Tarik Sultan
New member
We've had several heated discussions about what is and isn't Oriental Dance and the need to be accurate when describing dance styles that are innovations.
So here's my question. Should we hold Middle Easterners to the same standards of accuracy and honesty when portaying dances. The reason I bring this up is because I've been witnessing a certain phenominon over the past 21 years. The Egyptian "folklore" troups and choreographers. From my experience, if I want to see folk dance, the last place I would look is either the Redda troupe of the National folk troupe. What they present as folklore is so radically different from the real thing, yet they persist in presenting it as authentic. What do you all think/feel about this?
So here's my question. Should we hold Middle Easterners to the same standards of accuracy and honesty when portaying dances. The reason I bring this up is because I've been witnessing a certain phenominon over the past 21 years. The Egyptian "folklore" troups and choreographers. From my experience, if I want to see folk dance, the last place I would look is either the Redda troupe of the National folk troupe. What they present as folklore is so radically different from the real thing, yet they persist in presenting it as authentic. What do you all think/feel about this?