Zaida : Belly Dancing for Older Women

Rating:
Summary: Liked "Grandmother's Secrets" & "Belly Dance Book" better
Review: As a belly dance instructor with a diverse student following, I was interested to see what this book had to offer. After reading it, I decided that I liked "Grandmother's Secrets: Ancient Rituals and Healing Power of Belly Dancing", and I liked the "Belly Dance Book" edited by Tazz Richards better than I liked Zaida. I felt that "Zaida" did not contain the depth of information and insight present in the other two books. "Grandmother's Secrets," in particular, is an eloquently written & illustrated book about the mind-body connection of belly dance. It was disappointing to me that "Zaida" did not contain a single illustration, other than the cover. Belly dance is a visual art, and pictures add clarity in description. To me, it's like writing a book about music and trying to communicate a specific idea without having a single musical note or instrument depicted.

Rating:
Summary: Liked "Grandmother's Secrets" & "Belly Dance Book" better
Review: As a belly dance instructor with a diverse student following, I was interested to see what this book had to offer. After reading it, I decided that I liked "Grandmother's Secrets: Ancient Rituals and Healing Power of Belly Dancing", and I liked the "Belly Dance Book" edited by Tazz Richards better than I liked Zaida. I felt that "Zaida" did not contain the depth of information and insight present in the other two books. "Grandmother's Secrets," in particular, is an eloquently written & illustrated book about the mind-body connection of belly dance. It was disappointing to me that "Zaida" did not contain a single illustration, other than the cover. Belly dance is a visual art, and pictures add clarity in description. To me, it's like writing a book about music and trying to communicate a specific idea without having a single musical note or instrument depicted.

Rating:
Summary: Hooray for the mysterious mature belly dancers!
Review: Zaida's book is GOOD!
I could identify with much of what Zaida expressed. I would defintely buy this book again. This is not an elaborate "how to learn to belly dance" book (I learned belly dance 30 years ago-Greek/Turkish, Egpytian and Moroccan styles) it is more of a how to live with Joy and dance in your life. Would like to read more from Ms Carter in the future.

Rating:
Summary: Hooray for the mysterious mature belly dancers!
Review: Zaida's book is GOOD!
I could identify with much of what Zaida expressed. I would defintely buy this book again. This is not an elaborate "how to learn to belly dance" book (I learned belly dance 30 years ago-Greek/Turkish, Egpytian and Moroccan styles) it is more of a how to live with Joy and dance in your life. Would like to read more from Ms Carter in the future.