Talk:Persian dance

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Hi,

I have read this article about Persian dancing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persian_dance

As an Iranian person, I have to say this information provided by this famous web site, needs to be improved to change. Not all the information on this subject about Persian dancing is correct.

Here are comments about the information provided in this article:

1. "Although often compared to Arabic dance," I cannot see why this has to be information for some one who does not know anything at all about Persian dancing! I mean, why does Persian dancing have to be compared with Arabic dancing? This objection goes back to the definition of encyclopedia!! If it was written that Persian dancing can be by some people compared as Arabic people is still better than saying "Although often compared to Arabic dance."

2. In the second paragraph, "often of bandari style" is a wrong example of Persian dancing. I mean the word 'often' should not been used at all. When I read this and put my feet in the shoes of a person who does not knows some about Persian dancing, he or she might think that this dancing is 'often' performed with 'bandari' style! No, it is not correct. Persian dancing always has many kinds of styles as it has been listed at the bottom of the article.

3. "However, this style is generally substantially less sensual in both manner of movement and in facial expression." In this sentence, I feel a sense of being bias used by the writer of this article. Whose perception is correct, the one who thinks the style is less sensual or people who just enjoy dancing in that style?! This is not a fair information is a well-known encyclopedia.

4. "where everyone will sit in a circle (especially on rugs)..." Let me tell you something, please! Even though is Persian dancing done in that way on a rug, but also it can be performed on Persian carpet! My point is that the size of a Persian rug and Persian carpet are not the say, but it is possible to dance on a Persian carpet, too. If someone knows the differences between a Persian carpet and a Persian rug, then he or she would think that this dancing is done only on Persian rug, and not on Persian carpet!

5. "sometimes accompanied by a Persian drummer playing bandari beats." Again, Persian music is not limited in bandari music at all. If somebody does know about Persian music, he or she would think most of the time Persian dancing is performed by bandari music, not the other styles. And if someone does not know anything about Persian music, and find out that bandari is the music used for Persian dancing, then there is misrepresentation of this dancing.

I hope I could explain my points, and this article cold be improved to explain more general picture of this nice dancing that being biased by a writer or writers!!!

Thank you

If you know about Persian dance, why don't you kindly add information to the article? Or at least remove what you find objectionable instead of just listing it. As this is an open encyclopedia, it is the duty of everyone to help list and verify information. Some writers have attempted to add information to this article, and if you believe they are mistaken than YOU should help correct it.

Arspickles17 17:52, 10 August 2007 (UTC)