Egyptian Belly Dance In Transition
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Egyptian Belly Dance In Transition
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Author : Heather D. Ward
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2018-01-13
Egyptian Belly Dance In Transition written by Heather D. Ward and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-13 with Performing Arts categories.
Raqs sharqi, the Egyptian dance form also known as belly dance, has for generations captured imaginations around the globe. Yet its origins have been obscured by misinformation and conjecture, rooted in Orientalist attitudes about the Middle East--a widely accepted narrative suggests the dance was created in response to Western influences and desires. Drawing on an array of primary sources, the author traces the early development of raqs sharqi in the context of contemporary trends in Egyptian arts and entertainment. The dance is revealed to be a hybrid cultural expression, emerging with the formation of Egyptian national identity at the end of the 19th century, when Egypt was occupied by the British.
Exquisite Egyptian Belly Dance Moves
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Author : Khalidah Kali
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-05-11
Exquisite Egyptian Belly Dance Moves written by Khalidah Kali and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-05-11 with categories.
What is belly dance?The dance which Americans know as"Belly Dance" is known by many names.The French call the dance, "Danse Du Ventre" or dance of the stomach.It is known in Greece as the Cifte Telli.(Cifte Telli is also the name of a rhythm.)In Turkey, it is known as "Rakkase."in Egypt as "Raqs Sharqi."Middle Easterners also call it "Dance Orientale" to distinguish it from "Baladi" or Folk (Traditional) Dance.After its appearance at the Chicago Exposition at the turn of the century, Americans discovered the French name, Danse du Ventre, and it was translated into the "Belly Dance."- Excerpt from "The World's Oldest Dance" By Karol Henderson HardyKhalidah is Founder and Artistic director of Khalidah's North African Dance Dance experience, Inc., a Not-for-Profit entity.Khalidah is an internationally renowned dancer, and choreographer, conducting workshops and company tours throughout the United States.Khalidah has dedicated her life as a veteran dance instructor and performer of this genre of dance and has studied and taught dance for 35+ years.During this time, she has traveled and performed extensively throughout Africa, Egypt (Kemet,) and the Middle East, Asia, and India.Recently, Khalidah has traveled to Istanbul-Turkey, Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia to explore dances of these areas as part of an international dance collective."A 'Temple of Dance,' and an oasis of awarenessof Wholeness, Wellness, and Fitness through Dance." www.khalidahsdance.comKhalidah executes exquisitely beautiful movements clearly, concisely, and soulfully in instruction and performance with peacefulness and positivity and with an ageless beauty. 35+ Years of Excellence! khalidah@att.net / 1-773-677-5305
Belly Dance
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Author : Tina Hobin
language : en
Publisher: Marion Boyars Publishers
Release Date : 2003
Belly Dance written by Tina Hobin and has been published by Marion Boyars Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Music categories.
A complete background and guide to this ancient, erotic dance.
A Trade Like Any Other
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Author : Karin van Nieuwkerk
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 1995
A Trade Like Any Other written by Karin van Nieuwkerk and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Social Science categories.
In Egypt, singing and dancing are considered essential on happy occasions. Professional entertainers often perform at weddings and other celebrations, and a host family’s prestige rises with the number, expense, and fame of the entertainers they hire. Paradoxically, however, the entertainers themselves are often viewed as disreputable people and are accorded little prestige in Egyptian society. This paradox forms the starting point of Karin van Nieuwkerk’s look at the Egyptian entertainment trade. She explores the lives of female performers and the reasons why work they regard as "a trade like any other" is considered disreputable in Egyptian society. In particular, she demonstrates that while male entertainers are often viewed as simply "making a living," female performers are almost always considered bad, seductive women engaged in dishonorable conduct. She traces this perception to the social definition of the female body as always and only sexual and enticing—a perception that stigmatizes women entertainers even as it simultaneously offers them a means of livelihood. Drawn from extensive fieldwork and enriched with the life stories of entertainers and nightclub performers, this is the first ethnography of female singers and dancers in present-day Egypt. It will be of interest to a wide audience in anthropology, women’s studies, and Middle Eastern culture, as well as anyone who enjoys belly dancing.
Popular Dance And Music In Modern Egypt
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Author : Sherifa Zuhur
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2021-12-22
Popular Dance And Music In Modern Egypt written by Sherifa Zuhur and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-12-22 with Performing Arts categories.
This book is an exploration into the history, aesthetics, social reality, regulation, and transformation of dance and dance music in Egypt. It covers Oriental dance, known as belly dance or danse du ventre, regional or group-specific dances and rituals, sha'bi (lower-class urban music and dance style), mulid (drawing on Sufi tradition and saints' day festivals) and mahraganat (youth-created, primarily electronic music with lively rhythms and biting lyrics). The chapters discuss genres and sub-genres and their evolution, the demeanor of dancers, trends old and new, and social and political criticism that use the imagery of dance or a dancer. Also considered are the globalization of Egyptian dance, the replication or fantasies of raqs sharqi outside of Egypt, as well as the dance as a hobby, competitive dance form, and focus of international dance festivals.
Core Connections
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Author : Acting Assistant Professor of Dance Christine M Şahin
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024
Core Connections written by Acting Assistant Professor of Dance Christine M Şahin and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024 with History categories.
"Core Connections: Cairo Belly Dance in the Revolution's Aftermath investigates local, intra-Middle Eastern, and global circulations of belly dance centered within Cairo, Egypt, in the tumultuous aftermath of the Jan. 25th, 2011 revolution. This multi-sited ethnography takes audiences on a taxi ride that viscerally moves through contemporary city-circuitries of dance venues and stories from the Nile cruising tourist boats and decadent five-star hotels to smoky late-night discos and Pyramid Street cabarets. While mapping the multiple maneuverings of Cairene dancers and non-dancers alike, this book centralizes Cairene dancers embodied political insight while fleshing out nuanced portraits of their lives and stories amidst ongoing political precarity. In addition to interweaving Dance and Middle Eastern Gender Studies, this book innovatively 'does' and writes ethnography. This book's ethnographic approach embodies the dance itself via attending to the dual meanings of moving; centralizing mobility and movement as sites of power and knowledge, but also in researching and writing in ways that move emotionally, stirring up poignant affect that leads to physical reaction, change, and connection. In other words, this ethnography aims to center the same aesthetics and values of Cairo belly dancing, to 'move' with greater feeling to cultivate richer core connections within ourselves, between one another, and within our city-spaces. In doing so, this book stakes a claim for listening to the subtleties of otherwise marginalized bodily interaction, exchange, and wisdom as rippling with potential for stepping into more revolutionary realities and relationships. Core Connections: Cairo Belly Dance in the Revolution's Aftermath investigates local, intra-Middle Eastern, and global circulations of belly dance centered within Cairo, Egypt. This ethnography takes audiences on a taxi ride that viscerally moves through contemporary dance venues from the Nile cruising tourist boats and decadent five-star hotels to smoky late-night discos and Pyramid Street cabarets"--
Before They Were Belly Dancers
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Author : Kathleen W. Fraser
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-10-31
Before They Were Belly Dancers written by Kathleen W. Fraser and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-31 with Performing Arts categories.
Focusing on Egypt during the period 1760 to 1870, this book fills in some of the historical blanks for a dance form often known today in the Middle East as raqs sharki or raqs baladi, and in Western countries as "belly dance." Eyewitness accounts written by European travelers, the major primary source for modern scholars, provide most of the research material. The author shapes these numerous accounts into a coherent whole, providing a picture of Egyptian female entertainers of the period as professionals in the arts, rather than as a group of unnamed "ethnic" dancers and singers. Analysis is given of the contexts of this dance--that was a legitimate performing art form in Egyptian society appreciated by a wide variety of audiences--with a focus on actual performances--and a re-creation of choreography.
Raqs In The City
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Author : Heather D. Ward
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2024-06-28
Raqs In The City written by Heather D. Ward and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-06-28 with categories.
Midnight In Cairo The Divas Of Egypt S Roaring 20s
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Author : Raphael Cormack
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2021-03-09
Midnight In Cairo The Divas Of Egypt S Roaring 20s written by Raphael Cormack and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-09 with History categories.
A vibrant portrait of the talented and entrepreneurial women who defined an era in Cairo. One of the world’s most multicultural cities, twentieth-century Cairo was a magnet for the ambitious and talented. During the 1920s and ’30s, a vibrant music, theater, film, and cabaret scene flourished, defining what it meant to be a “modern” Egyptian. Women came to dominate the Egyptian entertainment industry—as stars of the stage and screen but also as impresarias, entrepreneurs, owners, and promoters of a new and strikingly modern entertainment industry. Raphael Cormack unveils the rich histories of independent, enterprising women like vaudeville star Rose al-Youssef (who launched one of Cairo’s most important newspapers); nightclub singer Mounira al-Mahdiyya (the first woman to lead an Egyptian theater company) and her great rival, Oum Kalthoum (still venerated for her soulful lyrics); and other fabulous female stars of the interwar period, a time marked by excess and unheard-of freedom of expression. Buffeted by crosswinds of colonialism and nationalism, conservatism and liberalism, “religious” and “secular” values, patriarchy and feminism, this new generation of celebrities offered a new vision for women in Egypt and throughout the Middle East.
Before They Were Belly Dancers
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Author : Kathleen W. Fraser
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2014-11-19
Before They Were Belly Dancers written by Kathleen W. Fraser and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-19 with Performing Arts categories.
Focusing on Egypt during the period 1760 to 1870, this book fills in some of the historical blanks for a dance form often known today in the Middle East as raqs sharki or raqs baladi, and in Western countries as "belly dance." Eyewitness accounts written by European travelers, the major primary source for modern scholars, provide most of the research material. The author shapes these numerous accounts into a coherent whole, providing a picture of Egyptian female entertainers of the period as professionals in the arts, rather than as a group of unnamed "ethnic" dancers and singers. Analysis is given of the contexts of this dance--that was a legitimate performing art form in Egyptian society appreciated by a wide variety of audiences--with a focus on actual performances--and a re-creation of choreography.