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Originally Posted by Brea
This is a subject of endless curiosity to me. Why do some dancers believe this has something to do with the origin of bellydance? Is there a possibility that it does? Do any dancers here believe this, and why? I also am curious about its appeal and use in general in bellydance today.
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Because it is their spiritual belief system. Their "religion", if you will. Believing this gives purpose to their lives. They don't want to contemplate a world without belly dancing goddesses. From it they derive inner personal strength, and only through it do they manage to muster ethical behavior and common empathy for their fellow human beings. Irrational? Lacking proof? In direct conflict with numerous lines of scientific evidence? Why, yes.
I also find irrational, unproven belief systems a source of endless curiosity.