shisharoo
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I need help deciding what song I should choose for a veil dance, but I feel that I need to explain the whole situation from the beginning.
This is kinda a long story, but here it goes...
I got a facebook message a few months ago from someone who was helping to organize a cancer benefit gala and was assigned to look for an oriental dancer. She had a recommendation for my dancing from a college student (who I have worked with in the past). She asked me to perform and I marked the event on my calendar and started preparing for the show.
A few weeks later I get an email from another organizer of the event. She basically said they were going in a new direction and I would no longer be needed. I then erased the event off of the calender.
A few days later I get a call at the studio I work at. It was the same lady who emailed me. She was looking for a professional bellydancer and wanted to 'hire' me. I never told her that I was the same dancer she canned previously, I just figured she wasn't wanting to have a 'non-professional' dancer dance when she could just find a 'professional' (because I will be representing her). Of course I was a little irritated by this, but went ahead and accepted the offer because as a newby bellydance performer I can get all the recognition I can get!
Okay, so once I agreed to dance, she wanted to meet me to go over the details of what she wants at the event. Mind you, this is a huge event that raises money for the hospital. Last year alone they rose $56,000 with this one event. Well because it's a fundraiser, she would like me to dance for free in exchange for recognition and free advertising. Okay, that is fine. But she also doesn't want me to really bellydance- only veil dance. And I can't wear my beautiful costumes because they are too revealing and she doesn't want to offend the 'Muslim and international guests' (really?). She did however say that she will have a seamstress make a new top that covers my torso and match my skirt of choice.
So I will be dancing for free, but not really dancing, only working with a veil (not too much hips), and I am not going to be able to wear my favorite costume. Okay, okay. That's fine. I can do that. But here is my real question...
I already have choreography for a veil dance to the song "Jemilleh", but it's an Armenian song. They watched me dance to it and they LOVED it. Their event however is Arabian Nights themed. Would it be so inappropriate for me to use the song I already am familiar with even if it's not in Arabic? I am actually the one who is concerned about this, not them. After all I went through I feel as though I shouldn't bother going to trouble coming up with a new song, dance, etc... I'm already super busy as it is, but at the same time I want to stick with the theme only because I don't want to offend any actual middle easterners by using a song that isn't arabic at a Arabian Nights themed gala.
Any advice?????:shok:
This is kinda a long story, but here it goes...
I got a facebook message a few months ago from someone who was helping to organize a cancer benefit gala and was assigned to look for an oriental dancer. She had a recommendation for my dancing from a college student (who I have worked with in the past). She asked me to perform and I marked the event on my calendar and started preparing for the show.
A few weeks later I get an email from another organizer of the event. She basically said they were going in a new direction and I would no longer be needed. I then erased the event off of the calender.
A few days later I get a call at the studio I work at. It was the same lady who emailed me. She was looking for a professional bellydancer and wanted to 'hire' me. I never told her that I was the same dancer she canned previously, I just figured she wasn't wanting to have a 'non-professional' dancer dance when she could just find a 'professional' (because I will be representing her). Of course I was a little irritated by this, but went ahead and accepted the offer because as a newby bellydance performer I can get all the recognition I can get!
Okay, so once I agreed to dance, she wanted to meet me to go over the details of what she wants at the event. Mind you, this is a huge event that raises money for the hospital. Last year alone they rose $56,000 with this one event. Well because it's a fundraiser, she would like me to dance for free in exchange for recognition and free advertising. Okay, that is fine. But she also doesn't want me to really bellydance- only veil dance. And I can't wear my beautiful costumes because they are too revealing and she doesn't want to offend the 'Muslim and international guests' (really?). She did however say that she will have a seamstress make a new top that covers my torso and match my skirt of choice.
So I will be dancing for free, but not really dancing, only working with a veil (not too much hips), and I am not going to be able to wear my favorite costume. Okay, okay. That's fine. I can do that. But here is my real question...
I already have choreography for a veil dance to the song "Jemilleh", but it's an Armenian song. They watched me dance to it and they LOVED it. Their event however is Arabian Nights themed. Would it be so inappropriate for me to use the song I already am familiar with even if it's not in Arabic? I am actually the one who is concerned about this, not them. After all I went through I feel as though I shouldn't bother going to trouble coming up with a new song, dance, etc... I'm already super busy as it is, but at the same time I want to stick with the theme only because I don't want to offend any actual middle easterners by using a song that isn't arabic at a Arabian Nights themed gala.
Any advice?????:shok: