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Originally Posted by adiemus
oooh I am so jealous of people living in the US - such riches in terms of learning! We make do with the few who travel down under to Oz and NZ, otherwise scavenge from YouTube and DVD's!!
Kharmine I'm curious about your comments regarding different styles, because I do agree that the individual dancer brings so much of his/her style to a dance - but then A'isha identifies some clear points of difference... ahhh! such is the wonder of this dance form!
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Adiemus, I'm betting you have some great talent down there in performing and teaching -- possibly it's not so well-organized and advertised as in the States. When was the last time there was a belly dance convention Down Under? You need something to pull dancers and fans outta the woodwork!
As for individual styles -- I can only voice my own opinion. My teacher specializes in Egyptian styles. I've watched and tried to study a lot of belly dance and, IMH0 there truly is far more in common than what arguably makes them distinct.
I think it's more important to enjoy the individuality and soul that any good dancer brings to what we call "belly dance," then to focus on arguable style differences.
Here, BTW, is the only video clip I've found of Dahlena, one of the earliest pioneers of American style belly dance. She's probably come a long way since her early days -- but then so have we all.