shiradotnet
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Once in a while, we'll talk about types of belly dance performances that are "good for a hafla but not for the general public".
Examples I often hear mentioned in this vein:
Now, one thing that occurs to me is that maybe certain dance types shouldn't be performed even at a 'belly dance" hafla. Why? Because a lot of the people who go to haflas are beginning students, their friends, their families, etc. I would consider a beginning student to be "general public" because they are new enough to our dance to not yet have much knowledge of what we're all about.
On my list above, I'm thinking that of course belly dance performances by beginning students and new soloists are appropriate to haflas. But some of the fusions? I'm thinking that even a normal belly dance hafla isn't really a good place for those. A beginner who doesn't yet have enough experience with our dance to know what is belly dance vs what is not could be very confused by fusions.
I think it's better if fusion performances are done at a theme event whose entire purpose is to allow for fusion and experimentation. And I think such a theme event shouldn't be called "belly dance", but rather "performance art" or "world dance fusion".
What do others think?
Examples I often hear mentioned in this vein:
- Performance by beginning students
- Performances by newcomers to soloing
- Dance of the seven veils
- Fusion of belly dance with burlesque
Now, one thing that occurs to me is that maybe certain dance types shouldn't be performed even at a 'belly dance" hafla. Why? Because a lot of the people who go to haflas are beginning students, their friends, their families, etc. I would consider a beginning student to be "general public" because they are new enough to our dance to not yet have much knowledge of what we're all about.
On my list above, I'm thinking that of course belly dance performances by beginning students and new soloists are appropriate to haflas. But some of the fusions? I'm thinking that even a normal belly dance hafla isn't really a good place for those. A beginner who doesn't yet have enough experience with our dance to know what is belly dance vs what is not could be very confused by fusions.
I think it's better if fusion performances are done at a theme event whose entire purpose is to allow for fusion and experimentation. And I think such a theme event shouldn't be called "belly dance", but rather "performance art" or "world dance fusion".
What do others think?