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Originally Posted by Damariz
This clip is of one of the best bellydancers in Chicago, Surayah. Seriously, I need to get my butt to the Alhambra Palace soon to watch the dancers, enjoy the live music, and even join in to dance. I really enjoyed Surayah's relaxed interaction with the guests. However, I'm having a hard time figuring out what style she is dancing. Perhaps lebanese?
Here's the link:
MySpaceTV Videos: ALHAMBRA by shadi
Here's an additional clip from youtube:
YouTube - bellydancer |
First clip looked pretty much Egyptian to me.
I think we tend to get rather hung up on pinning down a style.
I am certainly not into this business of the teacher who advertises " I have developed my own style based on a fusion of the mating ritual of the Ilkley Moor Ferrets and the Ouliad Nail"
I posted a film of Nersin Topkapi on Bhuz and as Marai Aya pointed out she refered to herself as an Oriental dancer not a Turkish style dancer.
Samia was Egyptian style but I sure think those ballet masters had some input, Fifi is Egyptian but just somewhat different mmm..yes and Randa is Egyptian but mmm...different again.
Of course a dancer gets up and does the ciftetelli just like Ozel on her vids and you can see the Turkish and you see FCBD swirling about and you know it's ATS but what we want to see is good bellydance and appreciate that it does have different elements because of the take put on it by dancer and that make it all the more interesting.
We have a dancer locally who learnt out in the Gulf and Syria and could you pin down her style nope..it's just her.... but she can belly dance!