Khaira

A truly captivating subject I took in uni was dance analyzes. It wasn't on oriental dance, but just very wide look into what makes a dance. This is one of the most interesting things for me - to take knowledge from modern and classical dance that I studied in uni and translate the principles to oriental dance.

And to the question, for the thing that captivates is STYLE. I love to see dancer's persona coming through the dance. And then the technical disadvantages there might be don't bother the eye.


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jenc

I agree - though if the persona is girly I'm probably not enthralled. What gets me is fluidity

Kharis

For me its the connection with the music...which is often a more elusive quality in a dancer than most people realise. It's not just about being with the music, but being inside it. A lot of people merely dance over the top of the music, like a stone skimming water. Often, it's so subtle its only when you have two dancers to compare this with....one inside the music, and one outside it.

kayshier

For me its a combination.
one has to be technically sound, with their personality being projected through the interpretation of the music they are dancing to.
this would apply to any art be it visual or performing. one must have a sense of uniqueness in addition to learning the theory or 'generic' stuff *for want of a better term*
i think that is what separates good from great.