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Dance in theMiddle EastBaladi and more!Elli Murray

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(Raks Beledi): An Arabic ‘folkdance’ or belly danceA dance that oriinated for social uroses"""or

either to romote fertility"

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#hile belly dancin is considered ‘seducti$e’ by#estern countries% the intent &as not tomake it so""because of the ender slit% thedance &as ne$er really erformed in theresence of men"

#as remiered by actual dancers at the

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A 'ostume E$ol$ed- Baladi

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skirt hridiculslits uand thbecam 7anlyand &

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Music

Belly dancin music is usually relati$ely fast &ith accordion% sa9ohone% and tambourinesusually ha$e a doumbek% or Arabic drum"

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Basics

" 8i Rolls% t&ists% and circles"8and Mo$ements

"6orso rolls 6i: Be free% and careless!

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Baladi Dance Demo :)

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Ra;s 0har;i

Basically the main di

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=ha&a>i

 6raditional dance of the Dom (Romani?=ysy) tra$elers of

 6he oldest dance form of the Middle East% oriinatin in th

iterally means 1learned &oman2"""synonymous &ith 1e9o

=enerally &omen danced this &ay% but men (ha&al) dancsometimes as &ell"

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#estern nfatuation

0ince &esterners ha$eintroduced to belly daha$e been infatuated Belly dancin and moit are incororated by

and dancers in music and the mo$ements aconsidered common aeole today "

Crincess Ra7ah%+@5 lm

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uestions

"#hat is the technical name for bedancinF

3"#hat is one dance that is not belly

dancinF,"#hen &as belly-dancin rst rem

in AmericaF