Myth #6 about Egyptian Dance (and its debunking)

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The most common Myths about Egyptian Dance (and their debunking)📯📯📯

Myth #6 - Egyptian Dance is about Moving your Belly.

I mean, it´s been called "belly dance", whatever that means, for a while. Then, there´s a surprise: people believe that Egyptian Oriental Dance - aka "Raks al Sharki" - is about moving the belly.

Let´s clean this mess, shall we?

First, the term "belly dance" is a foreign addition/distortion to the real name of the dance which is "Raks el Sharki", meaning, literally, "Dance of the East" or "Oriental Dance".

Second, although the womb and the surrounding area (hips) are a center in this dance, they´re just a part of it, not all of it.

Egyptian Dance involves our entire system - that is the totality of our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual body. A well-rounded dancer is one who knows how to use her/his entire body, starting with the physical body.

Collectively, it´s easy to bash Egyptian Dance as it is to bash the culture behind it. It´s easy to put it into a box that fits our fantasies, myths, prejudices, and ignorance.

It´s easy to minimize it. To humiliate it. To put a silly label on it - a label that makes us feel confident about our certainties on the world.

The truth is Egyptian Dance is nothing like most imagine. It´s available for everyone but understood by a few.

It moves your entire body. It does. But it moves more than that - it´s a holistic adventure, an alchemy that moves us and changes us from within. If we allow it.

More than telling you about it, I´ll invite you to try it out and see for yourself. It´s myth-crashing. It takes you out of your comfort zone. It destroys your prejudices.

And it´s Magical✨

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Myth #6 about Egyptian Dance (and its debunking)

The most common Myths about Egyptian Dance (and their debunking)📯📯📯

Myth #6 - Egyptian Dance is about Moving your Belly.

I mean, it´s been called "belly dance", whatever that means, for a while. Then, there´s a surprise: people believe that Egyptian Oriental Dance - aka "Raks al Sharki" - is about moving the belly.

Let´s clean this mess, shall we?

First, the term "belly dance" is a foreign addition/distortion to the real name of the dance which is "Raks el Sharki", meaning, literally, "Dance of the East" or "Oriental Dance".

Second, although the womb and the surrounding area (hips) are a center in this dance, they´re just a part of it, not all of it.

Egyptian Dance involves our entire system - that is the totality of our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual body. A well-rounded dancer is one who knows how to use her/his entire body, starting with the physical body.

Collectively, it´s easy to bash Egyptian Dance as it is to bash the culture behind it. It´s easy to put it into a box that fits our fantasies, myths, prejudices, and ignorance.

It´s easy to minimize it. To humiliate it. To put a silly label on it - a label that makes us feel confident about our certainties on the world.

The truth is Egyptian Dance is nothing like most imagine. It´s available for everyone but understood by a few.

It moves your entire body. It does. But it moves more than that - it´s a holistic adventure, an alchemy that moves us and changes us from within. If we allow it.

More than telling you about it, I´ll invite you to try it out and see for yourself. It´s myth-crashing. It takes you out of your comfort zone. It destroys your prejudices.

And it´s Magical✨

Want to go deeper into the art of Egyptian Dance, Personal Discovery & Empowerment?

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Myth #6 about Egyptian Dance (and its debunking)

The most common Myths about Egyptian Dance (and their debunking)📯📯📯

Myth #6 - Egyptian Dance is about Moving your Belly.I mean, it´s been called "belly dance", whatever that means, for a while. Then, there´s a surprise: people believe that Egyptian Oriental Dance - aka "Raks al Sharki" - is about moving the belly.

Let´s clean this mess, shall we?

First, the term "belly dance" is a foreign addition/distortion to the real name of the dance which is "Raks el Sharki", meaning, literally, "Dance of the East" or "Oriental Dance".

Second, although the womb and the surrounding area (hips) are a center in this dance, they´re just a part of it, not all of it.

Egyptian Dance involves our entire system - that is the totality of our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual body. A well-rounded dancer is one who knows how to use her/his entire body, starting with the physical body.

Collectively, it´s easy to bash Egyptian Dance as it is to bash the culture behind it. It´s easy to put it into a box that fits our fantasies, myths, prejudices, and ignorance.

It´s easy to minimize it. To humiliate it. To put a silly label on it - a label that makes us feel confident about our certainties on the world.

The truth is Egyptian Dance is nothing like most imagine. It´s available for everyone but understood by a few.

It moves your entire body. It does. But it moves more than that - it´s a holistic adventure, an alchemy that moves us and changes us from within. If we allow it.

More than telling you about it, I´ll invite you to try it out and see for yourself. It´s myth-crashing. It takes you out of your comfort zone. It destroys your prejudices.

And it´s Magical✨

Want to go deeper into the art of Egyptian Dance, Personal Discovery & Empowerment?

If you´d like to be a member of Joana Saahirah´s World community, and be the first to receive our News, Gifts, and Inspirations, subscribe to our Newsletter by clicking below.

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Myth #6 - Egyptian Dance is about Moving your Belly.

I mean, it´s been called "belly dance", whatever that means, for a while. Then, there´s a surprise: people believe that Egyptian Oriental Dance - aka "Raks al Sharki" - is about moving the belly.