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Originally Posted by Yshka
I love those.. 
I do like bellyshowing shirts on men too though. In general I just love seeing men dance.
Before I also used to be like what Shanazel describes (Shanazel, interesting topic btw), but then I went to Bruxelles and saw Amir Thaleb.
He was the first male dancer I ever saw and IMO very masculine..he danced so beautifully, I can't even begin to mention all that I liked about him (I won't lol, I'm tired and it's late), but I just totally fell in love with males dancing.
I have been taking every chance I get to see male bellydancers perform and take workshops with them.
Male bellydancers rule 
Amen!
"Dancing like a man"? That's total B*llshit. You should ask them to show you how next time They'll know immediately what a stupid remark they just made and it gives you a good laugh..
I have more to say, but I'm just tired now lol. Will get back on this after some sleep. |
I agree about belly showing shirts, or just bare belly or chest. I'm in a show right now where at least two of the female solos are bare chested. It's really no big deal. When you think about it, who made the rule that men can walk around bare chested, but women can't? Men! And why? Because men have a harder time controlling their lust then women. All these rules that repress women, sexually or otherwise, were made by men, and for this same reason, I think.
But back to the other point, "dancing like a male." I think all male belly dancers must hear this some time or another, or get asked, "where does one learn male belly dancing?" Usually I take the question as honest confusion, and respond gently that there is really no such thing, other than the crockery -balancing tricks that some guys do in the ME, and the stick dances. But as far as the body movements, which are the core of the dance, it's all the same, right? I don't even think about there being any difference, unless someone else brings it up.