The Reason Why Sweden's A Hotbed Of Belly Dance!

Suheir · 04-04-2008, 07:16 PM

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Swedes find Viking-era Arab coins

I'm sure the Vikings learnt belly dance on their travels.

Ranya · 04-04-2008, 07:49 PM

If I remember right someone started a thread and wanted to know more about bellydance in Skandinavia in the Viking era but somehow it was ruled out (well, bellydance as we know it is a rather recent thing, innit?)
In any case this is very interesing, thanks for posting Suheir :-)

Moon · 04-04-2008, 07:50 PM

Wow... I always though Swedes liked bellydance because it's exotic and makes them forget their cold winters.

Nicki · 04-04-2008, 09:37 PM

Yes, Moon,
dancing is a great way of keeping us warm in the winter when we have to shimmypractice while waiting for the bus to keep us from freezing!

karena · 04-05-2008, 09:04 AM

don't you think those coins look like they are off a hipscarf?? maybe the y are and the archeologists didn't realise

there was a thread about bellydance and scandanvia, and arabs in scandanvia at some point. i remember it that there was someone doing some research into it, but their english wasn't so hot so they struggled to articulate the complexity, and they got jumped on. wasn't it for a museum

Moon · 04-05-2008, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Nicky

Yes, Moon,
dancing is a great way of keeping us warm in the winter when we have to shimmypractice while waiting for the bus to keep us from freezing!

I knew my theory was right!

Yshka · 04-05-2008, 08:50 PM

That is amazing! They would look nice on a hipscarf wouldn't they?

Hey Moon, want to start digging around and see if we can find some Arabic coins around here?

maariku · 04-06-2008, 10:50 AM

You guys are hilarious!

But on a more serious note, I think it once again proves us that we know so little about our past and history. There were much greater things going on back in the days than we can imagine.

Moon · 04-06-2008, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Yshka

Hey Moon, want to start digging around and see if we can find some Arabic coins around here?

O M G

gisela · 04-07-2008, 09:17 PM

YES YES YES I knew it! It's in my BLOOOOD!

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karena Moderator Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The North, UK Posts: 811	don't you think those coins look like they are off a hipscarf?? maybe the y are and the archeologists didn't realise there was a thread about bellydance and scandanvia, and arabs in scandanvia at some point. i remember it that there was someone doing some research into it, but their english wasn't so hot so they struggled to articulate the complexity, and they got jumped on. wasn't it for a museum __________________ "Nothing is black and white, it's all shades of grey" Me

04-06-2008, 10:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
maariku Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Estonia Posts: 1,146	You guys are hilarious! But on a more serious note, I think it once again proves us that we know so little about our past and history. There were much greater things going on back in the days than we can imagine. __________________ "[A good bellydancer] must express life, death, happiness, sorrow, love and anger, but above all she must have dignity." -Tahia Carioca,

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gisela Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 928	YES YES YES I knew it! It's in my BLOOOOD! __________________ You need chaos in your soul to create a dancing star-nietzsche

04-04-2008, 07:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ranya Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cairo, EGYPT Posts: 535	If I remember right someone started a thread and wanted to know more about bellydance in Skandinavia in the Viking era but somehow it was ruled out (well, bellydance as we know it is a rather recent thing, innit?) In any case this is very interesing, thanks for posting Suheir :-)

04-04-2008, 07:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
Moon V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: the Netherlands Posts: 3,627	Wow... I always though Swedes liked bellydance because it's exotic and makes them forget their cold winters.

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Nicki Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 25	Yes, Moon, dancing is a great way of keeping us warm in the winter when we have to shimmypractice while waiting for the bus to keep us from freezing!

04-05-2008, 08:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
Yshka Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,250	That is amazing! They would look nice on a hipscarf wouldn't they? Hey Moon, want to start digging around and see if we can find some Arabic coins around here?