Jareeda Magazine

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Jareeda the leading International Middle Eastern Dance Magazine celebrates its 30th year in print! It is your best resource for belly dance. Filled with news, information and thought-provoking articles. Celebrate with us by taking advantage of our great offers. Subscribe now and get a free back issue. Renew now and get a free issue. Are you a merchant? If so, see our great advertising specials. We guarantee our rates to be the best in the business!

Jareeda is always entertaining, as well as being your best link to our great community of belly dance.

Jareeda is a friendly, quality publication owned by Mezdulene whose subscribers range from professional dancers to students, and even non-dancers who love our art form and wish to know more about it. It is the oldest and most respected belly dance publication with each issue a treasured addition to your dance library.

Jareeda is published in the United States, has a professional staff of writers, professional artwork, and great advertisers for all of your dance needs. The special costume and tribal issues have become collectors items.

At this time, Jareeda is a hard copy magazine that you can enjoy reading anytime or anywhere and is available through subscriptions. Article submissions are always welcome. We pride ourselves on being 'every dancer's magazine,' and we welcome your input. We are always looking for spotlight dancers, workshop/show reviews and all articles from experiential to explanation, health to historical to how-to and everything else belly dance or woman related. Don't be shy. We want to hear from YOU!

Inside this Issue:

Curriculum: A Dancer's Sacred Journey into Choreograpies.

by Leyla Najma

Curriculums and choreographies seem to be a life time of obstacle courses and a test of faith for some dancers. When I first started out I thought a dancer’s curriculum was a testament for trained and schooled thespians of dance. In many ways for a beginner dancer putting moves together can be a daunting and unimaginable task.

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Articles from Jareeda

Belly dance: What it is, what it isn't
"There are many myths and misconceptions about the women's dances of the Middle East. Here are the ones I hear most often..."

Arabic Language
"My strongest motivation to unlock the secrets of the Arabic tongue is to understand the words to the beautiful songs I so enjoy dancing to"

The Truth About Reviews, as I see it
"...find someone who has similar tastes to you... go by their assessment of something you are interested in."

Advertise Yourself
"By trial and error, I've learned some of the the most cost-effective ways to promote my business."

Your Best Side
"...professional pictures can help sell your performances, classes or seminars, showcases and any other bellydance product."

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