This is a very nice book for someone going on safari to Africa!

Dolphina, a professional bellydancer with a studio in Los Angeles, lays out a brief history of bellydancing-she says it’s “perhaps the oldest form of dance” with roots that go back to ancient Indian and Middle Eastern cultures-and then gets into the details. She covers three levels of bellydancing, and for each level she explains basic movements (snake arms, chest lift and drop, hip sway, etc.) and then instructs readers on how to incorporate these moves into a dance routine. Happily, most of the models in the book don’t have abs of steel, and Dolphina’s tone throughout is empowering and easygoing