A comprehensive guide to the art of belly dancing • Covers the origins, mythology, and history of the Middle Eastern dance, including its physical and mental

Text and photographs describe conditioning exercises, basic dance movements, and costumes.

"Come, sit by me," says Grandmother. "Take this chalk in your hand. Now draw a dot and concentrate all your energy into this one dot. It is the beginning and th

In these essays, dancers and scholars from around the world carefully consider the transformation of an improvised folk form from North Africa and the Middle Ea

Your height – your weight – your body shape – your age – the colour of your eyes - do not matter when you want to learn to belly dance. You will feel he