
A few weeks ago, I posted about a dance festival that involved a mashup of many different genres of dance, with belly dance being the primary influence. One of my regular readers, Violet, posted a link in the comments to this incredible male tribal fusion dancer. What a thrilling rabbit hole that proved to be!
This is the sinewy, graceful, deliciously-androgynous dancing by Horus Mozarabe. I am both intrigued and a little put off by the fact that he always performs in a mask, but perhaps he thinks being a male belly dancer wasn’t enough of a gimmick. Maybe the mask is meant to get the audience to focus on his movements instead, or maybe he wants to protect his privacy like Sia. Maybe it’s a metaphor for something I don’t get. Or maybe he’s a partner at a Big 10 accounting firm, and this is his secret alter ego. Whatever his reasons, he certainly seems like a knockout under the mask.
I am embarrassed to admit this, but I never considered belly dance to be a genre of dance in which men could participate, but now that I’ve seen it, I am a huge fan. I want to encourage all my male dancer friends to jump on it, too!
You can follow the fabulous Horus Mozarabe on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.
September 21, 2019 at 11:23 am
I saw a male belly dancer live at a show in Istanbul at the Hodja Pasha Cultural Centre. It was mesmerizing. And completely surprising. I’d never heard of such a thing. The one I saw didn’t wear a mask 🙂
Alison
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September 21, 2019 at 7:03 pm
How cool! I’d love to see this in person!
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September 21, 2019 at 8:10 pm
It was pretty amazing.
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September 21, 2019 at 11:54 am
He really is an extraordinary dancer, and his technique and artistic interpretation are amazing. I also love that he doesn’t disguise the fact that he’s a man. Many male belly dancers go more with the drag routine (which I like too), but I think it makes a unique statement that he wears pants and is not focused on fully imitating women….he’s taken a female art and made it entirely his own. At one point he had some videos posted of himself performing without the mask (he’s definitely handsome), but I see all those videos have been taken down. Of the performances I’ve seen without the mask and with the mask, I must admit the ones with the mask were a bit more visually intriguing. My only gripe is that some of the sets are so poorly lit you can’t see all of his movements.
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September 21, 2019 at 7:06 pm
I agree on all points. After my initial objections to the mask, it started to intrigue me as well. It’s an interesting message. And while I’ve seen the partial drag and full drag performances, I found this more artistic and compelling.
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September 21, 2019 at 6:07 pm
Yes it is dance and a beautiful dance also. — Hal
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September 21, 2019 at 7:07 pm
I think it’s magnificent, and he shows such grace and athleticism!
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November 19, 2019 at 1:29 am
I’m completely enamored. Never knew there was such a genre. Horus Mozarabe is definitely the best I’ve seen so far . Dancing to Woodkids I love you is my favorite but why are there not more. The web page is closed and there are no up coming events. ???? And there is a very limited amount of videos. Have you retired ? Doing something else? Or are you a tease? I’ve started some drawings I need more and so do my shocked friends. Thankyou for sharing your gift.
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November 19, 2019 at 10:58 am
So glad you enjoyed them! I’m not the artist. I write about artists, so I don’t know what to tell
you about him not having any upcoming events. His most recent performance-related post was 16 hours ago on Instagram. Maybe try following him there.
He certainly is hot stuff!
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