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Originally Posted by zumarrad
I get the impression that belly dancers picked up the idea of dancing with the melaya and ran with it (to borrow an expression from rugby) which is why things like the gum chewing and more "earthy" personality were added by individual dancers. THere's quite possibly an element of snobbery in some of their presentations of a beledi woman.
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And they are still running!! You will see modern props added in such as a mobile (cell) phone. I am waiting to see a performance with a dancer having an ipod.
