Jane
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Dear Moon,
The important addendum in this case is that it is okay people have the good common sense and respect for the dance to realize whether or not they are professional quality dancers or hobbyists. There is nothing at all wrong with just enjoying the dance for the sake of doing it, but the problem develops when someone decides they are way better than they actually are and they pass themselves off as professional when they are not. We owe something back to the dance and one of the big things is doing an honest appraisal of our abilities in the form and working in the venues that are appropriate to our skill levels.
Regards,
A'isha
I fully agree with this. Everyone can belly dance, but not everyone can be a professional. There is nothing wrong with being a hobbyist and simply enjoying the dance.
Prima-donnas are taken care of by the universe; eventually they have a bad performance or watch some other dancer blow them out of the water. It happened to me I was never mean or nasty to anyone, but I got cocky around year six in the dance. Then I had a really bad performance in front of my dance peers. Took the wind right out of my sails! I b!tched and vented at myself for awhile, then I got my act together and reassesed my attitude and abilaties. It was a growth phase I needed to become a better dancer and person.
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