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Originally Posted by Aziyade
I wonder how many Egyptian or Egyptian-style dancers see the wealthier Soviet nations as great teaching opportunities?
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Many cause its a BIG business.
In each NileGroup festival there are more than 50 russian dancers, and also they have Festival's at Russia with Egyptian dancers, they are probably the most busy country for Egyptian Teachers today.
Dear Janaki, the most of the asian dancer's i've seen was Japanese and Korean
they screemed Raqia Hassan training !
Ofcourse i havent seen many so pls tell us more
Well about Greece:
5 are the different group styles
a) The students of Rhea
You just have to see them to know it, its a mix of old AmCab with Turkish elements. Her "touch" is so strong, that one month lessons with her change the way of dancing forever lol, she is just adorable.
b) The ones that havent done lessons, just bought BDSS DVD's plus Aziza and Ansuya and you can see just 50 Ansuya's around you lol even makeup
c) The arabic group (i'm in this one) we are something like 40 in whole Greece (while in total more than 500 dancers/teachers) we are kind of hard-core lol
Passionate with arabic style, speaking our own language that others doesnt understand about exotic things like Ayoub rythms and Assaya's, and Fellahin etc lol We try to travel as much as possible to Cairo for lessons etc.
d) The lost in space
Misleaded dancers from mis-imformed teachers that live their personal fantasy between the Pyramids and the Spiritiual Bellydance.
For them Raqs Sharqi is the praising to the higher spirit.
e) The night-club dancers
Hard working girls and boys, that have to deal with horrible bosses and try to survive, as artists and personalities.
Very hard work.
Maria Aya