Video: At the peak of popularity in Turkey: incendiary video of oriental dances performed by men
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
Incendiary belly dance performed by half-naked beauties has long become one of the hallmarks of the East. However, few people know that recently in Turkey, more and more often you can see menwho have mastered this skill. Plastic movements and an alluring gaze draw the audience's attention to the dancers!
Men's outfits are not much different from women's ones - all the same skirts, decorated with shiny tassels and small coins, satin belts, light capes. A dance is performed to Turkish folk melodies. The dancers got a special name - Zenne … It is worth noting that their appearance on the stage is a kind of revival of the traditions of the Ottoman Empire. At court, women were not allowed to perform, so the practice of teaching men to dance was widespread. For six centuries, the attitude towards women has partly changed, the ban was lifted, and gradually oriental dances began to be associated exclusively with refined beauties.
In recent years, the Turkish government has embarked on a course towards reviving national traditions. The Ottoman era, considered to be the flourishing period of the state, became the standard, and with this, an interest in male belly dancing appeared. Zenne is most often seen in nightclubs, at private birthday parties, weddings, bachelorette parties and even … at divorce celebrations.
In 2012, Mehment Binay directed Mehment Binay about extraordinary dancers in the film Zenne Dancer, in which dancing is the protagonist's profession, not just a hobby. Of course, many men in Turkey are against such "art", considering it an unworthy and even shameful occupation. The stage image is usually alarming, although the dances themselves are most often admired. By the way, many are convinced that male dancers get a more temperamental movement of their hips than women. Well, after watching the videos, everyone can decide for themselves.
Watching the unusual dance, it becomes clear that Turkey, like any other country, is fraught with many mysteries and secrets. Learn more about her "Back side" from the impressive photo cycle by Nuri Bilge Ceylan.
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