Chani
New member
Is is okay for a beginner belly dancer to dance inexpertly at a friend's Mother's Blessing or is that something that should wait until a higher level of proficiency has been reached?
I am a very beginner having had just 12 group lessons and 2 private lessons altogether. I realise it is early days. However, my friend's pregnancy won't wait for me to become a better dancer and her Mother's Blessing is in a couple of weeks. I make my public debut two days after that but that is under the wing of my instructor.
So, is it fine to dance my best even though I have a long way to go, to honour my friend and contribute to her ceremony (and hopefully the other ladies will like to have a dance together, too)? Or would that be bad form? It's just that I read here so often about belly dance standards and people claiming to be what they are not and degrading the dance and how it is viewed. Obviously, my friends and the guests will understand that I am a beginner student.
Cheers
Chani
I am a very beginner having had just 12 group lessons and 2 private lessons altogether. I realise it is early days. However, my friend's pregnancy won't wait for me to become a better dancer and her Mother's Blessing is in a couple of weeks. I make my public debut two days after that but that is under the wing of my instructor.
So, is it fine to dance my best even though I have a long way to go, to honour my friend and contribute to her ceremony (and hopefully the other ladies will like to have a dance together, too)? Or would that be bad form? It's just that I read here so often about belly dance standards and people claiming to be what they are not and degrading the dance and how it is viewed. Obviously, my friends and the guests will understand that I am a beginner student.
Cheers
Chani