She says that the dance is not for men
But all those hip shakes, smiles, and skin
Makes me think of lust and sin
They can’t be as innocent as is claimed
But I can’t argue the point all the same
I know that I’d never win
Besides, the dance is mightier than the pen
3 comments:
because you could be a bellydancer too, some history i found...
The men's dance consists of both religious(i.e. Sufi) and war or battle dances. These are done both in groups or in solo format. Men in period did not, to my knowledge, dance the women's solo unless they were dressed as women and pretending to be women. For example, troupes of young boys were well known in Turkey. They dressed as women even to the point of growing their hair very long and were often castrated to heighten the effect. Most men's dance tended to reflect a man's life during period, dealing with hunting and fighting movements. These dances are aggressive, agile and often repetitive in movement.
Perhaps it was a type of martial arts.
Hugga Mugga
like the poem
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