http://bdpaladin.com/2009/02/09/revisiting-the-trouble-with-tribal-fusion/ Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://bdpaladin.com/2009/02/09/revisiting-the-trouble-with-tribal-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-556 Jonathan Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:26:23 +0000 http://bdpaladin.com/?p=141#comment-556 I feel that you have neglected to take note of the fact that groups like The Indigo, who actually know their stuff, do not actually claim to be traditional tribal bellydancers. This is why they call their style "tribal-fusion", as you yourself have indicated in your title. The general idea behind the integration of movements from other styles of dance is merely to better emulate the snake-like quality intended by the dancers of this style. The movements are meant to be unexpected, sharp, powerful, intimidating. Only by "fusing" these movements into bellydance can these dancers effectively present this serpentine movement to the degree that they do. :) I feel that you have neglected to take note of the fact that groups like The Indigo, who actually know their stuff, do not actually claim to be traditional tribal bellydancers. This is why they call their style “tribal-fusion”, as you yourself have indicated in your title. The general idea behind the integration of movements from other styles of dance is merely to better emulate the snake-like quality intended by the dancers of this style. The movements are meant to be unexpected, sharp, powerful, intimidating. Only by “fusing” these movements into bellydance can these dancers effectively present this serpentine movement to the degree that they do.

]]> http://bdpaladin.com/2009/02/09/revisiting-the-trouble-with-tribal-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-166 Mariana Mon, 09 Mar 2009 13:27:42 +0000 http://bdpaladin.com/?p=141#comment-166 This sounds pretty accurate to me. I don't remember reading a text that described so well what was tribal fusion about! Would you give me permission to translate it and use as study material in my classes? I love reading your blog by the way, please keep writing it! This sounds pretty accurate to me. I don’t remember reading a text that described so well what was tribal fusion about! Would you give me permission to translate it and use as study material in my classes? I love reading your blog by the way, please keep writing it!

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