Comments | badriyaz: !!!!!!!!!!!!

badriyaz

!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jan 13, 2010 14:13

I just got this from Sabrina, concerning belly dancing at the Middle East ( Read more... )

dance angst, belly dance

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theblackqueen January 13 2010, 19:21:35 UTC

Wow, I'm flabbergasted :(

badriyaz January 13 2010, 19:43:43 UTC

my gast is totally flabbered! My jaw literally dropped when I got Sabrina's email.

couplingchaos January 13 2010, 19:25:17 UTC

Ugh, I'm sorry to hear it. :(

spitcurl January 13 2010, 19:28:11 UTC

WHAAT?

Grrr.

My guess is that with the death of so many club/music venues in Boston thanks to Menino's laws, that the ME has more than enough live music to bring in as often as they could manage it.

But it seems so silly -- The Middle East is such a mainstay, and they have so many other rooms/venues for other acts. What about all the regulars that come for Weds/Sun nights?

I hope they come to their senses. :(

badriyaz January 13 2010, 19:48:14 UTC

It's not like they can pack the Corner with music fans, though, plus there's nowhere for bands to set up equipment if there's more than one band in a night. There's not even room for a drum kit on that stage. And they can't really charge admission, because people come to hang out at the bar and eat dinner. I'm guessing maybe folky or jazz open mike stuff where the musicians don't get paid. Or they'll try to do a salsa night or something with recorded music.

spitcurl January 13 2010, 19:50:26 UTC

right. IOW -- LAME.

I would never try to Salsa in that crowded space, even if I could Salsa...

rotting_orange January 13 2010, 19:36:56 UTC

Sucks a lot to hear...

Could you guys start your own night somewhere...or start planning regular hafli at a studio or community center that would be somewhat comparable?

badriyaz January 13 2010, 19:45:09 UTC

I'm crazy enough to be vaguely thinking about organizing something on a monthly basis... it's just hard, because restaurants don't want to pay dancers, but dancers don't want to be used for free :-/

rotting_orange January 13 2010, 20:15:59 UTC

Right. Well, this is a total bummer nonetheless. I wish you luck!

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christianet January 13 2010, 19:45:28 UTC

That so SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The suggestion was made to have your own community hafli, but I know that's not the same thing; most hafli are not paying gigs and it's a very different atmosphere.

badriyaz January 13 2010, 19:49:03 UTC

Yeah, that's the problem with haflis. I got my beginning restaurant training at the ME--I don't know where baby dancers will get that now.