For the dancers from the Middle East that Jamila studied or for those with whom she worked, veil work was not a featured element. But in the U.S., as multi-part routines became more popular, so did veil work. One entire taqsim was typically devoted to the unwrapping of and dancing with the veil.
For Jamila’s students who were hired to perform in restaurants and nightclubs, Jamila gave them instruction on what she learned through her contemporaries and through her own experimentation. The provided veil work is a basic formula to be adapted to the music and adjusted based on a dancer’s experience.
Suhaila Salimpour
Veil Work as Taught by Jamila
For the dancers from the Middle East that Jamila studied or for those with whom she worked, veil work was not a featured element. But in the U.S., as multi-part routines became more popular, so did veil work. One entire taqsim was typically devoted to the unwrapping of and dancing with the veil.
For Jamila’s students who were hired to perform in restaurants and nightclubs, Jamila gave them instruction on what she learned through her contemporaries and through her own experimentation. The provided veil work is a basic formula to be adapted to the music and adjusted based on a dancer’s experience.
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