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PRINCESS FARHANA: BACK TO THE FUTURE: HONORING OUR PAST TO PRESERVE OUR DANCE
Princess Farhana has written an interesting article where she describes her reaction to meeting a fairly 'new' dancer who has been brought up on a diet of 'fusion' with no concept of the origins of the dance, etc. Sound familiar?
I'm a little bit :wall: at reading this. I used to enjoy Princess Farhana a lot more before she 'came out' as a burlesque dancer and basically led the rise of belly/burly fusions, but since then it feels like cashing in, and to hell with the damage it's doing to the dance. And then she is surprised that new dancers won't understand that she is making an 'informed' choice about this fusion?
I know she really does know her stuff, and she is a great dancer and what a personality. And I applaude the sentiment of the article. But I can't help wondering if she realised the personal contribution she's made to this situation?
PRINCESS FARHANA: BACK TO THE FUTURE: HONORING OUR PAST TO PRESERVE OUR DANCE
Princess Farhana has written an interesting article where she describes her reaction to meeting a fairly 'new' dancer who has been brought up on a diet of 'fusion' with no concept of the origins of the dance, etc. Sound familiar?
I'm a little bit :wall: at reading this. I used to enjoy Princess Farhana a lot more before she 'came out' as a burlesque dancer and basically led the rise of belly/burly fusions, but since then it feels like cashing in, and to hell with the damage it's doing to the dance. And then she is surprised that new dancers won't understand that she is making an 'informed' choice about this fusion?
I know she really does know her stuff, and she is a great dancer and what a personality. And I applaude the sentiment of the article. But I can't help wondering if she realised the personal contribution she's made to this situation?