bellydance – Katya Faris

World Music, Bellydance, and “Selloutism”

Posted on September 24, 2018 by katyafaris

Conceptualizing what World Music or traditional bellydance should be like is a bit like trying to pin down a drop of water with oily fingers: it slides out from underneath, and you can never fully… Read more.

Katya Faris Remastered Demo 2018

Posted on August 9, 2018 by katyafaris

I remastered my Demo from 2014 and added music from my CD, “Raqsat Katya”! Tracks are “Al Toba”, and “Layla Wa Majnun”. Videography by Jason Aaron Jolliff Location: 247 Sky Bar, Downtown Indiananpolis, Indiana

Technique Self Analysis

Posted on June 14, 2018 by katyafaris

My dance experience started when I was 5 years old; I took ballet from our local studio in Anderson, Indiana for one year. I wouldn’t take another dance class until I was 15, when I… Read more.

The Impact of the Turkish Revolution of Ataturk on American Bellydancing in the 20th Century

Posted on April 8, 2018 by katyafaris

Introduction The subject of discrimination towards Asians and Arabs in the media as defined by Dr. Edward Said’s groundbreaking book “Orientalism” in 1978 and American bellydancing has been discussed at length since 911 happened in America. The… Read more.

Change and Tradition Within Arab Classical Music in Egypt and Lebanon in the 20th Century

Posted on March 29, 2018 by katyafaris

In this article I will look at change and tradition within Arabic secular dance music of Egypt and Lebanon, some theories of the transmission of change, and some of the artists that embody the “old… Read more.

Tag: bellydance

World Music, Bellydance, and “Selloutism”

Katya Faris Remastered Demo 2018

Technique Self Analysis

The Impact of the Turkish Revolution of Ataturk on American Bellydancing in the 20th Century

Change and Tradition Within Arab Classical Music in Egypt and Lebanon in the 20th Century

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