Reen.Blom

I thought it was Nothing sucks like Electrolux....LOL LOL LOL

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chryssanthi sahar

Haha, those are very good examples Shanazel I can tell you another funny story. There is a German belly dancer (who claims to be professional) in my city in Germany, who has given herself the artist name "Chara" (well the "ch" is not spoken like "k" but something like "kh" in Greek), which is Greek and means "joy" (probably she likes Greece). The fatal thing though is, that Chara in Arabian means "shit" So I visited a show with some Arabian friends some time ago and this lady was dancing at that show. When my Arab friends heard the announcement about her, they were rolling on the floor laughing. Imagine, a belly dancer who is named "shit"

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Shanazel

You are very likely right, Reenie!

Oh, poor Chara! Did someone tell her what was going on so she could change her stage name? My real name doe not translate well into Spanish, though nothing nearly as bad as that, and when I am with Spanish speaking people, there are sometimes a few giggles.

chryssanthi sahar

I would have told her, but I had no opportunity to talk to her after the show and since I don't know her personally there is no chance telling her. I hope some sincere Arab will tell her.

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janaki

Hi Mariagreek,
Hope you are reading these posts. I would like to know about what you meant by "pre islamic Raqsharqi".

chryssanthi sahar

Janaki, I'm afraid she isn't. She probably logged in just to post the promotion text about her Raqshobic. Well it happens often that people log in just to advertise themselves, their studios, their fusions or whatever

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mariagreek

Hellow dear friends,
I saw all you wrote and i have to say that first of all Raqshobic is a new way to have very good shape.(dance and gym) you can understand this i believe.
About Raqsharqi and pre-Islamic dance ,how could you say this?
There are many of egyptologists ,great teachers of History in Ancient Egypt and after. if you mean we dont know about Egypt culture before Islam i believe it is not good.There are a lot of people they know ,what about us dancers?
And ,my dear chryssanthi ,here in Greece as you know ,the dancers at this time ,have done hard work and they read because they are interesting in (what is the story and the History of oriental dance).You are Greek also ,so i think you under estimate greekdancers.Most of them do seminars and workshop in Egypt,Europe and Uk.They keep going.
And people smile a little bit,it is very nice.Why so "bad" ?
Sorry for causing bad feelings.I dont like this.I believe dance is here ,new things are here and so the Past.
Mariagreek.

Shanazel

I am sorry, Mariagreek, perhaps I am just dense, but I still don't understand what you mean about pre-islamic raks sharqi. Obviously we have no videos of archaic dances, so is this something that has been extrapolated from paintings or contemporary verbal descriptions?

mariagreek

Hellow nightdancer

you are the only one get the message right
Raqsharqi is one,aerobic is other one.
this is not raqsharqi of course.
But as you see,i would like to talk about a lot of things.
But it is not seem it could hapen.

Mariagreek

mariagreek

Dear Shanazel
exactly
This is the research i was talking about.
I dont want to say anything more. I am very dissapointed.
Be always well !

Mariagreek