I am not sure that the danger comes from fusion here in the west as long as the dancers fusing are skilful. Dance evolves and that is appreciated by aficienados and better informed general audiences a like.
In the ME, the danger surely is from increasing fundamentalism that may close down or off the venues to dancers or from those who consider belly dance as old fashioned or irrelevent.
The danger might lie in the perception of the GP. That it has something to do with Burlesque,Stripping or Lap dancing. No doubt belly dance aims to be plesureable and appeal as a sensual experience but constant exposure to the sleazy side denies belly dance a place as an artistic venture.
Also that belly dance is somehow the domain of the hippy-dippy goddess dancing naked in the forest brigade will exclude the dance from mainstream entertainment.
What other dangers- poor teaching of the dance by untrained bedroom boppers especially those who advertise themselves as something they are not,teaching by those who do not support promsiing dancers by encouraging then to experience as much teaching and performance from others, teachers who don't carry on learning. After all we have never had so many opportunities , say here in the UK, to study with good dancers from well informed British dancers and dancers and teachers from over there.
mmmmm the promotion by themselves or others of dancers who are deluded as to their ability.
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