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Belly Dance

According to Rachel the dance moves originated as a way to ease childbirth. "I danced through two pregnancies and both were short natural childbirths. The moves strengthen your reproductive system- she says. Belly dance evolved into a ritual dance for childbirth performed for women but emphasizing the effects of the motions on the dancers' bodies. "Only in the last seventy-five years has it been performed for men- she says. "It was not created for men's entertainment."".
             Unfortunately Rachel finds that this distinction is frequently lost on American audiences. When Americans go to see a belly dancer she says they usually expect a "hootchy-kootchy burlesque- show. "Others think the dance is very sensual and are curious about it- she admits. But these people still have difficulty understanding such an exotic dance. Belly dance is spontaneous allowing the dancer to interact with the audience and express the passion of the moment. That requires the audience to participate as well becoming engaged rather than just watching. But audiences frequently can't relate to an art form they are not used to. They often have difficulty understanding Middle Eastern music with its complex layered rhythms and unusual instruments. To such audiences the music is "just noise and the dancer is something interesting to watch while they're eating."" Rachel doesn't like dancing for audiences that she can't engage. She says that sometimes though there are good nights when the audience seems to move with the music. Laughing she describes her performance of the night before: "There was hardly enough room for me to move. The audience members were really drunk and they all got up and danced with me."".
             Despite the difficulties of connecting with her audience Rachel loves to perform and does so as often as possible. She lives in Sacramento where she has performed in almost all the restaurants that feature belly dancers. She has also performed in Spain Mexico the Caribbean and Los Angeles.


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