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Additional authors

1. Berens, Cheri.
2. Calcaterra, Anita-Cristina.
3. Lafata, Lorraine.
4. Karioka, Taheyya
5. Allen, Norah Dale.
6. Glazebrook, Ken.
7. Etsten, Ed.
8. Cape Cod Community Television.

Description

1. 1 videocassette (60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequence NTSC; 1/2 in. (VHS)

Summary

1. The guests begin by noting the different terms used for their dance form: belly, Arabic, Oriental, or Middle Eastern dancing. Cheri Berens discusses its history and development, illustrated by footage of Taheyya Karioka, an Egyptian dance star of the 1950s. Anita-Cristina Calcaterra discusses The Goddess Dancing, a company that presents performances, classes and activities focusing on women's empowerment. Konuralp Oz discusses belly dancing in his native Turkey, where it is not considered a man's art form. Lorraine Lafata discusses leading workshops that help women draw upon the transformative powers of the dance form. Each guest introduces a video excerpt of himself/herself dancing.

Series statement

1. Spirit of Dance ; 11.

Alternative title

1. The Spirit of Dance. Middle Eastern dancing
2. Middle Eastern dance
3. Middle Eastern dancing

Subject

1. Dance > Middle East
2. Belly dance

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Interviews.
3. Video.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-4875

Note

1. Program title on The Spirit of Dance website (URL: http://www.spiritofdance.com): Middle Eastern dancing.

Performer (note)

1. Host: Norah Dale Allen.
2. Guests: Cheri Berens, dancer ; Anita-Cristina Calcaterra and Lorraine Lafata, co-founders of The Goddess Dancing ; Konuralp Oz, dancer ; Natalie Taft, dancer.

Event (note)

1. Recorded on March 8, 1996. Telecast by Cape Cod Community Television on the series The Spirit of Dance.

Title

1. The Spirit of Dance. Middle Eastern dance [videorecording] / Cape Cod Community Television (C3TV) ; directed by Ed Etsten ; produced by Ken Glazebrook and Norah Dale Allen.

Imprint

1. South Yarmouth, Mass. : Cape Cod Community Television, 1996.

Series

1. Spirit of Dance ; 11.

Event

1. Recorded on March 8, 1996. Telecast by Cape Cod Community Television on the series The Spirit of Dance.

Performer

1. Host: Norah Dale Allen.
2. Guests: Cheri Berens, dancer ; Anita-Cristina Calcaterra and Lorraine Lafata, co-founders of The Goddess Dancing ; Konuralp Oz, dancer ; Natalie Taft, dancer.

Added author

1. Berens, Cheri. ive, dancer.
2. Calcaterra, Anita-Cristina. ive, dancer.
3. Lafata, Lorraine. ive, dancer.
4. Karioka, Taheyya, dancer.
5. Allen, Norah Dale. Producer. Interviewer
6. Glazebrook, Ken. Producer
7. Etsten, Ed. Director
8. Cape Cod Community Television.

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-4875