Bellydancing — A History & an Art
Bellydancing - A History & an Art (1979)
Director:
Year: 1979
Format: Digital video, color, 22 min.
Filmmaker Alicia Dhanifu, who appears in director Jamaa Fanaka’s Emma Mae, constructs a rigorous and beautifully rendered history of belly dancing — its roots and history, forms and meanings. The filmmaker performs this art as well, alone and with other dancers.
—Shannon Kelley
Available for research at UCLA
Film Credits
| Individual | Role(s) | |
|---|---|---|
| Alicia Dhanifu |
Director Producer Writer Cast |
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| Gary Gaston | Cinematographer | |
| Jerry Weissman | Editor |
