Tarik Sultan
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Disgusting!
The news item quoted these guys.
The Christmas Company: Greater Manchester Christmas Parties, Party at the Pyramids
You get a "professional team of belly dancers and fire eaters ". Legally you can't fault it, thay may well be a professional team...
... but maybe not of belly dancers. They just look like show-type dancers shaking it and doing a distressing amount of walk like an Egyptian arms.
As a guy dancer who likes girls? Yea, actually, I do find her a bit much. She's distracting, and not in a good way; I talked about my opinions on one costume of hers on my dance blog:Just curious.. would you consider some of Dina's costumes and dance routines a step to far then?
because while I feel she can easily meet your definition it has not seemed to really hurt her career or reputation as a dancer :think:
Sita
...um, yeah.Ok Sit down put down all coffee (and any other liquids) strap yourself in your seat if necessary and take all other safety precautions!!
Dancing of Dream 1 1-8-08 - Video
I thought she was "She whose Name must not be Spoken!" lol!
Ooops Sorry! :lol:
The news item quoted these guys.
The Christmas Company: Greater Manchester Christmas Parties, Party at the Pyramids
You get a "professional team of belly dancers and fire eaters ". Legally you can't fault it, thay may well be a professional team...
... but maybe not of belly dancers. They just look like show-type dancers shaking it and doing a distressing amount of walk like an Egyptian arms.
As a guy dancer who likes girls? Yea, actually, I do find her a bit much. She's distracting, and not in a good way; I talked about my opinions on one costume of hers on my dance blog:
Dina's costumes tend to show off enough skin to make the Sahar Okasha stuff look downright prudish (ironic, given the origins of that line...). But here I am, watching a Dina video, and, well, she pulls off both "sexy", "coqettish", "fairy", and "painful", all in the same look.
Fifi, for example, I think is nearly as risque, but pulls it off well. Watching Dina at times is like watching someone try Real Hard to keep your attention on stage. And it's frustrating, when all you want to do is watch her kick butt as a dancer!
I've been told I'm too judgmental, and overreacting, and some of that might be true. And I understand that, for her act, and for her popularity, some of that is necessary to put butts in the seat. I can understand the need, and not judge her for it as a person, while also saying "yeah, for me personally, it's a little much."
Actually there are two ways of looking at this:
Too far to be considered "belly dance" and
Too far to be considered "decent"
For me, if the spirit isn't there it isn't belly dance. For me, the "spirit" is a way of connecting the movement of your body and the emotions you express with the music and culture. Disconnect that and you might still have good dance - but it isn't belly dance.
There is so many oriental dancers using Sally Rand Fans now in their routines and so many belly dance shops now selling them that the lines have merged. The "Burlesque" Belly Dance style ranges from an almost pure oriental performance with the ostrich feather fans - to the opposite extreme where to be honest the only resemblance to belly dance maybe a camel or two and some snake arms. The performers also range from armatures to very good professional belly dancers. Where dose it stop being belly dance and become burlesque?
Example
Is this Belly Dance or Burlesque as Belly Dancers never used ostrich show girls fans!
Another example, this time this is definitely a 1/2 and 1/2, there's no mistaking both elements, although due to the costuming you perceive it as more burlesque.
There is in my eyes nothing risque in their performance but what could you call it? Belly dancers scream its burlesque and burlesque will say its belly dance!
well 'Belly Burly' exsists in so much as people do it, but for me it is not a valid form of MED in any shape or form and I do not like the two to be connected.
Having said that, I dont mind Burlesque and think it is fun.... just not to be confused or fused with MED.
They are my thoughts on the matter.
Answers:1 Dose Burlesque/Belly dance exist?
2 If it does is it belly dance?
3 can you use the name belly dance?
Just a quick question then.....
Any ideas as to what to call it then?
confused and feeling the odd one out ;(
I forgot to mention this.
This whole thing is a one off performance.
The bar in question, where we shall be dancing will be dedicated to all things Burlesque. This will Include a variety of acts such as dancing girls, singers, comedians, musicians, and drag acts, yes and the striper too (not fully nude), all satirical with a saucy edge.
The night is also going to be a staged audition night, with pretend judges and prizes, it will be the audience that get to choose the winner!.
We came up with the name "scarlet fever" for our act as "scarlet" is our normal troupe name and scarlet fever is a famous burlesque dancer also. The whole night is just for fun and I doubt anyone will come away from it with out knowing the whole thing is just a show.
The music we will be dancing to is the theme to I dream of Jeannie, Fever, Austin Powers theme and tainted love/santa baby. not one is a "belly dance" melody.