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African Dance
Well one thing’s for sure, many of us are grateful for such films on account there are certainly not a lot of opportunities to learn how to dance wherever they are. Imagine living in a small rural village and eager to gain knowledge break dancing or urban dance moves. Now to impossible!
The difference of course is the fact that the tutorials on YouTube are commonly short whereas a dance DVD will almost always cover quite a little bit of ground.
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Interview with Tarik Sultan – Middle Eastern Dance Expert , NYC USA
Dev – Tarik Sultan welcome to devs. Lets go back 20 years in time, How do you find the Middle Eastern dancing scene in the USA then?
Tarik – Very different than it is now. In the general population, there was a greater deal of ignorance about the dance than there is today, certainly much less exposure. The mention of Middle Eastern dance would cause raised eyebrows. Back then, at least in New York, people thought that the dance was something like strip tease. It wasn’t uncommon to be turned down for participation in cultural events on the grounds that it wasn’t considered respectable entertainment. However, we were beginning to make inroads in important areas. My teacher, Morocco, had already pioneered performances in important cultural institutions around the City, such as Lincoln Center’s Dance out doors festival, The Museum of Natural History and Parks and recreations.
Despite her successes though, there were still a lot of places that slammed their door in her face. No one had even thought about the possibility of teaching dance classes in gyms, even though Aerobics was becoming very popular.
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