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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.

  3. 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:

  4. Dabke - Wikipedia

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    Dabke (Arabic: دبكة also spelled dabka, dabki, dubki, dabkeh, plural dabkaat) [1] is a Levantine folk dance, [2] [3] particularly popular among Lebanese, Jordanian, Palestinian, and Syrian communities. [4] Dabke combines circle dance and line dancing and is widely performed at weddings and other joyous occasions.

  5. 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]

  6. Category:Middle Eastern dances - Wikipedia

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  7. Yowlah - Wikipedia

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    The yowlah involves dance, drum music, and chanted poetry; its routine is meant to simulate a battle scene. Two rows of about twenty men face each other, carrying thin sticks of bamboo to signify spears or swords. (The performance can alternatively make use of dummy rifles made entirely of wood and metal plating or real rifles, swords, or spears.)

  8. Arab culture - Wikipedia

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    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. [14] Coalescence of oral storytelling, poetry recital, and performative music and dance as long-standing traditions in Arab history . [ 15 ]

  9. Category:Arab dance - Wikipedia

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