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	Joyful Dancer, Karol H. Harding, retains all copyright to these articles.
	The World's Oldest Dance; A History of Bellydance (revised 2000)

	I. Introduction: what's in a name?
	I. Introduction: what's in a name?		V. Historical Survey: Greece, Macedonia
	II. Misconceptions about bellydance		V. Historical Survey: Greece, Macedonia
	II. Misconceptions about bellydance		---India
			---India
			---Egypt
	III. A Technical Definition		---Egypt

			VI. Gypsy dance --Misconceptions
	--Gender Identity and dance		VI. Gypsy dance --Misconceptions
	--Gender Identity and dance		--The Gypsies of Spain
	--Sensuality and spirituality		--The Gypsies of Spain
	--Sensuality and spirituality		--Egyptian Gypsies: the Ghawazii
	--Bare feet and modal music		--Turkey: Gypsies, Foreigners & Jews
	--Bare feet and modal music
	--Finger cymbals
	--Finger cymbals		VII. Spirituality & Healing-Persian Dance
	--Use of Props		VII. Spirituality & Healing-Persian Dance
	--Use of Props		--Trance Dance and the cult of Zar
	--Method of Payment		--Trance Dance and the cult of Zar
	--Method of Payment		--The Guedra dance of Morocco
	IV. Attitudes and Origins		--The Guedra dance of Morocco
	IV. Attitudes and Origins
			VIII:Conclusions- Personally speaking
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