I am not against tribal as such. I would consider ATS if there was a tribe near me. Although I have to say I find it rather samey to watch, but I am sure that it is more fun to take part. What I don't like are the industrial/heavy hip hop music and the more energetic style of fusin. In fact I was attending a local class as a filler until my teacher returns. Then the vagaries of easter holiday led to me having a whole month off (2 weeks the teacher and 2 weeks my hol). In the meantime I had downloaded the music and after listening to the Turkish Hip Hop for several times without dancing to it, I concluded that I had no inclination to go on dancing to it. I have no desire to do squats, knee bends, do the long hair brushing floor thingy with my short grey locks etc.
I do also realise that what we do as Egyptian is very much not aythentic (at my level of troupe dancing, but I feel that I prefer grace, playfulness and a less in-your-face sensuality, and I long to be able to take this further. It sometmes feels as thuogh opportunities to do this are disappearing in this country.
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