tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31844753.post6727939893081976660..comments2023-10-31T13:47:11.422+02:00Comments on BellyLorna: A man’s role in dance.Lorna (aka BellyLorna!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/08084848477083529818noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31844753.post-66318980417092557642010-11-24T01:36:56.222+02:002010-11-24T01:36:56.222+02:00hi Lorna,
Aleya here. :) Yes at first I felt like...hi Lorna,<br />Aleya here. :) Yes at first I felt like you about him on stage then he blew me away. He is fantastic. I also attended his workshop and it was great. Mostly you just follow him but I love the way he interprets music and its just pure bellydance. He says we are princesses on stage so you must strut your chest out and have beautiful hands. His name is Hatem Hamdy and he dances in Sharm El Sheikh. I will try to load the vid but I am having computer drama. You can look him up @<br />www.youtube.com/hatem hamdy bellydance. Enjoy!!aleyabellydancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05473746686314582346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31844753.post-76846030958420133072010-11-21T12:51:18.870+02:002010-11-21T12:51:18.870+02:00Just wanted to add to the comment I left about Kha...Just wanted to add to the comment I left about Khaled. I am a newer, non-Arab dancer, actually I am a belly dancer of British Indian origin, and I have no trouble connecting with any music of Om Kalthoum. I love to interpret her music and feel a real emotional connection with it.easternrosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31844753.post-68054390498668772312010-11-21T12:49:07.375+02:002010-11-21T12:49:07.375+02:00Hi Lorna,
Here in the SouthEast of England I have...Hi Lorna,<br /><br />Here in the SouthEast of England I have to say that a number of excellent male belly dancers have settled, many of whom also teach. Of these, I think Sussex-based Khaled (Egyptian) is one of the most popular belly dance performers, male or female, that I have ever seen. He gets rave responses everywhere he goes. He seems to be attractive as a performer, to both men and women, and that is pretty rare. Technically he is very strong and very good. Stage personality-wise, he seems 50% male, 50% female. He gets off the stage and goes into the audience, playing his zills and and shimmying in their faces, and they love it! Don't know how he does it, it just works. He dances in large and intimate venues. He teaches around the country. And at a time when people here are becoming much more curious about and interested in world cultures, belly dance and in issues of male/female identities,I think someone like him is very relevant and contemporary. <br />There are starting to be more and more male dancers like him, too, partly because they are much more accepted here in UK. They can be themselves.<br />I don't think there is any question of someone like Khaled trying to be anything they are not. He is just himself. And people love it!easternrosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31844753.post-18096509253704205372010-11-21T12:46:53.255+02:002010-11-21T12:46:53.255+02:00Hi Lorna,
Here in the SouthEast of England I have...Hi Lorna,<br /><br />Here in the SouthEast of England I have to say that a number of excellent male belly dancers have settled, many of whom also teach. Of these, I think Sussex-based Khaled (Egyptian) is one of the most popular belly dance performers, male or female, that I have ever seen. He gets rave responses everywhere he goes. He seems to be attractive as a performer, to both men and women, and that is pretty rare. Technically he is very strong and very good. Stage personality-wise, he seems 50% male, 50% female. He gets off the stage and goes into the audience, playing his zills and and shimmying in their faces, and they love it! Don't know how he does it, it just works. He dances in large and intimate venues. He teaches around the country. And at a time when people here are becoming much more curious about and interested in world cultures, belly dance and in issues of male/female identities,I think someone like him is very relevant and contemporary. <br />There are starting to be more and more male dancers like him, too, partly because they are much more accepted here in UK. They can be themselves.<br />I don't think there is any question of someone like Khaled trying to be anything they are not. He is just himself. And people love it!Jasminenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31844753.post-59041863318029214842010-11-20T17:21:56.296+02:002010-11-20T17:21:56.296+02:00You didn't critique Hassan as a man, you evalu...You didn't critique Hassan as a man, you evaluated him as a dancer. Do not feel badly--I consider that fair game. Besides many •newer• non Arab dancers have trouble connecting with Oum kalthoum. I haven't seen him dance, so I cannot judge accurately.<br /><br />Rose in SVRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05782386414185682598noreply@blogger.com