Celebrating the Beauty of Oriental Dancing in Israel
- 14 years ago
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Oriental dancing, or "Belly Dancing" as people like to call it, is an art that dates back thousands of years. It's still popular around the world today. Our correspondents in Israel report that this ancient dance style continues to bring communities together.
A three-day oriental dancing festival was held near the Dead Sea in southern Israel.
[Festival Attendee]:
"I fell in love with the music."
[Festival Attendee]:
"You use your shoulders and your head and your eyes."
[Festival Attendee]:
"This is the dance of happiness."
[Festival Attendee]:
"It is getting more and more popular."
It's a combination of a variety of cultures.
[Festival Attendee]:
"Oriental dance, Andalusia dance and Egyptian folklore."
[Festival Attendee]:
"You actually represent your culture."
[Fifi Ness, Festival Organizer]:
"In my neighborhood [where I grew up] we were Arabs, Muslim, Christians and Jews. We grew up co-existing, lots of love, happiness. It was not unusual to hear the Arabic language. The dances were danced in festivities, on roofs of houses, and I as a little girl heard those sounds and sneaked in to all the parties."
Age, gender and ethnicity aren't important when it comes to oriental dancing.
[Keren Waisberg, Oriental Dancer]:
"The bit, the movements, the dance itself, the rhythm of the music, the way it bits, this energy that keeps passing through."
The origins of oriental dancing come from the Middle East and were developed into art, different cultures and styles.
[Nasama El Andalus, Oriental Dancer, Festival Guest of Honor]:
"I know this dance has a lot of influences from many parts, from Africa, from Asia, but I really don't know, nobody knows, where this dance comes from."
[Ozgen,Oriental Dancer, Festival Guest of Honor]:
"Egyptian people call this dance 'baladi,' and maybe it was easier to translate baladi into belly dancing"
NTD News, Israel.
Oriental dancing, or "Belly Dancing" as people like to call it, is an art that dates back thousands of years. It's still popular around the world today. Our correspondents in Israel report that this ancient dance style continues to bring communities together.
A three-day oriental dancing festival was held near the Dead Sea in southern Israel.
[Festival Attendee]:
"I fell in love with the music."
[Festival Attendee]:
"You use your shoulders and your head and your eyes."
[Festival Attendee]:
"This is the dance of happiness."
[Festival Attendee]:
"It is getting more and more popular."
It's a combination of a variety of cultures.
[Festival Attendee]:
"Oriental dance, Andalusia dance and Egyptian folklore."
[Festival Attendee]:
"You actually represent your culture."
[Fifi Ness, Festival Organizer]:
"In my neighborhood [where I grew up] we were Arabs, Muslim, Christians and Jews. We grew up co-existing, lots of love, happiness. It was not unusual to hear the Arabic language. The dances were danced in festivities, on roofs of houses, and I as a little girl heard those sounds and sneaked in to all the parties."
Age, gender and ethnicity aren't important when it comes to oriental dancing.
[Keren Waisberg, Oriental Dancer]:
"The bit, the movements, the dance itself, the rhythm of the music, the way it bits, this energy that keeps passing through."
The origins of oriental dancing come from the Middle East and were developed into art, different cultures and styles.
[Nasama El Andalus, Oriental Dancer, Festival Guest of Honor]:
"I know this dance has a lot of influences from many parts, from Africa, from Asia, but I really don't know, nobody knows, where this dance comes from."
[Ozgen,Oriental Dancer, Festival Guest of Honor]:
"Egyptian people call this dance 'baladi,' and maybe it was easier to translate baladi into belly dancing"
NTD News, Israel.