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The Library is a collection of articles that students of the dance may be interested. There are many great websites in existence and we don’t want to duplicate them. What we want to do here is cull articles that we know will enhance what we teach in the classroom. We will continue to update as we come across new information and welcome any additions you feel would be of benefit. You can email them to us and we will review prior to selection for the Library.
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THE GUEDRA - By Karol Harding,
The Guedra is the Tuareg Blessing dance. In Arabic the Guedra is also the name of the
cooking pot (or cauldron) which these nomads carry with them. This pot was covered
with an animal skin to make a drum. The Guedra rhythm according to Morocco is: duh
DAH m duh DAH/ dun DAH m duh DAH. She compares this to the Flamenco Bulerias
rhythm, which is the same basic beat. It is not traditionally played on a dombeck and
there are no sharp "tek" sounds used.
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A Review of Music and Rhythm - By Roxann (Ann Sabin)
This paper is organized into two sections. The first section is a very basic introduction to
music and notation, and has a general application. The second section applies the first
section's vocabulary and knowledge to middle eastern rhythms heard in belly dancing
music.
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THE ZAR REVISITED - By Karol Harding,
Despite the fact that the Zar, which is the trance ceremony of North Africa and the
middle east is technically prohibited by Islam, it continues to be an essential part of these
cultures. Since I've been fortunate to find some new information on the Zar, I wanted to
take another look at this phenomenon.
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A Statistical Profile of Artists in Canada
Based on the 2001 Census
This study provides an in-depth examination of artists in Canada, based largely on the 2001
census. Nine arts occupations are profiled, including:
- actors;
- artisans and craftspersons;
- conductors, composers and arrangers;
- dancers;
- musicians and singers;
- other performers;
- painters, sculptors and other visual artists;
- producers, directors, choreographers, and related occupations; and
- writers.
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The Origins of Oriental Dance - By Karol Harding,
The dance which Americans know as "belly dance" has gone by many names. The French
who found the dance named it "dance du ventre", or dance of the stomach. It is known in
Greece as the cifte telli (also the name of a Turkish rhythm), in Turkey as rakkase and in
Egypt as Raks Sharki. Middle Easterners also call it "danse orientale" to distinguish it
from the "balady", or country, dance. It developed through the influence of many
different areas and continues its long process of development today. After its appearance
at the Chicago Exposition at the turn of the century, Americans discovered it, and the
French name, danse du ventre, was translated into the "belly dance".
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