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Spring 2002
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Dance Publications

Where can you find published information about dance? While there are some books available on Middle Eastern most focus on a specific era or genre of dance. Current research, commentary and critiques are available in a wide assortment of magazines. In the world of dance, periodicals tend to fall into a few main categories. First are the major dance magazines, which publish on a regular schedule and are unaffiliated with a business or organization. Organizations publish magazines and newsletters that have a regional or local slant and are a benefit of membership. Online publications offer web-surfers with lots of readily available information. And then there are the general dance magazines that occasionally have an article of interest for the Middle Eastern dance enthusiast.

The images on websites and in publications provide the dance costume designer with loads of ideas for new projects and designs. In addition to the articles that appear occasionally, some magazines offer special focus issues. But even if a magazine doesn't focus on costuming, it will feature photographs and articles to inspire and delight. Here is a list, which is undoubtedly not complete, to get you started in your magazine focused web searches.

Belly Dance - Print Magazines

Aie-Wa - Canadian Magazine
http://www.aie-wa.technomages.net/english/index.html

Caravan Magazine
http://caravanmagazine.net/

Caravan Trails - Tribal Magazine
http://alveus.com/gypsycaravan/souk/subscribe.htm

Habibi
http://www.habibimagazine.com/

Jareeda
http://www.jareeda.com/

Mosaic - UK
http://www.mosaicdance.org/

Sultana's Tent - Canada
http://www.sultanastent.com/

Tanz Oriental - German
http://www.tanzoriental.com

The Palace - Australia
http://www.ameraspalace.com.au/newsletter.htm

Wiggle Hips
http://www.twooldbags.net/wighips2.html

Zaghareet
http://zaghareet.freeservers.com/

Belly Dance - Online Magazines

Bhuz.com - Discover Belly Dance
http://www.bhuz.com/

Gilded Serpent
http://www.gildedserpent.com/

Dance Organizations with Publications

ASAmed - Publishes Bennu, a quarterly magazine
http://www.bellydanceny.com/asamed.html

MECDA - Bi-monthly magazine called Cymbal and a monthly calander
http://www.mecda.org/

SAMEDA - publishes a monthly newsletter
http://www.sdsameda.com/

AMEDA - Publishes a bi-monthly newsletter
http://www.ameda.net

WAMEDA - Has a bi-monthly newsletter
http://www.wameda.org/

MEDANZ - Bi-monthly news letter from New Zealand
http://www.geocities.com/broadway/orchestra/6738/

MEDA - publishes SAHDA, a monthly newsletter
http://www.meda.bc.ca/

General Dance Magazines in Print

Dance Spirit Magazine
http://www.dancespirit.com/

Dance Teacher Magazine
http://www.dance-teacher.com/

Dance Magazine
http://www.dancemagazine.com/

Dance Insider
http://www.danceinsider.com/

General Dance Magazines Online

Dance on Line
http://www.danceonline.com/

Voice of Dance
http://www.voiceofdance.org/

Dance Net
http://www.dance.net/

Other Specialty Online Dance Magazines

Flamenco World
http://www.flamenco-world.com/magazine/magazine.htm