Well, as you might have heard, El Raqs El Sharqy has probably appeared in 3.000 B.C. at Egypt as a ritual to reverence the goddesses, especially The Goddess Isis. The rhythmic and undulating movements were utilized to prepare women to pregnancy and birth.
Well, let's see:
El Raqs El Sharqy is an expression or art form:
1) that has been practiced along 5.000 years;
2) that has been passed orally by generations to generation;
3) that has changed accordingly to the cultural references of the different groups that incorporated it through time and space.
I think we have an intangible cultural heritage recognized here, don't we?
And I can say more: I think it is almost a miracle that it has survived so long in spite of all the persecution to women and of the wars Middle East has faced along history.
What do you think?
As controversial as this information can be (due to the lack of materials registers about it) there is no doubt about the remote origin of El Raqs El Sharqy. There is also no doubts that this art form has changed and incorporated elements from various cultures along this 5.000 years of existence.
Well, let's see:
El Raqs El Sharqy is an expression or art form:
1) that has been practiced along 5.000 years;
2) that has been passed orally by generations to generation;
3) that has changed accordingly to the cultural references of the different groups that incorporated it through time and space.
I think we have an intangible cultural heritage recognized here, don't we?
And I can say more: I think it is almost a miracle that it has survived so long in spite of all the persecution to women and of the wars Middle East has faced along history.
What do you think?
