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Belly Dancer Amara

This page provides links to articles about Middle Eastern dance and culture that were written by Amara over the past few years as well as articles written about Amara.

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Amara holds a degree in Music History and Literature and a certificate in Ethnomusicology from The Florida State University and worked on an M.A. in Dance Ethnology and MFA in Dance at UCLA. Currently she is a PhD Candidate in Dance History and Theory at UC Riverside. She has taught accredited courses in dance at UCLA and UCR and workshops at a number of universities and colleges. Currently she is an instructor in the Institute of Dance at California Polytechnic, Pomona.
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Articles About Amara
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Amara and Ya Helewa! featured in SAMEDA's Papyrus

Amara's Published Articles
Belly Dancer Amara Amara (L. Osweiler). "The Role of Gender in American-Middle Eastern Dance. Part 1" Zaghareet! Jan/Feb 2007: 30-31. Published as "The Role of Gender in American-Middle Eastern Dance" in Zaghareet! 2007
Belly Dancer Amara Amara (L. Osweiler). "Cover Story: Loving Middle Eastern Dance" Jareeda Nov/Dec 2006: 7-8.
Belly Dancer Amara Amara (L. Osweiler). "Designing Experimental MED Costumes" Jareeda Jan/Feb 2006: 50-51.
Belly Dancer Amara Amara (L. Osweiler). "Naming the Dance. Part 1" Zaghareet May/June 2006: 24-25.
Amara (L. Osweiler). "Naming the Dance. Part 2" Zaghareet July/Aug 2006: 26-27.
Amara (L. Osweiler). "Naming the Dance. Part 3" Zaghareet Sept/Oct 2006: 34-35.
Amara's Conference Papers
Belly Dancer Amara Osweiler, L. (2006). "How Experimental Processes Become a Subject within Middle Eastern Dance." Paper presented at Dance Under Construction - University of California Graduate Cultural Dance Studies Conference, Riverside, CA
Belly Dancer Amara Osweiler, L. (2005). "A Theoretical Introduction to Dancing on the Fringe: Connections Forming An Evening of Experimental Middle Eastern Dance." Paper presented at Dance Under Construction - University of California Graduate Cultural Dance Studies Conference, Los Angeles, CA
Belly Dancer Amara Osweiler, L. (2003). "A Friendship Based on the Love of Egyptian Dance." Paper presented at Dance Under Construction, University of California Graduate Cultural Dance Studies Conference, Riverside, CA
Belly Dancer Amara Osweiler, L. (2002). "The Role of Men in American-Middle Eastern Dance." Paper presented at Dance Under Construction, University of California Graduate Cultural Dance Studies Conference, Riverside, CA
Belly Dancer Amara Osweiler, L. (2001). "Two Representations of American-Middle Eastern Dance." Paper Presented at the Second International Conference on Middle Eastern Dance. Orange Coast Community College.
Osweiler, L. (2000). "Women in Contemporary American Middle Eastern Dance." Paper presented at the University of California Graduate Cultural Dance Studies Conference, Riverside, CA
Belly Dancer Amara Osweiler, L. (1999). "Contemporary Images of the Middle Eastern Dancer in the United States." Paper presented at Dance Under Construction - University of California Graduate Cultural Dance Studies Conference, Los Angeles, CA

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