page_title: Oriental folk dances
section_title: Sacred dances
hierarchical_section_title: Oriental folk dances / Types of dance / Sacred dances
caption_attribution_description: مصرى: Mwald celebrations of the Prophet's family in Egypt is the best tables stretched out and hints from the days of eternity, and celebrates the people of God in Egypt Bmwald the Prophet's family at an annual fixed dates. (احتفالات موالد أهل البيت فى مصر هى موائد خير ممدودة ونفحات من أيام الدهر، ويحتفل أهل الله فى مصر بموالد أهل البيت فى مواعيد سنوية ثابتة (رقص الموالد في مصر مثل مولد السيد البدوي-مولد السيدة زينب This is an image of music and dance from Egypt
context_page_description: Arabic dances, also referred to as Oriental dances, and Eastern dances, are the traditional dances of the people of the Arab world. Arabic dances are very diverse and have many different styles, including the three main types of folklore, classical, and contemporary. It is enjoyed and implemented throughout the Arab region, from North Africa to the Middle East.
  To the outside world, the term "Arabic dance" is often associated with the belly dance; however, there are other many styles of Arabic dances and many of them have a long history. These may be folk dances, or dances that were once performed as rituals or as entertainment spectacle, and some may have been performed in the imperial court. Coalescence of oral storytelling, poetry recital, and music has a long-standing tradition in Arab history. Among the best-known of the Arab traditional dances are the belly dance, the ardah, and the dabke.
  Traditional dancing is still popular among expatriate Arabs and has also been successfully exported to international folk dance groups all over the world. All dancers wear the traditional costume to embody the history of their culture and tell their ancestors stories.
context_section_description: Those sacred dances are related to the dominant religion of the Arab world which is the Islam. They are particularly linked to sufism which is the heart of the islamic tradition inaugurated by the Prophet.
caption: Mwald celebrations of the Prophet's family in Egypt is the best tables stretched out and hints from the days of eternity, and celebrates the people of God in Egypt Bmwald the Prophet's family at an annual fixed dates
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