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Dear Jeffrey,
You didn't bother me and it was nice talking about this issue with you.
Dear Rico,
Authentic as far as belly dance is concerned is the the dances as the come from the Middle East in any given time period. It means that they are what they claim to be... Middle Eastern/ North African dance. Authentic dance is innovative, as we can see by noting differences in presentation, personal styling within the boundaries of dance, etc.
Not to be confused with traditional, which is the strict adherence to the dance as it might have been, with no new innovations added.
When Dina comes along and dances in a short skirt, she is not traditional but she is authentic and innovative. Even as she dances in a short skirt, she still retains the spirit, understand that the music is to be interpreted within certain boundaries and knows a movement vocabulary associated with the feeling and spirit of the dance and knows how to execute that vocabulary with the right approach.
I need to add that other styles and fusions also are authentic as what they are. They are innovative and when done well ( just like any art form there are those can and can not do them), they are art in their own right. They just need a new classification or label and I know that is a dirty word, but let us remember that belly dance is a label, too.
I have answered your question, now will you please answer mine about why you do not think that authetoc belly dancers are creative?
Regards to you both,
A'isha
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