Kashmir
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We were watching a workshop with Denise Enan the other day. The interesting thing is she was ballet trained from a toddler - then she continued studying ballet as a member of the Firqa Kawmiyya - and many of the students had a little ballet - but not that much. But Denise projected the relaxed beledi feel while the students looked stiff (or had "good" posture at a pinch). Ballet in itself isn't the problem. It is what you do with it.I've taught a number of ballet dancers and have found they tend to have trouble relaxing into the insouciance that makes belly dance look effortless and approachable. I've never had a chance to ask someone who has been there and back again if she noticed any particular challenges going from BD to ballet.