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Belly Dance: The Dance of Mother Earth
Author(s): Tina Hobin (Author)
- Publisher: Marion Boyars
- Publication Date: 6 Jan. 2003
- Language: English
- Print length: 204 pages
- ISBN-10: 0714530913
- ISBN-13: 9780714530918
Book Description
Tracing the evolution of belly dance from prehistoric fertility rites, the cult of the shaman and temple dances of Ancient Egypt, she explores how the music and motion of the belly dance featured in the rise and fall of entire empires. Looking also at modern belly dance and its growth across the Western world, Tina Hobin combines the history of dance with an explanation of the health benefits of dance, and a step-by-step guide to modern dance movements. Hobin also asks that we dismiss the commercial exploitation of dance, which is in danger of hiding the art behind this oldest of art forms.
