Unknown dancer or model, probably 1910's
Andrea Deagon's
Raqs Sharqi
Welcome! This page is a resource for information about raqs sharqi, belly dance, and other manifestations of what I call SITA (solo-improvised dance based on torso articulation), one of the great dance phenomena of our world. Please feel free to contact me with your comments and suggestions at deagona@uncw.edu. I don't have a lot of time for maintaining this page but I do value your input. (Some of the links below are not yet activated -- I'll get to them as I can!)
Articles: Some of my articles from Habibi and other publications.
Brief Notes: Comments on this and that, mostly adapted from postings I've made to various lists or scraps of articles I haven't gotten around to writing yet.
Photo Gallery: Not me, but various dancers or models in an orientalizing vein, mostly from the 1900's-1920's. I'd be happy for any information anyone has about these ladies, who prepared the way for the later exodus of real oriental dance into the American scene.
Links: Sites that I've found useful for research or for their well-grounded perspectives about dance
Bibliography: Some books and articles I've read that pertain to belly dance, some scholarly, some less so.