The collection of essays that I co-edited, Belly Dance Around the World: New Communities, Performance, Identity was recently reviewed in Dance Research, the journal of the Society for Dance Research. (Please note that you may need to log in in order to see the material; when I click the link it takes me straight to … Continue reading
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Reviewed in Dance Research Journal
The collection of essays that I co-edited, Belly Dance Around the World: New Communities, Performance, Identity was recently reviewed in Dance Research, the journal of the Society for Dance Research. (Please note that you may need to log in in order to see the material; when I click the link it takes me straight to … Continue reading
New Books in Anthropology Network podcast interview
New Books in Anthropology Network podcast interview Astrid Countee of the New Books in Anthropology Network recently interviewed me about Belly Dance Around the World: New Communities, Performance and Identity. We had a great conversation so please go check it out on the New Books in Anthropology Network. Continue reading
Book Signing at Hayaam Belly Dance Showcase
I am so excited to share with you that I will be holding a book signing for Belly Dance Around the World: New Communities, Performance and Identity at Hayaam Bellydance Showcase on Sunday 1 September! It will be in the lush surrounds of the Jewel Piccadilly, W1B 5DQ and the doors open at 6:30 for a … Continue reading
Reviewing for One Stop Arts
In addition to the very exciting news that my second book, Belly Dance Around the World, has now been published, I’ve also embarked on another creative outlet in the last couple of weeks: I am now reviewing theatre in London for One Stop Arts! You can check out my profile here and my first review, … Continue reading
Publication of “Belly Dance Around the World”
I am so pleased and proud to announce that the volume I have been co-editing, Belly Dance Around the World: New Communities, Performance and Identity, has just been published by McFarland press! My parents forwarded this photo of my author copies–they arrived at their house in the US a few days ago, along with a … Continue reading
Global Moves Word Cloud
These are word clouds based on my book Global Moves! Designed with Wordle, they’re not just keywords arranged in a pretty pattern: they also provide a visual representation of the frequency of terms in the text. I wasn’t really surprised by the results but some things came out much more clearly than I expected–and other … Continue reading
