About this title: This is a personal memoir, a how-to guide, and a philosophical reflection about bellydance as an art form for women. Rosina-Fawzia Al-Rawi describes the secret language of bellydance choreography, explains the significance of movements from head to toe, and discusses the many dances used to celebrate various stages in a woman's life, such as wedding, pregnancy and birth dances. Al-Rawi describes her own personal experience and shares her wisdom of a mystical, spiritual journey along the way.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group, NY
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9781566563024ISBN:156656302X
Description: Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 156656302x. Gift inscription penned to front endpaper; otherwise interior is clean. Jacket has rubbed edges.; 1 x 9.1 x 6.1 Inches; 158 pages. read more
Description: Brand New. Paperback. ""Al-Rawi cleverly reveals the secrets of ancient Oriental dance, and revels in its mystery...She warmly draws the readers into her childhood awakening to her culture and her place therein. "--Foreward Magazine. read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: Cloth
Publisher: Interlink Books, N. Y.
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9781566563024ISBN:156656302X
Description: Cover Art. Very Good in Very Good jacket. Hard Back. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. The hard cover and the jacket has light shelf wear....Light yellowing pages...........We are very careful when we list our books, but sometimes something minor may get by. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc
Date Published: 2000-11-01
ISBN-13:9781566563260ISBN:1566563267
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9781566563260. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781566563260ISBN:1566563267
Description: New. Brand New! Buy with confidence-your satisfaction is guaranteed at B-Logistics! Due to the large scale of our operation, we do not have access to the specific contents/condition of our items. Please note that Expedited shipping is not available at this time. read more
Edition: Second Printing
Binding: Cloth Hardcover
Publisher: Interlink Books
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9781566563024ISBN:156656302X
Description: Fine Condition in Near Fine jacket. EAN: 9781566563024. 158 pp. Book itself is flawless. Dust Jacket has a slight crimp to the real panel top corner and is now protected in a New Mylar Cover. Al-Rawi has written a strikingly graceful and original book that blends personal memoir with the history and theory of the dance known in the West as belly dancing. It is the story of a young Arab girl as she is initiated into womanhood. It is a history of the dance from the earliest times through the ... read more
Edition: First edition. American ed. Illustrated.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group, Brooklyn, New York
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9781566563024ISBN:156656302X
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Unmarked and fine in like dj. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 256 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. Well illustrated read more
Description: FINE+, as new in None jacket. 1st Edition. Large 8vo in black cloth, gilt lettering to spine, 158pp, illustrations in text, publishers ads at rear...............[ CONDITION DETAILS: Page-block fore-edge very faintly dusty else a FINE+ un-or barely-read copy still very close to new ].......Unless otherwise noted: 1st Edition means First Printing; books are in the original publishers binding; wrappers (present only if mentioned above) are complete, un-clipped and provided with transparent ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group
Date Published: 1999-03
ISBN-13:9781566563024ISBN:156656302X
Description: New. First Edition, First Printing. New and in great condition (minor leathering on page edges, otherwise book is in mint/pristine condition). Pages are clean and crisp with a tight spine. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781566563260ISBN:1566563267
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 168 p. Contains: Illustrations. Audience: General/trade. from Mohammad's private collection read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: INTERLINK PUB GROUP INC
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9781566563260ISBN:1566563267
Description: New. This strikingly original book blends personal memoir with the history and theory of the dance known in the West as "belly dancing". The author explores the history and technique of grieving and mourning dances, pregnancy and birth dances, and the dan... read more
Edition: First Edition-1st. Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc, NY
Date Published: 1999
ISBN-13:9781566563024ISBN:156656302X
Description: Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Fine copy, dj has very slight shelfwear rubbing, price clipped. Al-Rawi has written a strikingly graceful and original book that blends personal memoir with the history and theory of the dance known in the West as "belly dancing. " It is a personal investigation into the effects of the dance's movements on individual parts of the body and the whole psyche, as well as a guide to actual techniques. Ilustrated with b/w photographs. viii/158pp+ a ... read more
"The first section about Fawzia's childhood and the fourth section about different types of dances were interesting but the third section about different parts of the body and exercises/moves for each one was a bit lost on me. Even though I have a basic knowledge of bellydancing moves I found the written descriptions very difficult to understand. (I also found some of the reasoning "X is so therefore Y is a fact" a little dubious.) The section I enjoyed the most was the second, about the history of dancing through the ages. I would have liked to have read more about that and perhaps more about Fawzia's life."
"There is a paragraph in the foreword that I want to commit to memory. Basically this book talks about things that are significant to me because they structure my life in one way or another: gender, well-being of mind body and soul, and dance."
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