Aisha Azar
New member
Gay etc.
Dear Tarik,
Before Badia Masabni and her contemporaries came along there was no "belly dance". Belly dance was created for the purpose of entertainment on the stage, with a definite essence toward being charmingly feminine.There were and are dances of the people, Shaabi, Saidi and other folk forms and they are not belly dance. They are their own dance forms. Many of these forms were and are danced by men and women at parties, etc. Then there are dances as well that are masculine until they reach the stage. Dancing Saidi with a stick is one of them. You and I may disagree on this, but my Arab freinds do not. I have never met a male Arab who will say he is belly dancing. they consistently say Beledi, Saidi and lately, Shaabi.
Regards,
A'isha
Dear Tarik,
Before Badia Masabni and her contemporaries came along there was no "belly dance". Belly dance was created for the purpose of entertainment on the stage, with a definite essence toward being charmingly feminine.There were and are dances of the people, Shaabi, Saidi and other folk forms and they are not belly dance. They are their own dance forms. Many of these forms were and are danced by men and women at parties, etc. Then there are dances as well that are masculine until they reach the stage. Dancing Saidi with a stick is one of them. You and I may disagree on this, but my Arab freinds do not. I have never met a male Arab who will say he is belly dancing. they consistently say Beledi, Saidi and lately, Shaabi.
Regards,
A'isha