physical Healing
Many people have found that belly dancing supports good overall health and helps promote recovery from injuries. This article tells the stories of people who have found healing through belly dance and discusses how you might do the same.
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Belly Questions
People love to ask belly dancers questions about their bellies. Here are some answers that will give them a bellyful of things to consider the next time you get one of those questions!
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Avoiding Injury From Belly Dance
Like any form of exercise, belly dancing can carry some risk of injury. Here are tips on posture, moves, and technique to help you stay safe.
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Cross-Dressing In Middle Eastern Dance
In certain Middle Eastern dance traditions, men performed Oriental dance (belly dance) in drag. This article takes you on a tour through Morocco, Egypt, and Turkey to explore the history of this practice .
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Dance of the Seven Veils
Explores how the "dance of the seven veils" came to be associated in people's minds with belly dancing.
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Dance Performances: Art or Entertainment?
When doing a belly dance performance, are you delivering entertainment or an artistic presentation? The answer will determine how successful the performance is.
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Dancing To Distraction
When you're on stage, is the audience focusing on your fabulous interpretation of the music, or is their attention riveted on something else? Here's a light-hearted look at issues that can destroy the impact you're hoping to achieve with your show.
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From Student To... What?
It can take several years before a student becomes good enough to teach or do restaurant shows. Until then, what options are available for getting experience?
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Making Costumes: Turkish Edging
Tired of using the same old purchased trims to decorate the edges of your skirts and veils? Try this bead-and-sequin edging that was used on two belly dance costumes Shira purchased in Turkey. Also included: a photo gallery showing Shira from several angles dancing in those two Turkish costumes.
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Middle Eastern Dance And The Internet
In just the past 4-5 years, the Internet has had a dramatic impact on Middle Eastern dance artists worldwide. Here are some observations from someone who has been both a dancer and a "digerati" since 1982.
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Middle Eastern Dance: The Spiritual Connection
For some, dance is more than just a performing art -- it provides a path to spiritual exploration. This article looks at both the history of movement in ritual and also its modern-day application.
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Public Perceptions: A Double Standard
Most belly dancers choose costumes and dance moves that are much more modest than those seen in other performing arts. So why does The General Public still think belly dancing is sleazy?
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Scenes From Turkey: Oriental Dance, Part 1
Read an eyewitness's account of belly dance shows in Turkey, and feast your eyes on photos of some beautiful costumes.
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Scenes From Turkey: Oriental Dance, Part 2
Here is Part 2 of an eyewitness's account of belly dance shows in Turkey, complete with more photos of beautiful costumes.
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Scenes From Turkey: Oriental Dance, Part 3
If you've enjoyed parts 1 and 2 of Scenes From Turkey: Oriental Dance, and if you're hungry to see pictures of still more Turkish dancers, then here is the third and final installment.
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Web Resources For Ample Belly Dancers
Pointers to resources both here on Suite101 and elsewhere on the web for plus-sized women interested in belly dancing.
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Your Web Site: Don't Attract The Wrong Attention!
The Internet can be a highly effective tool for marketing belly dancing classes and performances. But it can also make it easier for creeps to find you and harass you. Here are some tips on how to guard your safety while promoting yourself.
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A Dance For The Whole Family
Middle Eastern dance did <I>not</I> originate as a tool for seducing the Sultan. Find out the truth behind the role this ancient art form has held in Middle Eastern society.
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Bringing Middle Eastern Dance To Your Community
Why hide behind the closed doors of a restaurant? Bring your dance form out into the community!
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Costuming A Belly Dancing Troupe
Many belly dance groups use some sort of troupe costuming to pull together a unified look. Here are some thoughts on how to design costumes for troupe use.
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Egyptian Belly Dance
Egyptian, Oriental, Arabic... the dance has many names, but the one which describes it best is the one by which it is popularly known: Belly Dance!
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Fabulous Full Figures, Part 1: Leyla Lanty
Part 1 of a series featuring photo galleries with costuming inspirations for full-figured belly dancers. This edition features lovely Leyla Lanty from the San Francisco, California area.
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Fabulous Full Figures, Part 2: Leyla Lanty
Part 2 of a series of articles featuring costuming inspirations for full-figured belly dancers. This edition showcases Leyla Lanty from the San Francisco area wearing costumes she acquired in Egypt.
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Fabulous Full Figures, Part 3: Asifa el-Bah'r
Part 3 of a series of articles featuring costuming inspirations for full-figured belly dancers. This edition showcases Asifa el-Bah'r from the San Francisco area.
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Fabulous Full Figures, Part 4: M'shisha al Fo'awi
Part 4 of a series of articles featuring costuming inspirations for full-figured belly dancers. This edition showcases M'shisha al Fo'awi from the San Jose, California area.
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Fabulous Full Figures, Part 5: Asifa el-Bah'r
Part 5 of a series of articles featuring costuming inspirations for full-figured belly dancers. This edition is a second installment showcasing Asifa el-Bah'r from the San Francisco area.
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How to Learn Choreography
Memorizing choreography is a skill that can be learned. This article explains techniques to aid your memory in mastering a new dance. It discusses both how to survive a 4-hour seminar and also how to learn over the course of a weekly class.
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Joining A Belly Dance Troupe: Is It For You?
Joining a belly dance troupe may sound like a lot of fun. But is it right for you? And if so, how do you become involved with one? Here's the scoop on troupes.
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Opinion: Men Who Ogle Belly Dancers
There are some men out there whose sexual fantasies involve belly dancers and harem scenes. This is an opinion piece about them.
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Reflections: My Friends Through Dance
The best friends I've ever made were people I met through dance. This article explores nostalgic reflections on the profound impact dance has had on my life through leading me into new friendships.
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Scenes From Turkey: The Real Turkish "Belly" Dance
The Turkish term "gobek tansi", which literally means "belly dance", doesn't look at all like what Americans think of when they hear the term "belly dance"! This article will introduce you to the REAL Turkish "belly dance".
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Suggested Reading For Belly Dancers
If you love Middle Eastern dance, here are some books to enjoy when you'd like to think about dance but can't do it. Read these while riding an airplane, sitting in your doctor's waiting room, or even just cuddled up with your favorite bedtime companion.
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The Ottoman Empire In The 17th Century
Interested in the historical aspects of the Middle East? Here are some insights into the Ottoman empire in Turkey in the 17th century.
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Your Personal Safety As A Belly Dancer
The vast majority of people who call to hire belly dancers for private parties are legitimate customers. But predators do exist. Here are some thoughts on guarding your personal safety.
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Belly Dancers Prepare for Tour
Jillina Carlano, lead dancer and choreographer in the Bellydance Superstars, spoke with contributing writer Lacey Lyons.
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Cairo, Egypt’s Vibrant Capital
Modern Cairo has a history as old as time. Mosques, churches and museums compete for attention with Shisha pipes, a pulsating nightlife and belly dancers.
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Dance Your Way To Fitness
There are a lot of interesting ways to help you get moving. You don't necessarily have to join a gym. Taking dance lessons is an awesome, fun alternative to getting fit.
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Insider's Guide to Reno Specialty Shopping
Belly dancing clothes, books about Nevada, tracking devices and model railroading accessories are just a few of the items sold in Reno's out-of-the ordinary stores.
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Life as a Fine Balance
Women have several roles to play within the family, in addition to working outside the home. Here are three ways to ensure a happy and satisfying balance in life.
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Red Sea Vacations - Learn to Dive in Egypt
Explore the magical depths of the Red Sea when you learn to dive in Egypt with qualified PADI instructors. Go on a Camel Safari. See Belly Dancers and shop in the markets
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Book Review: Freak Street Series
Scholastic has launched a new series for young readers aimed at getting reluctant readers to pick up a book.
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The Global Scavenger Hunt
Imagine taking three weeks to travel across the globe with a partner. The Global Scavenger Hunt provides air fare and interesting events in destinations across the world.
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