Frequently Asked Questions

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Are my Credit Card details safe?

Ans: Yes. Read more about our credit card processor HERE


What are eBooks, mp3s, pdfs...? It's all gobbledeegook to me!

Ans: You can find all the answers to your questions on downloadable products HERE


What does "Oriental Dance: Discovering the Art of Belly Dancing" cover?

Ans: I wrote the book to help Belly Dance enthusiasts like myself learn about the history, origins, styles, costumes and music of belly dancing. It was a complete voyage of discovery for me that I can barely touch upon in the Belly Dancing Secrets' newsletter.

There is also a whole chapter on Male Belly Dancing, which is something few people know much about but is a vital aspect of the dance's history.

And it's illustrated throughout with some fab color photos!


Why a package and not just the book?

Ans: Simple Answer? I got carried away!

When I started this project at the end of 2005, I had no idea how detailed this would become, and how carried away I would be by it. Belly dancing is addictive! Not just the dancing of it, but learning about its past and customs...and talking to other Belly Dancers about it.

The book led onto other things like audio interviews, creating a good resource guide, and recording the book into an audio version.


Why have you provided "Oriental Dance: Discovering the Art of Belly Dancing" in both written and audio format?

Ans: I chose to do it this way because both versions can offer something different.

The eBook format is ideal for including fab color pictures of belly dancers, musical instruments and costumes, and it means that I can include "clickable" links to related websites - especially useful in the Resource Section.

I am a voice artist by profession, so recording an audio version was always at the back of my mind. Many people don't like reading and prefer to listen to narrated books instead (which are also easy to download to an mp3 player or "burn" to a CD to listen to "on the move").

Plus, you can't put music in an eBook. I have found some lovely pieces of music to add to the audio version and it would be a shame if you missed out on them (especially a piece that illustrates the use of the most common instruments used in traditional belly dancing music).


Is there a hard copy of the package?

Ans: Not at the moment. I hope to be able to provide a paper and cd copy eventually but at the moment it is only in downloadable form.