Eastern Europe Reenacting? Ales? (1 Viewer)

[Scott]

I like to look at the reenactor sites around the US and Europe. I noticed that some Eastern European groups that do Middle ages or Renaissance warfare also have women members that do Gypsies, "KanKan" and Belly Dancers. The groups must get paid for performances. Are these acts "crowd pleasers" without any real historical connection to the period? Was Belly dancing done in Europe under the Ottomans?

 

[arnhem44mad]

I like to look at the reenactor sites around the US and Europe. I noticed that some Eastern European groups that do Middle ages or Renaissance warfare also have women members that do Gypsies, "KanKan" and Belly Dancers. The groups must get paid for performances. Are these acts "crowd pleasers" without any real historical connection to the period? Was Belly dancing done in Europe under the Ottomans?

I'm going to a reenactment event today at Harthill, Glasgow ML7 5TG the scottish adventure centre, and I will be portraying Waffen SS

And we get to blow up the American's M24 Chafee!There is also going to be stalls full of 1/6th scale figures and vehicles I am told!

 

[Aleš]

I like to look at the reenactor sites around the US and Europe. I noticed that some Eastern European groups that do Middle ages or Renaissance warfare also have women members that do Gypsies, "KanKan" and Belly Dancers. The groups must get paid for performances. Are these acts "crowd pleasers" without any real historical connection to the period? Was Belly dancing done in Europe under the Ottomans?

haha no my friend,i check this out for you and this is the answer:


Belly Dancers came from Ancient Egipt,marocco,and middle east.It was played by the woman for ritual for other woman giving birth,relaxing during other woman giving birth and more oppening when other woman giving birth.
In the year 1893 the woman from north africa show this dance to a Chicago and thaat is how thsi dance come in USA.
Later Hollywood made this dance famous.
In my country,Slovenija this dance came in year 1970 and the first dancer it was Jasna Knez,so no otams bring this in 15 century haha.
About KANKAN i didnt find nothing but i think this is a french dance.....

 

[Scott]

Thank you. If I ever get to Europe, I want to see Eastern Europe during the reenactment season. Lots of color and beautiful people.

 

[Aleš]

Thank you. If I ever get to Europe, I want to see Eastern Europe during the reenactment season. Lots of color and beautiful people.

well if you come to eastern Europe i can be your tour guide,so you also do not need to rent a car.I can come to pick you up at the airport and than i can drive you around.
I also know ho wto speak Slovenian,croatian,serbian and english off course.
I can drive you around and show you many interesting things,but for sure you must visit:

-Slovenija
-Croatia
-Serbia
-Hungary
this is all very close and diferent type of people,culture,arhitecture,language,music,food,...but if you have time than you also must visit Romania,Bulgaria,Greece,Turkey,Albania,Macedonia,Bosnia and Hercegovina,Chech Republic,Slovakia,Poland,Ukraina,Belarus,Estonia,Latvia,Litva,.....you will have very good time and and you will not spend a lot and a lot of this countries already have euros,so you will not need to exchange monney a lot,but Croatia,Serbia,...there you must exchange monney to their local monney,well i know all about this so there is no problem.