DancingArabian
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It's like she took various aspects of Middle Eastern history, religion and culture and created her own history.
I'm presuming that the shaman dance she's referring to are the Sufi whirling dervishes?
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It's like she took various aspects of Middle Eastern history, religion and culture and created her own history.
I'm presuming that the shaman dance she's referring to are the Sufi whirling dervishes?
Farasha Hanem
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That's what I assumed, between bouts of nausea.
Exactly! This! Times infinity!!!
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Ariadne
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Ummm.... that is one of the best comedic performances of soft shoe dancing I've seen in years. How... why would you even compare it?
Aniseteph
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If you find it in a book in the British Library, YOU KNOW WHAT THAT BOOK IS AND CAN GIVE A REFERENCE. :wall: So annoying. Maybe it was Serpent of the Nile.
I'd have thought Wilson, Keppel and Betty were far less responsible for ideas of strange pseudo-Egyptian dance moves in the British general public than The Bangles' Walk Like an Egyptian. Or did they get it from WK&B too? Hmmm.... gets complicated. I still refuse to blame them for anything though, they are way too wonderful.
And I am enjoying hugely the idea that they are still interfering with anyone's concept of belly dance. I promise I will not ever heckle "Do the Egyptian Camel Walk!" at Ms S's troupe. I won't be able to help thinking it now though...
More Betty (from 2:12) being a bit more bellydancerish, but not much. Your new move for this year, get practising...
[video=youtube;Bj7bOxpXf-o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj7bOxpXf-o[/video]
I'd have thought Wilson, Keppel and Betty were far less responsible for ideas of strange pseudo-Egyptian dance moves in the British general public than The Bangles' Walk Like an Egyptian. Or did they get it from WK&B too? Hmmm.... gets complicated. I still refuse to blame them for anything though, they are way too wonderful.
And I am enjoying hugely the idea that they are still interfering with anyone's concept of belly dance. I promise I will not ever heckle "Do the Egyptian Camel Walk!" at Ms S's troupe. I won't be able to help thinking it now though...
More Betty (from 2:12) being a bit more bellydancerish, but not much. Your new move for this year, get practising...
[video=youtube;Bj7bOxpXf-o]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bj7bOxpXf-o[/video]
Duvet
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Oh wow! That ending had me roaring with laughter. Certainly a version of the khaleegi I'd never seen before. Perhaps the Bellydance Superstars should give it a go.
But hey - Wilson and Keppel are playing zills as they dance - so much more authentic, and they include hip accents, hip circles and pelvic tilts amongst the more bizarre moves. If only they'd been wearing hip scarves!
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DancingArabian
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I think she means in the fantasy world she created. We weren't cool enough to get the invite
DancingArabian
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Didn't you hear? BDSS thinks folkloric dances are boring and that no one wants to see men dance.
I"ve never seen those old videos before but they were hilarious. I have to give it to them though, learning to play zills for a comedy routine is devotion!
shiradotnet
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Roshanna
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I think you already posted this one. Which I'm actually glad of, because it means I can just tune it out, having already been distressed by it last time
shiradotnet
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Oops! My apologies. Oh well, I guess I'll let the duplicate sit there rather than delete.
DancingArabian
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Papers
This is totally a must read.
Some things of note in the article:
Hip belts are physical representations of the Goddesses vulva and womb.
We are all priestesses because we bellydance.
Bellydance is at its origin, a sexy dance and is a about flaunting our fertility.
A direct quote "When we perform, in essence, we make love to our audience"
Well no wonder why people think belly dancers are whores!
This is totally a must read.
Some things of note in the article:
Hip belts are physical representations of the Goddesses vulva and womb.
We are all priestesses because we bellydance.
Bellydance is at its origin, a sexy dance and is a about flaunting our fertility.
A direct quote "When we perform, in essence, we make love to our audience"
Well no wonder why people think belly dancers are whores!
Yorkshire Lass
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I'd no idea that hip belts symbolise divine genitalia! I just thought they were fun to wear and looked good when dancing. :clap:
That's hilarious
That's hilarious
Duvet
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Not forgetting;
Bellydance is a love fest, and awakens the audiences' ability and desire to have sacred sex.
Watching larger women bellydance can heal bulimia and anorexia.
Yorkshire Lass
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This is a great find by the way. I've had a bad day and I'm now rolling on the floor with laughter at the article. Thanks for cheering me up DancingArabian.
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That's just the funniest thing I've ever read. Interesting mental images.
So we're supposed to encourage people who watch us dance to have "sacred sex" (as opposed to regular sex). I must ask my teacher to add that to her introductory remarks at the next hafla. If only to make her laugh.
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That's just the funniest thing I've ever read. Interesting mental images.
So we're supposed to encourage people who watch us dance to have "sacred sex" (as opposed to regular sex). I must ask my teacher to add that to her introductory remarks at the next hafla. If only to make her laugh.
Aniseteph
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There are a few on the TPBDC that make you wonder though. It's NOT an unfortunate placement/ design, or a poorly thought through use of pink lycra, gathering and a ring motif - it's an evocation of the Goddess, OK? Or God, if we are talking frontal danglies. Now, no more sniggering. :naghty:
