FWD: "The Male Dancer in the Middle East and Central Asia"
DESCRIPTION:
In this afikra FWD, Laura Albast discussed the article "The Male Dancer in the Middle East and Central Asia" by Anthony Shay who is a dancer and choreographer specializing in dances from Eastern Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and Central Asia. She further elaborated on the negative attitudes and stereotypes associated with male dancing.
SOURCES & FURTHER REFERENCES:
Belly Dance: Orientalism, Transnationalism and Harem Fantasy
Masculine or Feminine—Ancient or Contemporary: "Raqs Sharqi" and a World of Converged Images by Barbara Sellers-Young
رجال يرقصون سراً أمام مرايا غرفهم لأن المجتمع حرم عليهم الرقص الشرقي
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