Bellydancing: A History and an Art
197922m
Director: Alicia Dhanifu
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
Runtime
22m
Language
English
Released
Feb 1, 1979
Runtime
22m
Language
English
Released
Feb 1, 1979
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