This book is intented for those who can never have enough of seeing Middle-Eastern dance and of learning more about it. It is a gesture of sharing with them the products of a frantic 30-year quest in the libraries and antiquaries` shops of Europe. It is a first instalment, as the material amassed can fill several books. (. . .)
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