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Obsidia · 09-08-2006, 02:49 PM

Well after reading ELEVEN pages of mostly snobbish, holier than thou, catty remarks....well I actually feel like I need a freaking shower to wash the filth off of me!

I can't believe what I'm hearing!

Are you people so threatened by what you don't understand that all you can do is put the Gothic dance form down? That's truly heartbreaking.

I see the merits of retaining the "traditional" Middle Eastern dances in their original forms (or as close to their original forms as we can possibly can)..and as a historian I deeply appreciate those who do so. Dancing those styles though simply isn't for me. That's okay.

I've been a dancer my entire life-classical ballet, jazz, modern dance, now bellydance. I started in American cabaret and found my way to ATS then into tribal fusion now Gothic fusion. Does that mean I am no longer a bellydancer? Absolutely not! Because my costuming is sequined and bright pink (although I am highly partial to orange) doesn't exclude me from the Bellydance lineage. My dance vocabulary is 90% bellydance movements with the remaining bits being my former training and some Goth clubby type moves.

Musically, I choose to dance to what MOVES me. Whether it be a techno piece or something more traditional, I am still a bellydancer and on that I stand firm.

This shouldn't be a battle of "Our style is better than YOUR style"..when did we revert back to fourth grade???

Bottom line: Dancer's bodies ALL speak the same language, no matter WHAT the costuming or music.

I just wish everyone would drop their damn egos and misconceptions and realize that.

Oh and in regards to the lit-tle snipes bagging on Gothic bellydance, Tempest has put out TWO DVDs, how many do YOU girls have out??? HMMMM????

09-08-2006, 02:49 PM	#110 (permalink)
Obsidia Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 13	Good Lordy Well after reading ELEVEN pages of mostly snobbish, holier than thou, catty remarks....well I actually feel like I need a freaking shower to wash the filth off of me! I can't believe what I'm hearing! Are you people so threatened by what you don't understand that all you can do is put the Gothic dance form down? That's truly heartbreaking. I see the merits of retaining the "traditional" Middle Eastern dances in their original forms (or as close to their original forms as we can possibly can)..and as a historian I deeply appreciate those who do so. Dancing those styles though simply isn't for me. That's okay. I've been a dancer my entire life-classical ballet, jazz, modern dance, now bellydance. I started in American cabaret and found my way to ATS then into tribal fusion now Gothic fusion. Does that mean I am no longer a bellydancer? Absolutely not! Because my costuming is sequined and bright pink (although I am highly partial to orange) doesn't exclude me from the Bellydance lineage. My dance vocabulary is 90% bellydance movements with the remaining bits being my former training and some Goth clubby type moves. Musically, I choose to dance to what MOVES me. Whether it be a techno piece or something more traditional, I am still a bellydancer and on that I stand firm. This shouldn't be a battle of "Our style is better than YOUR style"..when did we revert back to fourth grade??? Bottom line: Dancer's bodies ALL speak the same language, no matter WHAT the costuming or music. I just wish everyone would drop their damn egos and misconceptions and realize that. Oh and in regards to the lit-tle snipes bagging on Gothic bellydance, Tempest has put out TWO DVDs, how many do YOU girls have out??? HMMMM????