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Beledi Dr
This is a long, floor-length dress, frequently used in belly dance costuming. Made of natural fiber such as cotton, it gives a very folkloric look and is popular among dancers who do "American tribal" style. Made out of a sheer or glittery fabric, it offers a nice covered option for a cabaret performance. In Egyptian nightclubs, after performing a raqs sharqi routine in bedleh, the dancer usually goes backstage and changes costumes, then comes out wearing a beledi dress like this one to do a folkloric dance. In this photo, Morocco's beledi dress represents the style that is popular in Egyptian nightclubs today. It is covered with paillettes that are attached to short fringes of rocaille beads. At the hipline and neckline this dress has long beaded fringe. The cane is a very appropriate prop to use when wearing a beledi dress--it is used to dance raqs al assaya.
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