{"id":12433,"date":"2020-10-01T17:54:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-01T16:54:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/?p=12433"},"modified":"2023-08-22T11:11:35","modified_gmt":"2023-08-22T10:11:35","slug":"becoming-a-belly-dancer-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/becoming-a-belly-dancer-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Becoming a Belly Dancer \u2013 Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the latest <strong>Dance Book Review<\/strong>, my thoughts on &#8216;Becoming a belly dancer&#8217; by Sara Shrapnell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/becoming-belly-dancer-review.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/becoming-belly-dancer-review.jpg 608w, https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/becoming-belly-dancer-review-480x267.jpg 480w\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Becoming a belly dance book review\" class=\"wp-image-12460 lazyload\" style=\"width:608px;height:338px\" width=\"608\" height=\"338\"  sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 608px, 100vw\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/becoming-belly-dancer-review.jpg\" alt=\"Becoming a belly dance book review\" class=\"wp-image-12460\" style=\"width:608px;height:338px\" width=\"608\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/becoming-belly-dancer-review.jpg 608w, https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/becoming-belly-dancer-review-480x267.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 608px, 100vw\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ab5baddd6df3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6ab5baddd6df3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/becoming-a-belly-dancer-review\/#1_Introduction\" >1. Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/becoming-a-belly-dancer-review\/#2_What_This_Book_Covers\" >2. What This Book Covers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/becoming-a-belly-dancer-review\/#3_Strengths_of_This_Book\" >3. Strengths of This Book<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/becoming-a-belly-dancer-review\/#4_Content_Outline\" >4. Content Outline<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/becoming-a-belly-dancer-review\/#5_Conclusion_on_This_Book\" >5. Conclusion on This Book<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Introduction\"><\/span>1. Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I have just finished reading&nbsp;&#8216;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/34jSsze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Becoming a Belly Dancer: From Student to Stag<\/a><\/strong><\/span>e&#8217;&nbsp;and I found it to be a really useful book to read if you want to start performing belly dance and make the most out of your experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The advice in this book is not aimed only at those of you who want to dance professionally or who want to perform in front of big audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The book, in fact, is aimed at those of you who have taken up belly dance as a hobby and would like to perform in front of your family, friends, and other dancers at small events (such as&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbellydance.com\/hafla-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\">local hafla<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After all, performing is a very motivating factor when learning dance, because it pushes you to work towards a goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This book is the result of a joint effort by four dancers (two Americans and two British) who have several years\u2019 experience each in the field of belly dance:&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/letsbellydanceusa.weebly.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sara Shrapnell<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/davinadevine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dawn Devine<\/a>,&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/alishawesterfeld.smugmug.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Alisha Westerfeld<\/a>,&nbsp;and Poppy Maya. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each of these dancers brings a different type of expertise to the table and, therefore, the information in the book is very varied and interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For instance:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sara is&nbsp;an expert in teaching&nbsp;dance (she is also the author of the book&nbsp;&#8216;<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2EOIzkn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Teaching Belly dance<\/a><\/strong><\/span>&nbsp;and has taught over 4,000 classes)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dawn has over 25 years of teaching experience and her area of expertise is making&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldbellydance.com\/10-items-clothing-belly-dance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">belly dance costumes<\/a>&nbsp;(she has also written several books on the topic)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alisha\u2019s passion, in addition to belly dance, is&nbsp;photography; Poppy has several years of performing professionally all over the world. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hence, if you are looking for a comprehensive belly dance book, with plenty of different types of advice, this is the right reading for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_What_This_Book_Covers\"><\/span>2. What This Book Covers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Becoming a Belly Dancer&nbsp;does not&nbsp;teach dance movements, but it is something more useful and original. The aim of this book is to prepare you for performing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are useful tips and advice for anyone, from beginners\/improvers who want to perform for the first time, to more advanced dancers who have already performed before but would like some more tips.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The book is suitable for any type of performer: from those who dance in groups to soloists; from students to teachers who want to inspire their students to perform. Also, the tips in the book apply to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbellydance.com\/styles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">every type of dance style<\/a>, from traditional Egyptian to tribal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Strengths_of_This_Book\"><\/span>3. Strengths of This Book<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think that this book has five strong points, which I list below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Originality \u2013 this is the first book I have come across, which focuses specifically on performing issues.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Very detailed<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 information is provided in depth. For example, the authors even give advice on jewellery care and repair and very specific advice on make-up, among many other things.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Clarity of presentation<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 the book is clearly structured and information is easy to find, with clear headings. Also, there are many bullet point lists which, for this type of content, are the best way to present information in a clear and concise way.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Illustrations (photos and pictures)<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 there is a variety of good pictures and drawings, which make the book very pleasant to read. The pictures are all in black and white, but I do not think that this is an issue, as the images are very clear and, if this was done to keep the price down, it is a very good idea.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Team effort<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 as mentioned above, because this book was written as a cooperation between four very experienced practitioners, it includes a variety and detail of information that one author alone can rarely provide.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img data-src=\"https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/belly-dance-performance.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/belly-dance-performance.jpg 550w, https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/belly-dance-performance-480x313.jpg 480w\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"359\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Belly dance performance\" class=\"wp-image-12436 lazyload\"  sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 550px, 100vw\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"359\" src=\"https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/belly-dance-performance.jpg\" alt=\"Belly dance performance\" class=\"wp-image-12436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/belly-dance-performance.jpg 550w, https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/belly-dance-performance-480x313.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 550px, 100vw\"><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Content_Outline\"><\/span>4. Content Outline<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To give you an idea of what the book is about and what it covers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Self-assessment checklist<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 at the beginning of the book, there is a very useful checklist to assess if you are ready to start performing (although I think that not all points apply to every dancer, as many of the points listed apply more to solo dancers than to group dancers who follow their teacher\u2019s&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/worlddanceheritage.org\/choreological-analysis\/\">choreography<\/a>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The first chapter is about&nbsp;<strong>learning and how to start<\/strong>, which includes topics such as: choosing a style,&nbsp;picking a teacher, a practice guide.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chapter 2 is mainly focused on the&nbsp;<strong>emotional elements of performing<\/strong>, such as finding the motivation and&nbsp;overcoming fear. This chapter also includes malfunctions (from forgetting your choreography, to costume malfunctions, just to name two) and how to deal with them. In this same chapter, there is also a section about critique and evaluation, which I think is a particularly useful topic to cover when talking about preparing for performances.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The third chapter is all about&nbsp;personal appearance: from make-up to hair, accessories, props, and costumes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chapter 4 is about the&nbsp;dancer\u2019s wardrobe&nbsp;and it includes useful guidance on which costume cuts&nbsp;suit different body shapes, what to look for when you are shopping for costumes, and even how to make costumes, should you choose to make your own. There is also some great advice on how to best store costumes, without damaging them.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In Chapter 5 you will find information about&nbsp;music. For example, the authors write about what&nbsp;music to choose&nbsp;according to the type of performance, style, and props you are using.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chapter 6 covers&nbsp;performance and venues. For example, the authors list a variety of venues in which a belly dancer may perform, each of which presents different challenges and opportunities. Also, the book gives advice on which venue might be better for you depending on your level, style, or the reason why you dance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chapter 7 contains some useful insights on&nbsp;etiquette, ethics, and safety. The advice covers areas such as etiquette in the class for students, how to behave as an audience member, as well as advice for teachers and performers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chapter 8 gives advice on&nbsp;how to present your skills to the world, ranging from writing, presenting content online,&nbsp;marketing,&nbsp;and photography.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chapter 9 is aimed at those who want to become&nbsp;professional dancers, with tips such as marketing and getting paid.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The last chapter focuses on some&nbsp;simple costuming projects, suitable even for those who cannot sew.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Conclusion_on_This_Book\"><\/span>5. Conclusion on This Book<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I found this book extremely useful and I have it within hands reach for reference!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As someone who enjoys performing as a belly dancer, I found the tips especially useful. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you dance as a hobby and are planning to perform (whether it be for fun or to compete) this is one of the best books I have come across.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest book review as I read and review Becoming a Belly Dancer by Sara Shrapnell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12460,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-book"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Becoming a belly Dancer: From Student to Stage - Book Review<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Becoming a belly Dancer book review: From Student to Stage. 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