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Old 07-02-2008, 11:28 AM   #9 (permalink)
Suheir
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Originally Posted by jenc View Post
Having just been to a student hafla I echo your concerns about what would happen if the dance were more mainstream. I already wonder what image some people have in their heads about the dance. For example, when someone is recommended as a good dancer - who turns out to use the music, keep time but almost without any identifiable ME moves eg hipwork
Ugh. That reminds me of a particular Western dancer who is raved about in some quarters but in her clips I just see foot-led, un-Middle Eastern dancing to Arabic-lite elevator music.
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