Shop for Books with General Belly Dance Information

Explore books that offer a bit of history, a bit of advice, a bit of costuming, a bit of music, a bit of cultural background.

Cover	To Purchase From Amazon	Title	Author / Instructor	Shira's Rating	Comments
		Bellydance: A Guide to Middle Eastern Dance, Its Music, Culture and Costume	Keti Sharif
		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.
		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.
		Zaïda: Belly Dancing for Older Women	Zaïda (Phoebe Kathrine Carter)	Read Shira's review.	The contents of her web site presented in book form.
		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.
		Earth Dancing: Mother Nature's Oldest Rite	Daniela Gioseffi	Read Shira's review.	Promotes the author's made-up "earth dancing", which is essentially belly dancing done for the purpose of celebrating the female anatomy and the great Earth Mother Goddess.

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