Thread: Bhuz Giveaway #7 - Win Morocco's Fabulous New Book!!!!

Win a copy of a fabulous new book by Morocco, "You Asked Aunt Rocky: Answers & Advice About Raqs Sharqi and Raqs Shaabi".

See the next post for a short bio of Morocco and the things she has done for our art -- and you will see why her book needs to be in your library. It contains over 50 years of her in-culture research and experiences.

No other book in existence contains such an in depth look at what we popularly call "belly" dance. Country by country, region by region, Morocco breaks down customs, dances, rhythms and folklore while answering common questions and addressing major misconceptions about the world of Oriental dance. "You Asked Aunt Rocky" is the definitive text book for the study of Raqs Sharqi and Raqs Shaabi. Informative enough for any scholarly study of the subject, yet written for those who love the dance, this great tome is a treasure and an asset to any collection on the arts of North Africa, Asia Minor and the Middle East.



It has 10 parts + an Index: 424 pages/8.5"x11" paperback - to be read in order (except the Glossary - use it as needed)

I. Preface & Short Bio/ explanation

II. Shaabi: Folklore & Fakelore

III. Sharqi/ Oryantal: Oriental & Fantasies

IV. "Over There", where the dances originated

V. Nuts & Bolts: Teaching, Technique, Cymbals, Working

VI. Cautionary Tales, Personal Encounters & Revelations

VII. What's in a Name? More Than You Imagine...

VIII. Images

IX. Glossary and More: every foreign word used translated & explained

X. Bibliography & References (+ 51 years of in-culture & on-site observation & experience!)

XI. Index - use as needed AFTER you've read everything in its proper sequence!!!

All the info I put into my lectures & then some ...
Answers to your most-asked questions & then some ...

See the next post for details about Morocco's fabulous career!


We are doing things a little differently this time....All you have to do to enter the contest is click like on the post about the contest on the Bhuz Facebook page and also click like on the Bhuz Facebook page BHUZ.com ~~ Belly Dance Central ~~ | Facebook (if you haven't already) by Thurs, March 29 at midnight e.s.t. One winner will be chosen randomly. Share this with your friends!

To enter the contest click like on the post about the contest on the Bhuz Facebook page and also click like on the Bhuz Facebook page BHUZ.com ~~ Belly Dance Central ~~ | Facebook by Thurs, March 29 at midnight e.s.t. One winner will be chosen randomly. Share this with your friends!


Morocco (Carolina Varga Dinicu) is considered the leading performer & authority in her field, evidenced by frequent invitations to teach master seminars and perform in Germany, Sweden, Norway, Austria, Switzerland, Finland, Australia, Israel, Malaysia, Brazil, the UK, Slovenia, the Czech Republic, Italy, Morocco, Turkey, China & Egypt.

Morocco's research video series (#s1-6) was given the Giza Award in 2000, an interview with her was commissioned by the Dance Division of the Lincoln Center Library of the Performing Arts in NYC to be placed its Oral History Archives for future researchers & she was nominated for the Dance Heritage Coalition's list of "America's Irreplaceable Dance Treasures".

Since 1964, Morocco has written for publications in her field and been reprinted in dance, medical and feminist publications internationally. She continues her extensive performing career as a soloist and with her dance company, including Lincoln Center, the U.N. (General Assembly and Dag Hammerskjold Theater), Delacorte Dance Festival, Columbia University, Statue of Liberty, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, lecture/performances for the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, in Moscow And Leningrad (USSR), on Broadway ("I Had A Ball"), her own TV Special: "Testspiele" (WDR#l/Koln, Germany), 1st Women's Festival of the Performing Arts, numerous U.S. TV shows and films, *4* 5-Lecture Series at the Museum of Natural History and innumerable clubs and ethnic/family celebrations.

Director/researcher/choreographer of Morocco & the Casbah Dance Experience (Mideastern and North African dance & music in concert), her award-winning dance company and school, which had its debut at Lincoln Center in '78 and was the only dance company to be presented five times at Riverside Dance Festival, which also honored CASBAH by placing a tape of their '83 concert in its permanent archive (1 of only 4 shown at their '85 fundraiser!).
Morocco collects all music, steps & styles possible of each dance from many on-site viewings, questions & participation, etc. and chooses a variety of the most typical steps & figures, presenting them in choreography true to their origins, while pleasing to the eyes & ears of the theater public.

Morocco led many highly successful dance/culture tours to Morocco, Egypt and Turkey, introducing Western performers, teachers and fans of these dances to the rich variety of music & dance indigenous to those areas. She's taught at SUNY-Purchase and Amas Repertory Theater and continues to teach at her own Academy of Mideastern Dance in NYC.

Visit her website at http://casbahdance.org/

AND THE WINNER IS: Irit Librot! Everyone else, you can order the book from Morocco's website: Welcome to Morocco's Meanderings congrats to the winner, thanks to all who participated, and a BIG thank you to Aunt Rocky for donating such a fantastic prize!

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