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Near Eastern Dance History

Cover	To Purchase From Amazon	Title	Author / Instructor	Shira's Rating	Comments
		A Trade Like Any Other	Karin Van Nieuwkerk	Read Shira's Review	The evolution of dance in Egypt over the course of the 20th century.
		Looking for Little Egypt	Donna Carlton	Read Shira's review.	The dancers from North Africa at the 1893 Columbia Exposition in Chicago and their lingering influence.
		Ancient Egyptian Dances	Irena Lexova	Read Shira's review.	Analysis of depictions of dance found in archeology sites from ancient Egypt.
		Serpent of the Nile	Wendy Buonaventura	Read Shira's review.	History of world dance with special attention to Near Eastern dance.
		Belly Dance: The Dance of Mother Earth	Tina Hobin

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Near Eastern Dance History

Cover	To Purchase From Amazon	Title	Author / Instructor	Shira's Rating	Comments
		Sacred Woman, Sacred Dance	Iris J. Stewart	Read Shira's review.	Women using dance for spiritual expression: history and ideas for modern-day dancers.
		The Belly Dance Book: Rediscovering the Oldest Dance	Edited by Tazz Richards	Read Shira's review.	Anthology of articles by 17 different writers, including Shira.
(image not available)	Hardcover: Paperback:	Great Spirits: Portraits of Life-Changing Artists	Randall Grass		Includes a chapter on Nadia Jamal.
		The Tribal Bible: Exploring the Phenomenon That Is American Tribal Style Bellydance	Kajira Djoumahna	Read Shira's review.	Detailed coverage of the U.S. Tribal belly dance world: history, costuming, more.
		U.S. title: Grandmother's Secrets: The Ancient Rituals and Healing Power of Belly Dancing U.K. title: Belly Dancing: Unlock the Secret Power of an Ancient Dance	Rosina Fawzia al-Rawi	Read Shira's review	Memoirs of an Arab grandmother. A bit of history, also ideas on how to use Oriental dance moves for spiritual expression and insight.

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