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Articles from Anthea's regular column, "For Beginners" in ZAGHAREET! magazine, reproduced by permission. (Most recent articles first)

"Even though it’s a 'Beginner' column, what you write is very insightful.... I think there’s always something in there for all of us"
- Sharina, Editor and Publisher, ZAGHAREET! Magazine

Jan/Feb 2012 Body Image and Bellydance	Mar/Apr 2012 Breath and Body Language	May/June 2012 A Simple Path to Bellydance Improv	Jul/Aug 2012 Further Journey Into Improvisation	Sept/Oct 2012 Bring the Beat to Your Feet While Improvising	Nov/Dec 2012 More Bellydance Foot Patterns
Jan/Feb 2011 How I Began Again	Mar/Apr 2011 How To Be Your Own Belly Dance Teacher	May/June 2011 Those Lovely Arms...	Jul/Aug 2011 Basic Arm Positions for Belly Dance	Sept/Oct 2011 3 Steps to Beautiful Bellydance Arms	Nov/Dec 2011 How a Professional Uses Basic Arm Positions
Jan/Feb 2010 Finger Cymbals Beledi Pattern (and ACCENTS!)	Mar/Apr 2010 How To Play Finger Cymbals with Group Improv	May/June 2010 More on playing Finger Cymbals with Tribal or Group Improvisation	July/Aug 2010 How to Play Fancy Finger Cymbal or Zill Patterns	Sept/Oct 2010 Finger Cymbal Solo Dance Challenge!	Nov/Dec 2010 Misc. Tips on Finger Cymbals Zills
Jan/Feb 2009 Finger Cymbals 2-2-5 Pattern (includes video clip)	Mar/Apr 2009 More Finger Cymbals for beginners (includes Playlist)	May/June 2009 Finger Cymbal Patterns for Chifti-telli (includes video)	July/Aug 2009 More Chiftitelli Flavor with Cymbals	Sept/Oct 2009 Student Feedback on Learning Finger Cymbals	Nov/Dec 2009 Advanced Approach to Chiftitelli Finger Cymbal Patterns (Video clip)
Jan/Feb 2008 R.B.C.B. Relax Breathe Center Balance	Mar/Apr 2008 Why do we Love this dance?	May/June 2008 Which Finger Cymbals, how to sew the elastic and put them on?	July/Aug 2008 Basic Finger Cymbals Singles, Doubles, Rolls (includes video clip)	Sept/Oct 2008 Finger Cymbal Patterns Triples, Combinations (includes video clip)	Nov/Dec 2008 Finger Cymbal Patterns 3-3-7, Combinations (includes video clip)
Jan/Feb 2007 Transformative Bellydance Practise (Part 4)	Mar/Apr 2007 Transformative Bellydance (Conclusion)	May/June 2007 Calculating Your Odds of Success	July/Aug 2007 So You Want to "Improvise"?	Sept/Oct 2007 More Improv Tips	Nov/Dec 2007 For ABSOLUTE Beginners
Jan/Feb.2006 Finding Your "Authentic" Self	Mar/Apr 2006 The Spirit of Adventure	May/June 2006 Siren Song of the Stage	July/Aug 2006 Transformative Bellydance (Part 1)	Sept/Oct. 2006 Transformative Bellydance (Part 2)	Nov.Dec. 2006 Transformative Bellydance (Part 3)

July/Aug. 2001
Choosing dance music

Sept/Oct. 2001
Keeping track
of dance music

Nov/Dec. 2001
Preparing to choreograph

Jan/Feb. 2002
Matching the music

March/Apr. 2002
Choreographic forms
& concepts

May/June 2002
Forms & concepts, part 2

July/Aug. 2002
Inherent structure
of Oriental Dance

Sept/Oct. 2002
Getting motivated

Nov/Dec. 2002
Student etiquette tips

Jan/Feb. 2003
Why Do You Dance?

March/Apr. 2003
Attitude Adjustment

May/June 2003
Accepting Corrections

July/Aug. 2003
Workshop & Show
Etiquette

Sept/Oct. 2003
Bedia's 'What to Look for
in a Dance Teacher"

Nov/Dec. 2003
More Performance Tips

Jan/Feb. 2004
Beginner's Luck &
Sophomore Slump

March/Apr. 2004
Beginners' Q&A

May/June 2004
Which videos?

July/Aug 2004
E-Z Dance Notation

Sept/Oct. 2004
(Stuff happens)

Nov/Dec. 2004
Friends or Feuds?

Jan/Feb. 2005
Going With the Flow

March/Apr. 2005
Brain Co-ordination

May/June 2005
Creating Intelligent Art

July/Aug. 2005
Brain Development In Dancers

Sept/Oct. 2005
Student Costuming

Nov/Dec. 2005
Village People