Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2006
Publication Title
Midwestern Folklore
First Page
83
Last Page
97
Additional Publication URL
http://hdl.handle.net/2027/inu.30000125293849
Abstract
As both a scholar and a belly dancer, I believe that belly dance is recognizable on aesthetic grounds. In addition to the movements that belly dancers typically perform—muscle isolations, undulations, graceful hand motions and turns, and lots of hip work—belly dancers wear costumes that are visually identifiable as belly dance costumes. While this description may seem tautological, there are recognizable standards both in the public sphere and among dancers for what constitutes the belly dance image—or images, as belly dance is a diverse phenomenon that encompasses teaching, learning, performing, watching, socializing, and costuming.
Rights
Distributed by the Hoosier Folklore Society, by way of the HathiTrust under a Creative Commons Attributions License in Midwestern Folklore, 2006, Volume 32, Issue 1-2.
Recommended Citation
Jorgensen, Jeana, "Whether it’s coins, fringe, or just stuff that’s sparkly': Aesthetics and Utility in a Tribal Fusion Belly Dance Troupe’s Costumes" Midwestern Folklore / (2006): 83-97.
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