Aisha Azar
New member
Rules
Dear Shanazel and Gang,
Actually, there really are "rules" that make belly dance what it is. They are not so much rules about movement as such, but the way in which movement is executed. They are not rules about what to wear so much as about how to wear it. They are not rules about what to feel, but much more about how feelings are in a cultural context. These make the "rules" much harder to understand and learn than if it was merely a matter of doing a hip articulation, or wearing shoes, or expressing ourselves for our own benefit and enjoyment.
Regards,
A'isha
Dear Shanazel and Gang,
Actually, there really are "rules" that make belly dance what it is. They are not so much rules about movement as such, but the way in which movement is executed. They are not rules about what to wear so much as about how to wear it. They are not rules about what to feel, but much more about how feelings are in a cultural context. These make the "rules" much harder to understand and learn than if it was merely a matter of doing a hip articulation, or wearing shoes, or expressing ourselves for our own benefit and enjoyment.
Regards,
A'isha