Oriental folk dances

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The traditional folk dances of the Middle East, in contrast to the internationally widespread oriental dance developed at the end of the 19th century, are considered oriental folklore dances .

The Iskanderani folklore from Alexandria does not belong in this category and is described under Baladi .

Dances from the Said

The folk dance Saidi, or Saeedi, comes from Upper Egypt .

Significant instruments that can be heard in the Saidim music pieces include: a. Rababa , Mizmar , Riq , Duff , Dahola and Tabl-Baladi .

The dancer wears a continuous dress. The typical Saidi dress has a trumpet-shaped sleeve shape. The hair is completely covered by a long headscarf.

The male stick dance (Tahtib) is known, which probably suggests fighting roots, because the dance today still has the character of a fight or duel. Women often caricatured this men's dance - but always in a very feminine, teasing way. Exact traditions of the women's dance in the region are lacking, however. Although it belongs to its own subspecies, many elements of the Saidi folklore can be found in the dances of the Ghawazee / Ghawazy.

Khaleegy

The Khaleegy is the Egyptian pronunciation for Khaleejy, which can be translated figuratively as "golfig"; the region on the Persian Gulf is called "Khaleej" in the Arabic language. The Khaleegy is also known in the regions there as Raqs Na'ashat or Samri and in Germany also as a "hair dance". But this is a western and imprecise term for the Khaleegy. This special dance is one of the dances of the Arab world, but is not to be regarded as a so-called belly dance .

The origin and distribution of the Khaleegy is in the Arab Gulf States, southern Iraq (more precisely: Kuwait , the United Arab Emirates , Qatar ) and in parts of Saudi Arabia . Music from the region of the Persian Gulf (the Arab Gulf States ) is used to accompany the dance , according to the country of origin with strong rhythmic dominance.

The dancer wears an extra-long, wide dress for the Khaleegy, which is decorated with valuable and rich embroidery. This is only worn over the other clothes for dancing. The dancer's hair should be as long as possible and be worn open. The way in which the hair is swung back and forth in the dance is the reason for the use of the term "hair dance" in Germany.

Originally this dance was danced mainly at the solemn gathering of women and only by women. The women wear an overdress to dance and the normally long hair of the women is loose. In the dance, the hair is occasionally tossed from one side of the head to the other. When dancing, one foot is flat, the other on the ball of the foot. This foot position leads the dancer to a slight "limp" or a slight up and down movement of the body. This "limping dance step" is typical of the Khaleegy. As always with Arabic dances, the music and text are interpreted by the dancer using facial expressions and gestures. Nowadays the dance is also regarded as "ballroom dance" and is now used by both men and women at parties and the like. Similar occasions to see.

The term Khaliji is to be seen as an umbrella term and only describes the origin of the women's dance.

Hagalla

The name Hagalla comes from the name of the dance step "Hagl" = "shuffling" and is a Bedouin advertising dance , here nomads , originally not of Arab origin, in the western desert, i.e. between Egypt and Libya (in contrast to the Arab Beduins east of the Nile ).

The music is played on the basic instruments of oriental music. These are u. a. Duff, Tabl , Nay and Rababa. Fast and slow Malfouf, a 4/4 or 8/4 rhythm are used, sometimes with a 3-accentuation of the beats 7–8.

The costumes as well as the jewelry and accessories differ in Hagalla u. a. by gender of the dancer. Women either wear a dress with a tight top and a wide skirt, which consists of three layers. Or they wear an underskirt with an overskirt that is open at the front and in the middle, which usually has some lush flounces and should emphasize every hip movement. Dancers wear a galabija that is about knee-length over trousers , and over it a vest and a scarf that they loop around their upper body. The Hagalla boots are a typical feature of the costume.

Hagalla is a very spirited dance, lively interpreted by women as well as men. Typical is the Hagalla step, which is a quick walk on flat feet with small steps. This dance step is combined with a twist movement of the hip.

Dabke

Dabke is a series dance that is danced in Lebanon, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, Israel and Iraq.

literature

  • Wendy Buonaventura: Serpent of the Nile: Women and Dance in the Arab World , Interlink Publishing Group, 1998, ISBN 1-5665-6300-3
  • Karin Van Nieuwkerk: A Trade Like Any Other: Female Singers and Dancers in Egypt , University of Texas Press, 1995, ISBN 0-29278-723-5
  • Wendy Buonaventura: Belly dance , Kunstmann Verlag, 1998, ISBN 3-8889-7106-3
  • Dietlinde Bedauia Karkutli: The Belly Dance Book , Rowohlt 2002, ISBN 3-4996-1328-X
  • Eluan Ghazal: The sacred dance. Oriental dance and sacred eroticism , Simon & Leutner, 2005, ISBN 3-92238-995-3
  • Eluan Ghazal: snake cult and temple love. Sacred eroticism in archaic societies , Simon + Leutner, 1995, ISBN 3-92238-963-5