When do you major?? If you ever do.... - Page 2

lizaj · 06-23-2008, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Mark_Balahadia

My first teacher, Artemis is an expert in the Turkish style. However, I ended up doing all Arabic style, especially Lebanese although I throw in some Egyptian for some variety. I still love to watch Turkish but I could never be good since I concentrate more on the Arab dances.

A beginning belly dance class should be about building a soild foundation although a good teacher should be able to differentiate between styles. By the way, Ozgen is in London...he does Turkish style

Possibly because he IS Turkish!

Don't fret Mark, we have all heard of him over here and many of us seen him dance and many want to be taught by him at the next JoY

Caroline_afifi · 06-23-2008, 09:26 AM

I started with Egyptian dance through Egyptian friends and this was way before I went to classes.
I went to one class for a short time and it was terrible, she knew nothing and made it up as she went along (still does).
I then went to the women who taught her for a brief time and she showed me the real basics and was very good at this.

There was not much variety at this time and everything was just called 'Belly dance'.
I did not learn about individual styles til I studied with Wendy Buonaventura who did mostly Egyptian and other North African styles.

I had a friend who was a dancer in restaurants and she did only Turkish, I loved her and what she did, but it was too high energy for me personally.

fatinah · 06-23-2008, 06:09 PM

have been watching tons of videos on you tube and seeing which styles are what etc and I definatley prefer Egyptian. I love Rachel Brice but I do get a little bit sick of watching just her when I type in tribal to youtube! She is one clever lady but no point what so ever in me watching her coz i will never in a zillion years be able to move my body as freakishly (bad grammar i know!) as she does!

06-23-2008, 09:26 AM	#12 (permalink)
Caroline_afifi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Liverpool UK Posts: 981	I started with Egyptian dance through Egyptian friends and this was way before I went to classes. I went to one class for a short time and it was terrible, she knew nothing and made it up as she went along (still does). I then went to the women who taught her for a brief time and she showed me the real basics and was very good at this. There was not much variety at this time and everything was just called 'Belly dance'. I did not learn about individual styles til I studied with Wendy Buonaventura who did mostly Egyptian and other North African styles. I had a friend who was a dancer in restaurants and she did only Turkish, I loved her and what she did, but it was too high energy for me personally.

06-23-2008, 06:09 PM	#13 (permalink)
fatinah Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Liverpool Posts: 52	have been watching tons of videos on you tube and seeing which styles are what etc and I definatley prefer Egyptian. I love Rachel Brice but I do get a little bit sick of watching just her when I type in tribal to youtube! She is one clever lady but no point what so ever in me watching her coz i will never in a zillion years be able to move my body as freakishly (bad grammar i know!) as she does!