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  2. Arab folk dances - Wikipedia

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    Arab folk dances (Arabic: رقص عربي, romanized: raqs ʿarabiyy), also referred to as Oriental dance, Middle-Eastern dance and Eastern dance, are the traditional folk dances of the Arabs in Arab world. Arab dance has many different styles, including the three main types of folklore, classical, and contemporary. It is enjoyed and ...

  3. Dabke - Wikipedia

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    According to Youssef Ibrahim Yazbec, a Lebanese historian, journalist, and politician, [9] the dabke descends from Phoenician dances thousands of years old. [10] According to Palestinian folklorists Abdul-Latif Barghouthi and Awwad Sa'ud al-'Awwad, the dabke jumps may have originated in ancient Canaanite fertility rituals related to agriculture, chasing off evil spirits and protecting young ...

  4. 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:

  5. Belly dance - Wikipedia

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    The informal, social form of the dance is known as Raqs Baladi ('Dance of the Country' or 'Folk Dance') in Egyptian Arabic and is considered an indigenous dance. [citation needed] Belly dancer Randa Kamel performing in Cairo, 2007. Belly dance is primarily a torso-driven dance, with an emphasis on articulations of the hips. [16]

  6. Khaleegy (dance) - Wikipedia

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    Khaleegy' or Khaliji (from Arabic خليج) is a mixture of modern style and traditional folkloric dance from the Persian Gulf countries of Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. The name of the dance literally means "gulf" in Arabic and it is

  7. Category:Middle Eastern dances - Wikipedia

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    Arab dance (6 P) Armenian dances (14 P) Assyrian dances (7 P) ... Pages in category "Middle Eastern dances" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.

  8. The Most Popular Baby Boy Names of 2025 Are Really ... - AOL

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    Westerns, fantasies, outer space and even fast fashion are influencing the baby boy names of 2025, making certain names even more popular.

  9. Ardah - Wikipedia

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    Ardah (Arabic: العرضة / ALA-LC: al-‘arḍah) is a type of folkloric group dance in the Arabian Peninsula, in most countries located in the Gulf Cooperation Council. The dance is performed with two rows of men opposite of one another, each of whom may or may not be wielding a sword or cane, and is accompanied by drums and spoken poetry. [1]