Why you must know your music - Page 4

Lydia dubai · 11-26-2007, 07:15 PM

welcome anytime!!

Mya · 11-29-2007, 10:53 AM

geez...this reminds me of something that happened earlier this year. when i was still dancing at the studio with my old company my instructor had this young student - only 15 who was a representative for the global young leaders conference. The girl was asked to dance as part of her presentation so she came to learn a choreography.
My instructor taught her for the first 8 classes or so and then passed her to me to drill her. When i heard the song for her veil choreography i was troubled because i knew that i was familiar with it for some reason but i still couldn't place it.
One day i had it playing while my cousins were visiting and one of them said - "ummmm...you know that's the call to prayer right?". It occurred to me then where i knew it from. The radio station that they listen to at my cousin's house plays the call to prayer at the appropriate time during the day, so i'm quite used to hearing it!
i was mortified. i called my instructor immediately and her attitude was "well...it's not like she's doing anything obscene to it". I was like

The girl had already gone abroad and we couldn't even contact her. I was so upset and worried about her offending anyone or anyone embarrassing her during or after her performance - such a young girl, just innocently dancing!
My instructor found the song on one of the sound tracks to El Clon and as usual, never bothers to research the origins and connotations of the music.

Oh the perils of ignorance!

Lydia dubai · 12-05-2007, 07:57 AM

Hi Mya,that is sad and to bad specialy because the teacher did not care at all....

kalila_raks · 12-16-2007, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Yshka

Dear Lydia is the song Ya Rayeh by Rashid Taha (the one qarza describes in the thread) the song you are talking about?
Wow, I didn't know it was wrong to dance to either though I've never heard that song before.

edit: I read Lydia's post all wrong I think, I doubt she was talking about the one actually IN qarza's thread.

I'm pretty sure Ya Rayeh is fine. I dance at a Moroccan restaurant where they play the song. The owners are Moroccan, and they picked out the song to play and for me to dance to. Also, my teacher is Jordanian and Egyptian, and she speaks Arabic, and she played it in class one time to dance to and said it was a "good song."

Lydia dubai · 12-17-2007, 12:22 PM

Yes Kalila... ,,ya raya,, is very much ok that was not the song i was talking about,,, Have a nice day Lydia

11-26-2007, 07:15 PM	#31 (permalink)
Lydia dubai V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dubai United arab emirates Posts: 1,338	welcome anytime!!

11-29-2007, 10:53 AM	#32 (permalink)
Mya Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Trinidad Posts: 567	geez...this reminds me of something that happened earlier this year. when i was still dancing at the studio with my old company my instructor had this young student - only 15 who was a representative for the global young leaders conference. The girl was asked to dance as part of her presentation so she came to learn a choreography. My instructor taught her for the first 8 classes or so and then passed her to me to drill her. When i heard the song for her veil choreography i was troubled because i knew that i was familiar with it for some reason but i still couldn't place it. One day i had it playing while my cousins were visiting and one of them said - "ummmm...you know that's the call to prayer right?". It occurred to me then where i knew it from. The radio station that they listen to at my cousin's house plays the call to prayer at the appropriate time during the day, so i'm quite used to hearing it! i was mortified. i called my instructor immediately and her attitude was "well...it's not like she's doing anything obscene to it". I was like The girl had already gone abroad and we couldn't even contact her. I was so upset and worried about her offending anyone or anyone embarrassing her during or after her performance - such a young girl, just innocently dancing! My instructor found the song on one of the sound tracks to El Clon and as usual, never bothers to research the origins and connotations of the music. Oh the perils of ignorance!

12-05-2007, 07:57 AM	#33 (permalink)
Lydia dubai V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dubai United arab emirates Posts: 1,338	Hi Mya,that is sad and to bad specialy because the teacher did not care at all....

12-17-2007, 12:22 PM	#35 (permalink)
Lydia dubai V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dubai United arab emirates Posts: 1,338	Yes Kalila... ,,ya raya,, is very much ok that was not the song i was talking about,,, Have a nice day Lydia