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Originally Posted by jenc
xxxxxxx offers a fresh approach to authentic Egyptian dance for everyone to experience and enjoy. .........
...The classes cover a range of styles and are not "pure Egyptian." We offer all the traditional classic movements of Arabic and Turkish dance and introduce some challenging aspects from ATS (American Tribal Style) and Tribal Fusion. We feel this gives the student a insight into all the options available and then you can make an informed choice as to which style you prefer.
How do you make an informed choice when being taught a complete mixture of moves, occasionally told, oh this move is egyptian, tribal etc.
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This will lead to yet another problem in UK BD. I can't see what's so difficult about teaching basic Egyptian style AND ATS as 2 seperate styles. I do!
I prefer to make sure everyone has a grounding in Egyptian before we also learn and dance ATS, Unfortunately with a constant influx ( well fortunate really
) of new students they are learning the 2 side by side. ATS is already grounded in ME/North African dance why start muddying the issue by blending further and then students turn up at a function or festival and folks (like you and I...awkward s*ds ) go ...."WTF!"
It's easy enough to split the class into 2 halves timewise and make things very clear.
I am constantly having to think on my feet,. I'd like to pass on ATS for weeks at a time but guess what...... they like doing it!