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“Doing” Belly Dance History – Go Off the Beaten Track

March Topic & Talk:  “Doing” Belly Dance History Research Tip:  Look for things off the beaten track. Image: Roman Era Egyptian Clappers and Finger Cymbals on display at the Bristol Museum, UK In 2016, I joined my co-authors Sara Shrapnell…

“Doing” Belly Dance History – Avoiding Misattributions

Today’s Research Tip: Beware of misattributions on user-driven Image aggregate websites and micro-blogs. Image: Hungarian Dancer and Contortionist Sahary-Djeli known as “La Mystérieuse” One of the websites I have a love and hate relationship with is Pinterest.  On the one…

“Doing” Belly Dance History – Persian Snap

Today’s Research Tip: Create a list of museums with digital archives to use as a starting point for conducting image research. Image: Qajar Dancer in the act of a “Persian Snap” Located at The Met aka  Metropolitan Museum of Art,…

Belly Dance Showgirl: Nejla Ates

  Belly Dance Showgirl: Nejla Ates The life and legacy of the “Turkish Delight” Sunday, February 28th 2:00 pm PST/5:00 pm EST $25 Includes live talk, .pdf handout & 30-day replay Bonus – “Fabulous Fifties” ebook Hosted by Mahin of…

Inspiring Belly Dance videos – Winter 2021

This has been a year of creative exploration in the world of visual communication through dance.  As dancers, we’ve moved away from in-person live performances, but we’ve never stopped performing.  Dancers have taken to the leap into digital space where…