Belly Dance and the Veil

Farida teacher and performer	Desert Veils	www.bellydance.co.nz
Brigid teacher and performer	Talking Costumes selecting a bra

Veil Information
Biblical references to "Salome"'s Dance	Matthew 14:6-11 & Mark 6:21-28
History of the Dance of the Seven Veils	The Veil And Oriental Dance by Elizabeth Artemis Mourat. An extract reprinted on Shira's site.
Making a Semi-circular Veil Fold a length of suitable fabric in half. Draw an arc with a radius equal to the width of the fabric. Cut and hem.
The Great American Belly Dance Veil Routine	The Gilded Serpent presents an article with a US focus.
The Test of the Seven Veils	A Quiz to test your knowledge.
Orientalism
online article with a belly dance focus	Orientalism
Books and magazines Benamin, Roger, Orientalism - Delacroix to Klee, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1997 Orientalist Art - prints & notes on the exhibition shown in Sydney & Auckland Deagon, Andrea, (2002) 'The Image of the Eastern Dancer: Flaubert's Salome', Habibi, vol.19, no 1 pp10-16 Gray, Victoria, (2002) 'Envisioning the East: Russain Orientalism and the Ballet Russe', Habibi, vol.19, no 1 pp44-47 Said, Edward, Orientalism - Western Conceptions of the Orient, Penguin, 1995 (1978) "highly acclaimed overview ... one of the canonical texts of cultural studies"
Costume Related
Bras mentioned by Brigid	Burleigh Jacquard Strapless and Fine Lines. Only the Fine Lines bra is still availble in Christchurch.

Veil Music	Azamendalwah		Wardiah Mourat
Intro & Outro	Tears of Noura	Oriental Belly Dance	Bassem & Noura
Questions for Kashmir	Kashmir	No Quarter	Jimmy Page & Robert Plant Unledded
Costume Talk	Khatm al Nihaya	Laura in Balady	Movses Panossian, Hollywood Music Center