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Category: Reviews

Posted on May 11, 2014July 29, 2014

A dancer in search of Tarab

This post is part book review, part essay, and part personal reflection. This week, I finished reading the excellent "Making Music in the Arab World: The Culture and Artistry of Tarab" by A.J. Racy. This book has been on my 'to read' list for a long time, and I was finally spurred on to buy …

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Posted on August 22, 2013January 26, 2014

A bellydancer’s best week of the year: JWAAD Summer School 2013

I'm aware that I've been a bit quiet for a while - sorry! I tend to have grandiose ideas for blog posts that end up more like massive essays, and then feel bad about posting anything else until I finish them. I'm still working on part 2 of my rather epic article on bellydance and …

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