Belly Dance

Rating:
Summary: Interesting, but not factual, and not a good how-to manual
Review: This book is interesting for serious dance collectors, but for the average person, it is both too detailed, and too inaccurate.
Several of the author's assertions are patently untrue: for example, linking the Dance of the Seven Veils to the myth of Ishtar, the Babylonian Goddess. It is also never advisable to learn anything physical solely from written instructions (The end of the book contains instructions for performing certain dance moves). A far better basic book is "The Belly Dance Book" edited by Taz Richards.