Photo Essay

Belong

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Belly dance is thought to have originated as a way to prepare for and express the experience of womanhood. This series of photographs places belly dancers in urban settings as a means of foregrounding the sterility of modern North American culture and it highlights the absences that may draw women to this ancient dance form. If the dancers are not on stage, what are they performing?

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