Why did you fall in love with Egyptian Dance

Why did you fall in love with Egyptian Dance, in the first place?

(what made the cut in this life-long love story?)

- Tell me, if you can remember, why did you fall in love with this dance? - I asked her, observing the disorientation and the ambition in her steps.

She remained in silence, staring at the floor, squeezing her eyes, trying to rescue a lost memory from the neglected backyard of her mind.

- Why did you get yourself into this? - I insisted. - Do you remember?

Most of us don´t remember. We lost track of why, where, and how we fell in love with Egyptian Dance.

The world, the mainstream teaching methods - or the lack of a method - are great at making us forget why we started; the hardship and struggle of being alive, the mouse wheel we´re on, and other devils, erase the traces of the past.

As a result, we dance to impose, to impress, to prove ourselves and our worthiness, to win, to be number 1 - whatever all of that means.

The joy is gone. The spontaneity is gone. The pleasure and the freedom that made us fall in love with Egyptian Dance are gone.

I believe there´s a moment in a dancer´s life when we have to stop and remember: why did I fall in love with this?

Then, we ought to move from there. Tell all the devils: go to hell, where you belong; smile from our womb; and fly.

P.S.: In this video, I´m improvising a mean tabla solo at the end of my latest USA and Canada tour.

I was sick - had been sick the entire tour - and exhausted; my hair made me look like a smashed banana (not a good look, I know); but I was happy to work on my biggest passion and to do the dance that brought me to life.

What about YOU, what made you fall in love with Egyptian Dance?

Can you pinpoint it?

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