How relevant is Egypt to Modern Belly Dance - Page 12

Aniseteph · 12-29-2006, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by bin_rodi

i still can not recognize your photo avatar
a UFO??
or kinda of puppets ??
any way i think it's something cool

I'm glad you think it's cool

. It's a potato dressed as a belly dancer.

Possibly a genuine Egyptian potato too (does this mean I haven't gone off the thread???

) because we get a lot of imported Egyptian vegetables in this country.

Gabi · 12-29-2006, 09:41 PM

trying to get a pic loaded - which is better than, or worse than being loaded meself

Tarik Sultan · 12-29-2006, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Kharmine

Re: The original question posted.

Throughout the history of the world, societies tend to revive "lost" arts and traditions when a new generation decides heritage is cool again. You see it when people become dissatisfied with the spirit of the current age and look for something more interesting, more comforting, more 'spiritual," more "authentic." They tend to reject "foreign" and "modern" influences and reach back to the "good old days" of their grandparents and great-grandparents.

For instance, during the United States' hedonistic "Jazz Age" of the 1920s, there was a surge of nostalgic interest in the colonial days of the 17th century. During the same period that gave us Art Deco and speakeasies, thousands of people were furnishing their houses with stuff that was supposed to look like it came over on the Mayflower, taking up needlepoint and reviving quilting.

Which is why I have no doubt that someday younger Egyptians are going to override the attitudes of their elders and reclaim their folk dances in a big way.

I hope it happens before too much has been lost

Kharmine · 12-30-2006, 02:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Tarik Sultan

I hope it happens before too much has been lost

As my in-laws would say -- "From your lips to God's ear."

There are always holdouts from the popular culture and the current trends -- people who keep the old ways and teach the young 'uns. We need to encourage these folks when we find them, if we can do it without looking like social workers or curiousity-seekers or something.

Maybe those of us who love the dance can be some of those "holdouts." So long as we recognize that it is a borrowed heritage, one that we hold in trust for others.

chryssanthi sahar · 12-30-2006, 05:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Aniseteph

I'm glad you think it's cool

. It's a potato dressed as a belly dancer.

Possibly a genuine Egyptian potato too (does this mean I haven't gone off the thread???

) because we get a lot of imported Egyptian vegetables in this country.

Haha, that's cute

I was also wondering the whole time what it is, but didn't think of asking

Yasmine Bint Al Nubia · 12-30-2006, 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Aniseteph

I'm glad you think it's cool

. It's a potato dressed as a belly dancer.

Possibly a genuine Egyptian potato too (does this mean I haven't gone off the thread???

) because we get a lot of imported Egyptian vegetables in this country.

Aniseteph, My Mr. Potato Head is kinda lonely...........
Yasmine

Dev · 12-30-2006, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Aniseteph

I'm glad you think it's cool

. It's a potato dressed as a belly dancer.

Possibly a genuine Egyptian potato too (does this mean I haven't gone off the thread???

) because we get a lot of imported Egyptian vegetables in this country.

All these months

i was thinking it is a female darlek

Tarik Sultan · 12-30-2006, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Aniseteph

I'm glad you think it's cool

. It's a potato dressed as a belly dancer.

Possibly a genuine Egyptian potato too (does this mean I haven't gone off the thread???

) because we get a lot of imported Egyptian vegetables in this country.

....You mean that isn't a recent photo??!!

Aniseteph · 12-31-2006, 01:00 AM

No, she has better costumes than me! And possibly more reliable shimmies

Big hello going out to Yasmine's Mr Potato Head

Female Daleks...

now there's a thought. I didn't think there was such a thing. Maybe that's why the Daleks were all so cross - just needed a civilizing feminine influence...

taheya · 01-01-2007, 04:28 PM

Hi anisteph, i though it was humpty dumpty!! I didnt think of asking either!

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Gabi Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 317	trying to get a pic loaded - which is better than, or worse than being loaded meself Last edited by Gabi; 12-29-2006 at 09:42 PM.. Reason: see above

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Aniseteph V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 3,289	No, she has better costumes than me! And possibly more reliable shimmies Big hello going out to Yasmine's Mr Potato Head Female Daleks... now there's a thought. I didn't think there was such a thing. Maybe that's why the Daleks were all so cross - just needed a civilizing feminine influence...

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taheya Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: uk Posts: 618	Hi anisteph, i though it was humpty dumpty!! I didnt think of asking either!