
Karima Nadira with Khariyya Maazin in June 2004: Khariyya, one of the last of the real Ghawazee, teaches the traditional way: She dances, repeating the movement sequences, and we follow her until we get it- no breakdown, no explanation – the same way we learned things as children.
See my new article: Qualifying your teachers: Is Raqs Sharqi “in the blood?”