Am I being too pernickety? - Page 3

lizaj · 05-09-2008, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Eshta

Thanks LizaJ, I have the pop one from the Asena album (the one which breaks into an immense drum solo in the middle), and have also used that at restaurant gigs. I was worried for a minute I had committed a crime worthy of the belly dance police! Glad that's cleared up!

phew!

Good because I shall not worry when I put it on at a hafla and everyone bops around instead of twisting away Tunisian style

Nicki · 05-09-2008, 08:49 PM

There are a few reasons why you shouldn´t dance to Sidi Mansour in a two-piece costume, first, this Tunisian song has a lot of different lyrics, depending on which version you listen to, local Tunisian musicians(where I learned the song from about 30 years ago) has one version, an old record from the same period has another, and of course all the new versions being more like popmusic has lines with other lyrics. I was told that some of the versions had semi-religious sentences, and to those, you don´t dance "half-naked", that would be an insult to religious people.
And another easy explaining is that they don´t use two-piece costumes in Tunisia exept for dancing Egyptian style to Egyptian music....

Would anyone dance Charleston in a flamencosuit............????

jenc · 05-10-2008, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Nicki

There are a few reasons why you shouldn´t dance to Sidi Mansour in a two-piece costume, first, this Tunisian song has a lot of different lyrics, depending on which version you listen to, local Tunisian musicians(where I learned the song from about 30 years ago) has one version, an old record from the same period has another, and of course all the new versions being more like popmusic has lines with other lyrics. I was told that some of the versions had semi-religious sentences, and to those, you don´t dance "half-naked", that would be an insult to religious people.
And another easy explaining is that they don´t use two-piece costumes in Tunisia exept for dancing Egyptian style to Egyptian music....

Would anyone dance Charleston in a flamencosuit............????

Well I've seen BD/Charleston fusion in bedlah on YouTube!!!

Personally, I think you can take authenticity too far. I first found Sidi Mansour on a CD I bought in Egypt called Dance 2007. If you can dance to it in a disco and it's ME, then you can do what you like as far as I'm concerned. Don't think the Tunisians would get too worked up about it. If you are dancing to ethnic music, or doing an ethnic dance style, then by all means get it right.
Please don't get too precious. I admit that there are some things to be taken into account, but why must we be more pure than the actual natives.

jenc · 05-15-2008, 01:04 PM

A differnt (tunisian) version of Sidi Mansour

maylynn · 05-15-2008, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by jenc

If you can dance to it in a disco and it's ME, then you can do what you like as far as I'm concerned. Don't think the Tunisians would get too worked up about it. If you are dancing to ethnic music, or doing an ethnic dance style, then by all means get it right.
Please don't get too precious. I admit that there are some things to be taken into account, but why must we be more pure than the actual natives.

Jenc, I definitely agree with you on that one (on both points!). I've danced to a version of Sidi Mansour in bedlah to a North African audience, and they just loved it.

05-09-2008, 08:49 PM	#22 (permalink)
Nicki Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sweden Posts: 25	There are a few reasons why you shouldn´t dance to Sidi Mansour in a two-piece costume, first, this Tunisian song has a lot of different lyrics, depending on which version you listen to, local Tunisian musicians(where I learned the song from about 30 years ago) has one version, an old record from the same period has another, and of course all the new versions being more like popmusic has lines with other lyrics. I was told that some of the versions had semi-religious sentences, and to those, you don´t dance "half-naked", that would be an insult to religious people. And another easy explaining is that they don´t use two-piece costumes in Tunisia exept for dancing Egyptian style to Egyptian music.... Would anyone dance Charleston in a flamencosuit............????

05-15-2008, 01:04 PM	#24 (permalink)
jenc V.I.P. Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Colchester UK Posts: 1,029	A differnt (tunisian) version of Sidi Mansour