Hope you're well, dear readers and passers-by!
Very obvious subject today: it would be impossible to create a blog without talking about one of my biggest love, belly dance. I guess that everyone of you already knows that dancers use a lot of different props, from the well-known veil (of course) to the Shamadan (I'll certainly talk about this one later, but meanwhile have a look here if you don't remember what it is: *). Personally, those who know me don't ignore that I am totally obsessed with fans veils! Whatever they look like - a raging sandstorm, the dancing fire or the ocean waves-, they bring this particular feeling of freedom, just like the different natural elements that they remind.
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Discovering more about their origin and how they became used for belly dance is quite difficult. But the story often tells that they come from Chinese fans -also called koi fans, because of the koi fish's movements *, important accessories for classical Chinese dancers. These appears in China in about 1900 (even before, according to various authorities), but had a real rebirth in the seventies, thanks to folk dances. The veil became then longer and longer, simple matter of aesthetics.
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At the beginning of the years 2000, fans began to be seen in belly dancing -especially in the USA, where more and more Chinese dancing performances took place-, via tribal and fusion belly dances. It was then added to the "traditional" style, to bring a brand new inspiration, and therefore, giving more possibilities to vary.
Here are different videos, feel free to watch some of my favourite performances:
http://youtu.be/JIy68-kPEMc
http://youtu.be/mY2Rwlt5Ud0
http://youtu.be/tvmfK9diZUw
http://youtu.be/GegqU1wz2xw
Have a good viewing!
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