The Belly Dance Reader

During the better part of 2012, I was working on a fantastic new publication, The Belly Dance Reader.  This 280 page book is a collection of articles, artwork, photographs and essays from the leaders of the belly dance.  I contributed an article “Practice Makes Perfection,” which I wrote after interviewing two pro makeup artists, Lisa “Firefly” Felten and Adriana Marrelli.  Our mission is to inspire dancers to improve their appearance by experimenting and practicing with makeup.

The goal was to create an informative and inspiring collection of writing from academics, independent scholars and talented pros from around the globe.  I was pleased to join the team of editors working on this groundbreaking project.  Never before has there been  book with such a large and diverse collection writing on belly dance.

I helped editor Lynette Harris with numerous fine details. From writing captions, to editing text and formatting page layouts, we worked tirelessly to get this publication ready before Dec. 5 so we can relax during the holiday season.  Check out some of the content below.

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