Arabic Family
Arabic Family Introduction Arabic 1 Arabic 2 Arabic 3 Arabic 4 Tunisian Eight Count Arabic Family Introduction The Arabic […]
Suhaila’s 2024 Dance Week – Aug 5-9, 2024 @Shawl-Anderson Dance Center
Suhaila Salimpour’s 2024 Dance Week For an entire week, join Suhaila Salimpour for a unique belly dancing experience. We invite
Taqsim Family
Taqsim Family Introduction A taqsim in Arabic music refers (in general) to an improvised solo on a single instrument. Belly
Instruments
A History of Middle Eastern Music Genres of Music and the Ensembles that Perform Them The Great Four of Arabic
Veil Work, Floor Work, Turkish Drop
Veil Work as Taught by Jamila For the dancers from the Middle East that Jamila studied or for those
Fitness Fusion
The Start In 2004, I began an ambitious project that would ultimately become known as the Fitness Fusion Belly Dance
Feminism and Belly Dance
1960s Counterculture The 1950s were a time of conformity for many women in the United States. After World War II,
Male Belly Dancers in the United States
While American audiences might have sought out the nightclubs to see women dance, there were many men who became involved
Middle Eastern Nightclubs in the United States
Just as Jamila observed Middle Eastern dancers in the nightclubs of California, the dancers in New York were doing the
The Veil
The Veil as Dance Prop The veil as we know it in belly dance—a three-to-four yard of lightweight fabric used