Dance and the Egyptian people

This is an interview with a friend that I made at the Ahlan Wa Sahlan dance festival in Egypt. He is not a dancer, but a DJ and an actor. In this interview he explains to me the issue of whether or not Raks Baladi, or "belly dance is really a woman's only dance, how Egyptians learn to dance, the context in which dance happens in Egyptian society, the context of professional dancers and the perceptions of men who dance on stage.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• Raks
• Baladi
• Belly
• dance
• Sharki
• men
• Egypt

[shakaama]

thanks, i kept seeing these "male" belly dancing, and I asked, is it a homosexual thing. then i went to wikipedia and it said men and women do it. then i found your video. thank you.

Now i don't feel so weird belly danging LOLOLOLOLOL I do it for exercise. I don't have the woman parts to really shake or move. but it's great stretching and burn calories. everyone should try it.

[6969aaaaa]

@shakaama Actually you have all the muscles and skeletal structure necessary to do all the moves, check out some of the other videos in my collection and you'll see men can and do use the same moves. This style of movement is inherantly African and is related to other dance form found across north Africa and down into East and Central Africa. From Egypt this style of movement migrated from Africa to the Eastern Mediterranean countries. Check out my African dance playlist.

[l4n9]

Thankyou so much for posting your fabulous videos. I have just discovered your chanel today. You are such a generous soul to share so much information. I have been studying middle eastern dance for 7 years in Australia and it has been an interesting journey that has only just begun. I am strongly drawn to Egyptian dance, your videos and comments affect me deeply and reinforce what it is that I love so much about this dance. Please keep doing your thing, the word needs you!!!!

[6969aaaaa]

@l4n9 Thank you so much for your encouragement. God willing the next time I'm in Australia I will met you!

Love and light

Tarik

[rivillas10300]

i think is great because most of the people believe that egyptian is only belly dancing and is always related to women, never to men

[MidoSpeed1000]

egypt the mother of the world

[MrRyan666666]

@halim7889 what's your problem ? why u hate them ?

[halim7889]

FUCK ALL EGYPT PEOPLE

[yvonnee911]

Wooow thank you for this interview :D I loved it, and it was so great listening to it :D Greetings from Norway

[claucieni]

Very interesting !!Thanks for sharing!

[SaniyahRaks]

Tito Sief....start with him...great male dancer

[SaniyahRaks]

@l4n9 Me too! This is exactly the information you need to do this genre right!

[chimi2u]

thanks so much for sharing such a beautiful culture, Art is art in any language, I am Mexican living in California and as a student of Flamenco and Bellydancing for 7 years I do appreciate all kinds of bellydancing but my favorite is egypcian, I wish some day visit at the dance convention! :) i want to learn more<