Posted: under Culture, Misc, News.
Tags: Aleya Pena, Cairo, dance workshops, Egypt, egyptian culture, foreign dancers, McClatchy news
One of my favorite newspapers ran a story today about how American and other foreign dancer/instructors are keeping – and paying to keep Oriental dance authentic. Sad really, but read it in full for the current cultural analysis, and catch the short video.
I know its become a tiny industry here for promoters to attract students to immersion studies abroad, but somehow it comes off as sketchy. What do you think?
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