Dancer/scholars from around the world have contributed essays on
belly dance to this book. They all carefully consider the
transformation of an improvised folk form from North Africa and the
Middle East into a popular global dance practice. The essays
explore the differences between the solo improvisational forms of
North Africa and the Middle East, often referred to as raqs sharki,
which are part of family celebrations, and the numerous globalised
versions of this dance form, belly dance, derived from the movement
vocabulary of North Africa and the Middle East but with a variety
of performance styles distinct from its site of origin. Local
versions of belly dance have grown and changed along with the role
that dance plays in the community. The global evolution of belly
dance is an inspiring example of the interplay of imagination, the
internet and the social forces of local communities.
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