It's mostly the costume and relationship/use of it. My first thought was WHAT was she wearing? A bikini with a super scarf tucked into it? Is she gonna whip it off? Surely not, she'll keep it on as a subtle peekaboo drape. Oh yes, yes she did. That and the singular bikini crotch fringe and the fly skirt that kept getting between her legs so it looks like a stellar 50's tear away G-string cover. I'm not trying to be insulting, but I can very much see where there is crossover and influence, more possibly toward the burlesque stage than from, except for the decade-order problem. But it's there. I even exploited it in my last gig - belt & fly skirt over silver leggings for my space alien piece (there's a lot of scanty midriff/bedlah-inspired costuming in 30s sci-fi film
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It's Turkish orientale. You've probably mostly seen Turkish rrom, and Turkish folkdancing? At least that's the skirt and vest look, for the most part. Although Tulay does Rrom as well, in the same sorts of costumes.
But yes, Turkish orientale can be very sexy...so can Egyptian orientale, for that matter, or Lebanese orientale. I think, at least, according to Turkish friends of mine, that the dancers in Turkey are generally viewed as pretty slutty, and the costumes are one aspect...they can be really scanty (not copied by american dancers who study turkish orientale). The dancers jump on bars, take cleavage tips, show lots of skin, anything to entertain the men. My female turkish friend in grad school was absolutely horrified when I told her I was a bellydancer, and i had to explain several times how it was different in the states.
But the dancing, at least Tulay's dancing, I think is really fantastic. Her transitions, flow, musicality, zilling are great.
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But yes, Turkish orientale can be very sexy...so can Egyptian orientale, for that matter, or Lebanese orientale. I think, at least, according to Turkish friends of mine, that the dancers in Turkey are generally viewed as pretty slutty, and the costumes are one aspect...they can be really scanty (not copied by american dancers who study turkish orientale). The dancers jump on bars, take cleavage tips, show lots of skin, anything to entertain the men. My female turkish friend in grad school was absolutely horrified when I told her I was a bellydancer, and i had to explain several times how it was different in the states.
But the dancing, at least Tulay's dancing, I think is really fantastic. Her transitions, flow, musicality, zilling are great.
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