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TribalDancer · 01-06-2008, 11:03 PM

Wow, I would never classify Tina as "American Cabaret". I always think of Ansuya when I think Am Cab. I agree witha previous posted, in that I think of Am Cab as Turkish based.

Tina is most definitely Modern Egyptian to my eyes (note I have not looked at hte clip referenced earlier, but I have seen Tina perform more times than I can say, and hey style is definitely rooted most strongly in Classical Egyptian, but I would say she herself is Modern Egyptian because she does fuse with her jazz background, especially in her troupe choreographies.)

I love Cassandra, and I would call her Modern Egyptian or Modern Oriental as well, in her primary style, but she does a lot of fusing herself, and is kind of beyond definition sometimes. She is a stunning dancer and a rock awesome teacher and person to boot!

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TribalDancer Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 313	Wow, I would never classify Tina as "American Cabaret". I always think of Ansuya when I think Am Cab. I agree witha previous posted, in that I think of Am Cab as Turkish based. Tina is most definitely Modern Egyptian to my eyes (note I have not looked at hte clip referenced earlier, but I have seen Tina perform more times than I can say, and hey style is definitely rooted most strongly in Classical Egyptian, but I would say she herself is Modern Egyptian because she does fuse with her jazz background, especially in her troupe choreographies.) I love Cassandra, and I would call her Modern Egyptian or Modern Oriental as well, in her primary style, but she does a lot of fusing herself, and is kind of beyond definition sometimes. She is a stunning dancer and a rock awesome teacher and person to boot! Last edited by TribalDancer; 01-06-2008 at 11:05 PM.