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Myth #3 about Egyptian Dance (and its debunking)
The most common Myths about Egyptian Dance (and their debunking)
Myth #3 - Egyptian Dance is only for Women.
(is it?)
My first Egyptian Dance teacher was a man - Shokry Mohamed.
My dearest Egyptian Dance teacher was a man - Mahmoud Reda.
The best Egyptian Dance performance I´ve ever seen was gifted to me by a man - Aziz, my "bedleh" designer, brother, and friend, who surprised by performing the best Om Kolthoum´s dance rendition I´ve ever seen in my life.
On my...
Myth #5 about Egyptian Dance (and its debunking)
The most common Myths about Egyptian Dance (and their debunking)
Myth #3 - Egyptian Dance is not suited for Children.
Lunch time. Portuguese food and wine (the best in the world if you put Indian food aside). My man and a couple. I was absent, working.
They wondered if it was safe to expose their little daughter to my infamous, untamed, shameful and, that was hard to admit but it was implied, thrilling profession.
- Isn´t what she does inappropriate for children? - They asked,...
Myth #2 about Egyptian Dance (and its debunking)
The most common Myths about Egyptian Dance (and their debunking)
Myth #2 - Egyptian Dance is Exotic and made for a few.
When I started to work as a professional Oriental Dancer, I made a point in promoting the dance, the culture, and the reason why I thought it was for everyone. I performed on television often, I was interviewed by the press, I organized workshops, performances and lectures and, basically, I put Egyptian Dance on the map in my country.
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Myth #1 about Egyptian Dance (and its debunking)
The most common Myths about Egyptian Dance (and their debunking)
Myth #1 - Egyptian Dance is a Seduction Ritual.
And, by saying "a seduction ritual", I´m being nice. Polite. Prudish, perhaps.
Although I know where this idea comes from, and although a lot of dancers keep feeding it, I never wrapped my head around it. There´s a part of me, the part that knows, that can´t digest this nonsense.
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