Show Club Unveils Dances By Karen Lyons The Association of Dancers AMED on October 1 at atthe atthe atthe the College Center Cafeteria introduced introduced introduced intro intro- many Salt Lake Community College Students to the ancient art form dance The Celebration Celebration Celebration Cele Cele- bration of Life and the Giving of Birth Rhuhama president of Amed taught the audience the words a greek word meaning that you like what you are seeing that you are approving and and- giving acknowledgement to the dancer means that you want more action is the dancer doing slow snaky movements is an arabic arable war cry It is isto isto isto to get the dancers excited and Continued on page five Dancers Cont Cant display more energy She also introduced the two Band Members MemberS from from Libya they were Rajab and tambourine and Tarek-synthesizer Tarek recorder oud and accordion They entertained students with cabaret music twenty minutes prior to the dancers Three out of the five women Rhuhama Sha vice president and Club member danced in Cabaret style costumes Just as they were designed two thousand years ago The face and legs are covered showing they are sacred The chest chestis is open for the purpose of feeding children There are four phases to the dance according to Sha Sha ShaWe We come out for an opening and welcome ourselves as little girls The flowing veil act is the shedding of years into a full grown woman The music speeds up and everyone is happy because she is old enough to wed The final phase is the fertility dance using a Black Florida Indigo snake While they danced Reed Parr advisor and other placed paper dollar bills in their clothing as asa asa asa a donation Alfonzo Jones Jehad Ashar Al-Ashar and Wes Pack student activities from the audience were invited to join the dancers Reed Parr advisor says The club was brought together last year Rhuhama and are professional dancers We felt fike like that the cultural and the spirit of the dance was something that would add to the campus life r- r Rhuhama says If you are interested in learning how to shake it If youre you're interested in learning about the Cultural Check us out in the Senate Chambers Tuesday at 1130 am a.m. We will be holding beginning dance classes starting Thursday from to pm p.m. over at the in inthe inthe inthe the gym In conclusion she says That the purpose of our club is to make the public aware of what is really about A lot of people think that we are just a bunch of strippers or bumping grinds We want people to j know now this truly uly i is a dance darce as asan an att anart art rt form We want people to know and understand that and become aware of the beautiful history behind this dance |