Posted by BarbaraCat on June 14, 2002, at 1:58:30
In reply to Re: Let's have a party. . . » BarbaraCat, posted by oona on June 13, 2002, at 20:59:52
Oona,
Your little rose trellises sound wonderful. What about working them into a little fountain landscape? You know, most of those little fountains you can buy just about anywhere don't have any natural plants or growing things on them, at least that I've seen. They're mainly rocks and plastic stuff. But with little minature roses with SouthWest herbage and wood crafted items, I know I'd sure be a customer. I think you should just stick with your idea. Even if it's painstaking now it will get easier, and besides, creating with your hands is wonderful therapy. The whole craftsman culture is suffering because no one has time to devote to it anymore, so here's your chance to keep it alive.The belly dance info you got sounds like the history I'm familiar with. It goes way back - before recorded Western history, so no one really knows for sure. Some ethnologists think it started in Northern India with the first known settler race, the Aryans (not to be confused with the German Aryans). It then moved south and west with the nomadic tribes, gaining nuances of local cultures - Gypsy, Berber, Persian, Tunisian, Egyptian, etc. It was mainly a tribal woman's dance that honored the cycles of the feminine, the Goddess, Earth Mother, and just having a honkin' good time. Naturally it made it's way into the bedroom - why the heck not. But it was only recently in the turn of the century with Little Egypt dancing at a World's Fair and the English archeology expeditions to the fertile crescent that it devolved into the nightclub glam thing that most people are familiar with. That's not to put that dance form down, it's just a very different vibe.
It's interesting you mention the gay men's involvement. There are more and more men getting into it, and not only gay men (although it's not something most guys would admit at a Superbowl tailgate party). The boy thing dates way back, mainly to middle era Persia where homosexuality was encouraged, and young men created their own form of sensual earthy dance done for each other and for their overloards.
Anyhow, that was fun. I enjoyed hashing up my brain's med-dance contents. It comforts me to realize I still have some working grey matter left. Keep in touch. I enjoy our visits. - BCat
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