Dear Kashmir,
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Yes, you can put on a full skirt and bra and some Mohamad Abdul Wahab but the resulting performance may not be in the classical style. Ditto, mini skirt and bike shorts won't turn you into Dina.
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A'isha writes- However, movement is perceived differently in different types of costume since it is meant to enhance certain aspects of movement as well as to help create the feeling and character of the dance. This is what I mean by the costuming being a large part of how we see the dance.
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One of the drawbacks from trying to learn by YouTube! Basically classical Egyptian is Golden Age ie pre 1952 - therefore basically only known through their movie clips. Some continued to dance in this style for some time. There are a number of DVD collections out there of Golden Age dancers eg Hossam's "Stars of Egypt" (TM  ) and one starting with "m" - Moti? which I think has a better range of material.
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A'isha writes- Absolutely, and I own some of the movies and have watched many others! I think You tube is not a good learning tool at all.
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Now these guys were all about "performance" - they were performing for a camera after all (and with at least choreographed entrances and exits - although some were more tightly choreographed) - so I'm not sure how Modern Egyptian is more performance orientated. If anything, you seem to get more internalized emotion - but I'm, working from videos and DVDs so the selection of pieces compared with YouTube might be very different.
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A'isha writes- I agree and feel that the dance itself is very much about performance, then and now, as well as being about interpretation of the music and personal feeling for what one is supposed to be doing. It is all in the same package, or should be.
Regards,
A'isha