Belly dance

Belly dance

Industry: Dance

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Belly dance

Dance; Belly dance

Dance developed from Middle Eastern and North African solo, improvised dance characterised by torso articulations which still maintains elements and character of its roots.

Tahtiyb

Dance; Belly dance

It is a martial arts dance, in which the men enact fighting with long sticks as weapons.

Takht

Dance; Belly dance

It refers to a small bench or bed, and in the early nightclubs of Egypt, the musicians sat on such a bench to play.

Raksah

Dance; Belly dance

This is the Arabic word referring to a single specific dance.

Mawal

Dance; Belly dance

In Arabic music, this refers to free, non-rhythmic singing. It's a vocal improvisation that sounds melancholy.

People in the United States often use this to refer to anything that has to do with the region of the Saudi Arabia peninsula, especially the musical rhythm that is particularly associated with this ...