Males, etc.
Dear Tarik,
I think that it does not even matter in an Arab country whether a dancer is a prostitute or not. The appearance is what counts a lot of times. And I have heardt hat kind of thing does go on. I think there are often legitimate perforamnce opportunties where people end up hooking as well. (There is also certainly a lot of the other kind of opportunity in any performance situation, from what I can tell. )
I hope some day that I can persuade a certain Egyptian friend of mine to get up and dance at one of my shows. I also want to talk to him in depth about the dance, because he is an amazing dancer. He gests up at parties if it is the right music, but I have not gotten the courage to approach him about actually dancing in public...
I am really happy that the captian of your boat in his own way did watch out for the kids!!
Hugs to you,
A'isha
Dear Rico,
I define "essence" as that elusive combination of cultural feeling and spirit, the dancer's own emotional input, the ethnic approach to the music and movements, and a depth of meaning and provenance in the whole picture. Each dance form in the world has its own "essence", and it is important because it makes the dance what it is. Without its essence, it is no longer that dance form, but something else, regardless of movement vocabulary.
Regards,
A'isha
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