Summer readings for dancers and other curious souls...

This will be THE Summer of MY BOOK as I will be on/in it with body, mind and soul but - by God! - I will not remain without my own food. Here´s the Summer reading delights for my Summer:

* Still digging into the addictive Anna Karenina by the russian genius, Leon Tolstoy.

* Happy to have on my hands a copy of my dear friend Morocco´s book

 "You asked aunt Rocky: Answers and advice about Raqs Sharqi and Raqs Shaabi" . Finger licking good.

Aunt Rocky met me after one of my Cairo shows. She was loving, appreciating and - surprisingly - generous with me in a way I am not used to see in this competitive dance field. 

From that moment on, we became friends who share similar views on Dance & Life. She is as witty, intelligent, fierce and funny as they come and I have dreamt about her book since the moment we talked for the first time. So much experience, knowledge, observation skills translated into a wide and well informed view of the Oriental Dance world panorama.

Just started reading her book and felt trapped in fascination from the first page.

Now this book I dreamt about - Rocky´s book - is out there and you can order it through the link:

http://www.casbahdance.org/bookdvd.htm

Lucky me that I have my copy personally autographed with a loving dedicatory by the author and delivered from her  own hands to me, followed by a warm hug and the usual exciting laughter she always provokes in me. 

Private message to Rocky: "Love you, dear tiger sister!"

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P.S.

There are not a lot of GOOD books on the market about Oriental and Egyptian Folkloric Dances. 

Here is the suggestion of the ones I truly recommend:

1. The Classic: "Serpent of the Nile", Wendy Buonaventura.

2. Grandmother´s secrets, Romina Fawzy 

3. "A trade like any other", Karen van Nieuwkerk

Wishing you all great readings, dance and a LOVING summer!