Middle Eastern dance

"Oriental dance" redirects here. For oriental dance in popular culture, see Belly dance.

The traditional dances of the Middle East (Arabic: ‎رقص شرق أوسطي) (also known as Oriental dance) span a large variety of folk traditions throughout North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia.

For detailed information on specific dances of the region, see the main entries as follows:

• Arab dance: Ardah, Baladi, Belly dance, Dabke, Deheyeh, Fann at-Tanbura, Khaleegy, Mizmar, Raqs sharqi, Shamadan, Tahtib, Tanoura, Yowlah
• Assyrian folk dance: Khigga
• Kurdish dance: Dilan
• Persian dance: Classical Persian dance
• Turkish dance: Çiftetelli, Halay
• Jewish dance: Hora, Tza'ad Teimani, Israeli Folk Dances

Western dance is also incorporated in the Middle East.

See also

• Sufi whirling
• Zaffa

External links

• From dabke to buraa, dance is integral to Middle Eastern culture
• Sacred World of Middle-Eastern Dance