Belly dance

Belly dance

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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.