I try to start with some history for my new dancers so they will be coming from a foundation of the real background. That said, there are always going to be people who want it to be religious. Considering that I think the concept of the Mother Goddess is historically incorrect in general I suppose people are always inventing new religions for themselves.
Especially considering many teachers do tell their students this is the background of the dance, it is a hard thing to try to explain in my experience.
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