Jane
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Charlotte Desorgher, on the button: A darkness at the heart of bellydance
I wonder if the prevailing Middle Eastern attitudes about the role of women are what drives foreign dancers to Oriental fantasy dance and fusions. Middle Eastern belly dance comes with cultural baggage many dancers would rather ignore than face up to. It's probably also responsible for Occidental women making up history about "being a dance for women by women" and "ancient Goddess temple dancers." Truth is hard and sometimes not what we'd like it to be.
I wonder if the prevailing Middle Eastern attitudes about the role of women are what drives foreign dancers to Oriental fantasy dance and fusions. Middle Eastern belly dance comes with cultural baggage many dancers would rather ignore than face up to. It's probably also responsible for Occidental women making up history about "being a dance for women by women" and "ancient Goddess temple dancers." Truth is hard and sometimes not what we'd like it to be.