Amanda (was Aziyade)
Well-known member
Andrea, I'm SO glad you visited our forum! I miss your articles in the old Habibi.
My questions seem to center around the Phoenicians (and I'm sure I'm going to spell that wrong.) Supposedly Nadia Gamal said that the dance originated with the Phoenician slaves brought to west Africa. I'd like to know more about this theory.
Also, Barbara Siegel once gave a talk about the Jariyyah (again spelled terribly wrong) and I'd like to know if they contributed heavily to the dance as we know it today. (I don't know if that's after your time period or not.)
BTW, wasn't it you who coined the term SITA for dances like bellydance? I use that term a lot to distinguish what I call "bellydance" from folk and line dances, so thank you for that!
Thank you for asking us!
Amanda
My questions seem to center around the Phoenicians (and I'm sure I'm going to spell that wrong.) Supposedly Nadia Gamal said that the dance originated with the Phoenician slaves brought to west Africa. I'd like to know more about this theory.
Also, Barbara Siegel once gave a talk about the Jariyyah (again spelled terribly wrong) and I'd like to know if they contributed heavily to the dance as we know it today. (I don't know if that's after your time period or not.)
BTW, wasn't it you who coined the term SITA for dances like bellydance? I use that term a lot to distinguish what I call "bellydance" from folk and line dances, so thank you for that!
Thank you for asking us!
Amanda