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  2. Baladi - Wikipedia

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    Baladi dance has a 'heavy' feeling, with the dancer appearing relaxed and strongly connected to the ground. It is performed to baladi or folk music. Typical costuming for performances of this dance style is a long dress covering the midriff, which may be plain and traditional, or heavily embellished.

  3. Arab folk dances - Wikipedia

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    The term "Arabic dance" is often associated with belly dancing. [3] However, there are many styles of traditional Arab dance [4] and many of them have a long history. [5] These may be folk dances, or dances that were once performed as rituals or as entertainment spectacle, and some may have been performed in the imperial court. [6]

  4. Belly dance - Wikipedia

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    Belly dance today is a dance used by various artists among which are Rihanna, Beyoncé, Fergie, however the greatest representative of this dance is the Colombian singer Shakira, [38] who led this dance to position it as her trademark, with her songs Whenever Wherever and Ojos Así, however thanks to the song Hips Don't Lie, her hip dance ...

  5. Brothers of the Baladi - Wikipedia

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    The Brothers of the Baladi was formed by band leader/percussionist/vocalist Michael Beach in Yuma, Arizona in 1975 to back up local Belly Dancer Zamara. Beach, who had fallen in love with the sounds of the Arabic, Turkish, Greek, and Persian music in Zamara's collection of cassette tapes and LPs, [2] initially began accompanying the tapes on a hand drum, [3] but soon recruited Colby Girard ...

  6. Glossary of belly dance terms - Wikipedia

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    The folk style of Egyptian belly dance. From the Arabic Raqs meaning dance and Baladi meaning rural. It is more stationary than raqs sharqi, with little use of the arms, and the focus is on hip movements. It is performed to baladi or folk music. Typical costuming for performances of this dance style is a long dress covering the midriff.

  7. Zill - Wikipedia

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    There are many rhythms in belly dancing music that can be spelled out in finger cymbal playing. [13] The style of playing varies from one style and era of dance to the next. Dancing girl playing Zills from Qajar Era. Triples, not to be confused with triplets: left/right/left/pause – “giddyup, giddyup, giddyup”) Quads: L/R/L/R (no pause)

  8. Khaleegy (dance) - Wikipedia

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    Khaleegy is often danced to traditional Arabian Peninsula music. The most used rhythms are Adani (from the Arabian Peninsula, original from Saudi Arabia) and Nagazy. The songs have lyrics and a good dancer must know their meaning in order to express the real significance of the song in their dance. Music is accompanied with hand clapping.

  9. Middle Eastern dance - Wikipedia

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    The traditional dances of the Middle East (Arabic: ‎رقص شرق أوسطي) (also known as Oriental dance) span a large variety of folk traditions throughout North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia. For detailed information on specific dances of the region, see the main entries as follows:

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