Hi Everyone, It may appear that the U.S. has more problems with the image of Oriental dance, but that may be due to the number of outspoken forum members! It seems to me with the increasing number of students and teachers here in the States, the Oriental community has an obligation to police itself in terms of attitudes and imagery. It only takes a handful of unethical and undereducated dancers to sully the positive hard work of others.
But rather focus on the negative aspects, I can see where Oriental Dance is slowly becoming an accepted part of the creative arts community. There are more staged shows here in the U.S. and In Europe. Our troupe has been invited to perform at our local Arts Expo for the last three years, art gallery openings too. Even the type of students joining classes are seeking to use the art form for something other than sexual titilation(based on our students). Even the music style is becoming fused and more well-known. So there are some positives attitudes being generated here in the States.
Yasmine
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