6 Terms
Contributors in Belly dance
Belly dance
circle skirt
Dance; Belly dance
3 plus half circles reaching from hip to ankle. Maybe sewn as separate front and back panels or as one very full skirt.
couching
Dance; Belly dance
Sewing technique where a thick thread is laid down and stitched down at intervals with a thin thread at right angles. In beading, the holding stitches are placed between the beads.
daff
Dance; Belly dance
30cm tambourine with 5 pairs of cymbals. Unlike the riqq it's function is not primarily holding the awzan and it is also shaken and struck against the body of the musician.
oriental
Dance; Belly dance
Used to describe dance with a certain posture and quality of movement - arms lifted, well isolated, good use of floor space.
raqs sharqi
Dance; Belly dance
It is used to imply Egyptian styling - not necessarily modern Egyptian - but less AmCam - or Turkish. Usually solo.
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.
