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Recnadocir · 09-01-2006, 07:41 PM

I think I just echoed Sharif's thoughts on a post in another thread, and wholeheartedly agree, so I will include him in my plurality here.

Belly dance may very well be "feminine essenced" to you, Aisha Azar, and perhaps even to every other woman who dances it. Great! But it is not "feminine essenced" to us. I"m not saying it's "masculine essenced" when I dance it either. But I am a male, and only I can know the essence of the dance for me, and it is not in any particular way gender related. I suspect there are women who feel that the dance is deeper than gender for them as well.

Like it or not, it's an indisputable fact. The essence of the dance is personal, physical and spiritual, and if this includes gender for you, than that is your truth. If the male dancer you mention feels feminine when he dances, that is his truth. But our truths about the dance are equally valid, and do not have to be the same as yours.

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Recnadocir Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: La La Land Posts: 466	I think I just echoed Sharif's thoughts on a post in another thread, and wholeheartedly agree, so I will include him in my plurality here. Belly dance may very well be "feminine essenced" to you, Aisha Azar, and perhaps even to every other woman who dances it. Great! But it is not "feminine essenced" to us. I"m not saying it's "masculine essenced" when I dance it either. But I am a male, and only I can know the essence of the dance for me, and it is not in any particular way gender related. I suspect there are women who feel that the dance is deeper than gender for them as well. Like it or not, it's an indisputable fact. The essence of the dance is personal, physical and spiritual, and if this includes gender for you, than that is your truth. If the male dancer you mention feels feminine when he dances, that is his truth. But our truths about the dance are equally valid, and do not have to be the same as yours. __________________ http://a537.ac-images.myspacecdn.com...0267e2f1c0.jpg *Nos es in Hollywood , quod vos es non!* Last edited by Recnadocir; 09-01-2006 at 07:44 PM.