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Makeda Maysa · 04-23-2008, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Amber

This is exactly how Im starting to feel as of late.

When I first got into Belly dance the people around me were leading me to believe that "tribal" style BD was the "true" belly dance and that the oriental styles (egyptian, turkish, lebonese etc) were all somehow "fake". LOL.

It couldnt be further from the truth.

Did I also mention that these are the kind of folks who still believe belly dancers are some kind of magical fairy princess/strip tease/orientalist fantasy etc etc...

Now that Im starting to learn the real significance behind the dance... and Im beginning to learn that theres more to it than crowie shells and snake arms.... Im finding myself more and more drawn to Egyptian style.

It's really sad that those were the people with which you came into contact. Tribal style bellydance (in whatever form, be it ATS or tribal fusion) is a viable and worthy dance form unto itself, without having to disparage Middle Eastern dance. I understand your being drawn to Egyptian bellydance, as I am, too, but it really seems as if you weren't introduced properly to tribal dance and those people should be ashamed of their lack of knowledge.