@suraah I am a preschool teacher and have studied belly dance too. I just find this all too much for this young of an age. Children are incredibly self aware of around age 3 and up they will pick things up and will notice situations that do not mimic other children's lives so they will question the parents about what they have observed. Parents are responsible for what activities and clothes they wear, this just isn't a good activity to put your child into & the outfit is way too old.
@prettycool997 I have a daughter and so I know that most girls that age have a 'princess phase'. They like pink and wearing crowns and they even like to paint their finger nails etc. I used to dress her like a boy actually so she could play without problems (just trousers and t-shirt) and one day (she was 6 years old) she said that she wanted a dress with ruching and why I never painted my nails etc. Really, it was astonishing. So it doesn't surprise me to see this girl dance like that :)
@suraah GIve me a break it's a danced that was connected to fertility in ancient times so you tell me if you think it's appropriate for a child? It's a powerful and sensual dance that isn't meant for a children
@jazzedbutterfly I sent in it a message for you it's too large of a quote to fit here but I found that article on ebsco research database so you can find it there.
@jazzedbutterfly here is the doi:10.1093/socrel/srq077 it won't let me link stuff on here I can try but you should be able to find the article by the doi number
@jazzedbutterfly well I found an article stating what it was used for called "They danced in the bible: intergration among christian women who belly dance. I found this article in one of the research databases surprisingly I didn't think I would find it mentioned here but I did and it's a good article to read :D and the book Serpent of the Nile has been used as references for some of the peer reviewed articles and that I find interesting :D but not surprised
@prettycool997 Yes, I read the entire article, it said nothing about fertility being the origin of the dance. You're correct the dance is traced back thousands of years to ancient Egypt, but the origins were religious rites. EX: funeral rights. You'll need to find another source if you are going to claim this is a "fertility dance."
@jazzedbutterfly jeez you seriously want me to believe that, because it's always been a fertility dance whether you believe me or not. That article does mention it but the question was were you able to read the whole entire article?
@suraah I am a preschool teacher and have studied belly dance too. I just find this all too much for this young of an age. Children are incredibly self aware of around age 3 and up they will pick things up and will notice situations that do not mimic other children's lives so they will question the parents about what they have observed. Parents are responsible for what activities and clothes they wear, this just isn't a good activity to put your child into & the outfit is way too old.
prettycool997 2 days ago
@prettycool997 I have a daughter and so I know that most girls that age have a 'princess phase'. They like pink and wearing crowns and they even like to paint their finger nails etc. I used to dress her like a boy actually so she could play without problems (just trousers and t-shirt) and one day (she was 6 years old) she said that she wanted a dress with ruching and why I never painted my nails etc. Really, it was astonishing. So it doesn't surprise me to see this girl dance like that :)
suraah 2 days ago
@suraah GIve me a break it's a danced that was connected to fertility in ancient times so you tell me if you think it's appropriate for a child? It's a powerful and sensual dance that isn't meant for a children
prettycool997 2 days ago
@jazzedbutterfly I sent in it a message for you it's too large of a quote to fit here but I found that article on ebsco research database so you can find it there.
prettycool997 2 days ago
@prettycool997 I can find the article, tell me where in the article or give me a quote/research that claim it originated as a fertility dance.
jazzedbutterfly 3 days ago
@jazzedbutterfly here is the doi:10.1093/socrel/srq077 it won't let me link stuff on here I can try but you should be able to find the article by the doi number
prettycool997 3 days ago
@prettycool997 Link me the research or statements from the articles that claimed it originated as a fertility dance.
jazzedbutterfly 3 days ago
@jazzedbutterfly well I found an article stating what it was used for called "They danced in the bible: intergration among christian women who belly dance. I found this article in one of the research databases surprisingly I didn't think I would find it mentioned here but I did and it's a good article to read :D and the book Serpent of the Nile has been used as references for some of the peer reviewed articles and that I find interesting :D but not surprised
prettycool997 3 days ago
@prettycool997 Yes, I read the entire article, it said nothing about fertility being the origin of the dance. You're correct the dance is traced back thousands of years to ancient Egypt, but the origins were religious rites. EX: funeral rights. You'll need to find another source if you are going to claim this is a "fertility dance."
jazzedbutterfly 3 days ago
@jazzedbutterfly jeez you seriously want me to believe that, because it's always been a fertility dance whether you believe me or not. That article does mention it but the question was were you able to read the whole entire article?
prettycool997 3 days ago