19 Terms
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Belly dance
Snake arms
Dance; Belly dance
Arms pretend to be snakes, arms are led by the elbow,creating a snaking motion (horizontal), alternating the arms.
Rakkasah
Dance; Belly dance
In Arabic it means a female dancer. This is also the name of a very famous, very popular annual belly dance festival that is held in Richmond, California (near Oakland).
Khaleeji
Dance; Belly dance
Used by belly dancers to refer to the style of music and dance from the Persian Gulf/Arabian peninsula area Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, and Oman.
Kirik havalar
Dance; Belly dance
This is a category of Turkish music. These are tunes composed of rhythmic and measured melodies--the type of music that you could hum along with. One example of this type of music is songs based on ...
Maksoom
Dance; Belly dance
This is an Arabic musical rhythm, and can also be called Masmoudi Saghir which means "little masmoudi".
Buck-and-wing
Dance; Belly dance
A solo tap dance with sharp foot accents, springs, leg flings, and heel clicks. The history of the Buck and Wing (Buck Dance and Pigeon Wing) or Buck dancing is a pre-tap dance routine and was done ...
