Advertisement
Would it be safe to say Lebanese style of Oriental dance has more ballet influence than others?
posted by:
|
New Jersey
|
Advertisement
Advertisement
-
Re: Lebanese Style Question
Thu, May 3, 2007 - 6:45 AMHey Alexandra; I'll let Amani give you the definitive answer, but from what I gather from what she told me, that's not *exactly* correct. Nadia Gamal added a lot of ballet to her style, as Badia Masabni did; that was a modern influence. I believe Lebanese style is much older than Badia Masabni, so no, the true Lebanese style doesn't have any ballet, just like the true Egyptian style doesn't. Ballet is a modern addition, but it is so common now, that if you don't have it, people think it's not authentic.
I emailed Amani, so hopefully she will come on here and give us an explanation!
Katya xoxo -
-
Re: Lebanese Style Question
Fri, May 4, 2007 - 9:55 AMI had a feeling that might be the answer so let's say I am talking about contemporary Lebanese Oriental dance.
Does contemporary Lebanese Oriental dance have more ballet influence than other styles? -
-
Re: Lebanese Style Question
Fri, May 4, 2007 - 10:20 AMHmmm...well, from what I gather, Nadia Gamal set the standard for modern Lebanese style, and she had tons of ballet in her repetoire, so I would say it's safe to say that Lebanese style as we know it today has more ballet than Egyptian. Wouldn't you?? -
-
Re: Lebanese Style Question
Fri, May 4, 2007 - 10:29 AMOK, now that I've thought about more, I think that modern Egyptian style has quite a bit of ballet, too. My Egyptian dance mentor and teacher, Mohamed Shahin, puts a LOT of ballet in his choreographies, but it's more subtle...cuz the style is more subtle, I think the ballet is more in the connector movements. I think cuz Lebanese style covers more space, it's more obvious that ballet is being used...does that make sense??? -
-
Re: Lebanese Style Question
Thu, June 28, 2007 - 8:54 AMBelly dance is and has always been an individualized dance.
Lebanon and Turkey probably has more ballet schools as well as other forms of dances that influences those artists who also belly dance.
I've noticed that Lebanese dancers (even those who just dance at parties) are more active than Egyptians and tend to be more athletic as well as slimmer, like Turkish dancers. Both also wear shoes more often than Egypitans.
Najwa Fouad was very balletic in her style. She is Jordanian/Palestinian but grew up in Egypt, I think, but it seems she is always barefoot.
And what is Dina ? She is different from everyone, I think, and fits no particular region or style.
-
-
-
-
