20 Terms
Contributors in Belly dance
Belly dance
danse orientale
Dance; Belly dance
Used to describe dance with a certain posture and quality of movement - arms lifted, well isolated, good use of floor space.
awazan
Dance; Belly dance
Arabic rhythms. The wazn may be divided into either equal or unequal segments. Or even six beats could be 3 then 3 or 4 then 2. There are over a hundred different cycles – some made up of 176 units ...
bedleh
Dance; Belly dance
It is used to describe the costume of bra, belt, and skirt. In Egypt it often has the belt sewn onto the skirt and must include a body stocking.
beledi
Dance; Belly dance
It is used to describe things of home or a put down by urban sophisticates. When used to describe a dance style it tends to mean more folkloric, looser, and with less isolation, flat feet and plain ...
balady
Dance; Belly dance
It is used to describe things of home or a put down by urban sophisticates. When used to describe a dance style it tends to mean more folkloric, looser, and with less isolation, flat feet and plain ...
cabaret style
Dance; Belly dance
When applied to costumes, this is the style most people associate with belly dance - a bra, belt, and skirt with lots of beads and sequins.
nightclub style
Dance; Belly dance
When applied to costumes, this is the style most people associate with belly dance - a bra, belt, and skirt with lots of beads and sequins.
