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2. Belly dance - Wikipedia

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   Belly dance in Egypt has two distinct social contexts: as a folk or social dance. As a social dance, belly dance (also called Raqs Baladi or Raqs Shaabi in this context) is performed at celebrations and social gatherings by ordinary people (male and female, young and old), in their ordinary clothes. [26]

3. Raqs sharqi - Wikipedia

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   Raqs sharqi (Arabic: رقص شرقي, [ˈɾɑʔsˤ ˈʃæɾʔi]; literally "oriental dancing") is the classical Egyptian style of belly dance that developed during the first half of the 20th century. History

4. Badlah - Wikipedia

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   The bedlah is a dance costume and attire normally worn by women. The word bedlah is Arabic for "suit". In the world of belly dance and raqs sharqi the term bedlah refers simply to the costume that a dancer wears. Most commonly it is used to refer to the matched set of bra and belt that cabaret dancers use, but technically it encompasses all ...

5. Arab folk dances - Wikipedia

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   The main body parts involved in the dance are the hands, the head and the "Thawb" itself. The hair, apart from the "Thawb" is the main element used to dance Khaleegy: women let their long hair "dance" moving it from side to side, back and forth, in circle and making other figures. [40] Recently it has become very popular among belly dancers. [41]

6. 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:

7. Glossary of belly dance terms - Wikipedia

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   Raqs sharqi (Arabic: رقص شرقي), is the style of Egyptian belly dance that developed in the first half of the 20th century and is performed in cabarets and clubs and highly influenced by ballet, modern dance, and Latin dance. The term is derived from the Arabic raqs meaning dance and sharqi meaning of the east. The style is often ...

8. Layla Taj - Wikipedia

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   Taj has been contracted as an in-house solo Egyptian belly dancer throughout the Middle East, [6] including Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Egypt, where cultural and legal norms have been selective regarding who is eligible to perform. [7] [8] In Egypt, Taj has been contracted as the principal belly dancer at venues in Sharm El Sheikh ...

9. Category:Middle Eastern dances - Wikipedia

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   Arab dance (6 P) Armenian dances (14 P) Assyrian dances (7 P) Azerbaijani dances (21 P) B. Belly dance (1 C, 17 P) D. Dances of Georgia (country) (5 P) E. Egyptian ...