{"id":8043,"date":"2021-03-08T18:52:24","date_gmt":"2021-03-09T02:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/?p=8043"},"modified":"2021-03-08T18:52:24","modified_gmt":"2021-03-09T02:52:24","slug":"doing-belly-dance-history-persian-snap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davina.us\/blog\/2021\/03\/doing-belly-dance-history-persian-snap\/","title":{"rendered":"“Doing” Belly Dance History – Persian Snap"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today\u2019s Research Tip:
\n<\/span>Create a list of museums with digital archives to use as a starting point for conducting image research.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

Image: Qajar Dancer in the act of a “Persian Snap”
\n<\/span>Located at The Met aka\u00a0 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York – View Here<\/a><\/span><\/h2>\n

One of the tools that I use when I’m conducting research is a list of digital archives.\u00a0 This includes a wide variety of websites around the globe.\u00a0 What I do is visit a location, like the Met Museum where this image is stored, and I poke around a bit to get a sense of the organization of the site, what the features are, and how these features work.\u00a0 The Met Museum has digitized most of its collection and it is very robust, so it’s a great place to start.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Formulate Your Research Question<\/span><\/h2>\n

But what is there to find at an art museum that can help with belly dance history research?\u00a0 Let’s take a moment to look at this painting.\u00a0 You might have seen and heard the “Persian Snap.”\u00a0 If you are researching the branch of Middle Eastern Dance History that includes Persian dance, you might ask yourself, “When did Persian dancers start “snapping” in this manner?”\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While this painting doesn’t indicate a start date, it does offer documentation that it was in use by dancers in the courts of Qajar era dancers around the turn of the 19th century or 1800 – 1825.\u00a0 So a dance historian can say with authority that Persian dancers have been snapping in this manner since before 1800.\u00a0\u00a0 As you dig around, you might find more images that can support pushing that date earlier.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Build your Own Research Tools<\/h2>\n

If you are curious about what other archives I regularly turn to, I’ll be sharing my top 20 archival sites in the study guide that accompanies my next talk.\u00a0 Interested in getting this little research handbook?\u00a0 Come join Sara Shrapnell and I as I share my top tips for conducting interdisciplinary history research on the subject of belly dance.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Doing” Belly Dance History<\/span><\/h1>\n

Saturday, March, 27,\u00a0 2:00 pm PT
\n90-minute Digital Seminar
\nplus eBook study guide
\nOnly $20
\nClick here to reserve your spot<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

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I look forward to seeing you there!<\/i>
\n<\/span>Dawn Devine ~ Davina
\n<\/span>March 8, 2021 <\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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