Isabelle Lavigne chronicled the social lives of practitioners of this dance in her documentary AtNight, They Dance.
Isabelle Lavigne chronicled the social lives of practitioners of this dance in her documentary AtNight, They Dance. Small cymbals held between fingers, known as zils, often specify 9/8 rhythms in aregional variant of this dance. Its common Western name was coined to describe the variant practicedby the Ouled NaÃ¯l  (OO-led NILE) tribe. Elements from hip hop and flamenco appear in the Westernized"Tribal Fusion" style of this dance. Common moves in this style of dance include the "Figure 8" and the"shimmy". Performers of this type of dance generally wear a skirt below a sequin-decorated fitted beltand bra, and sometimes carry a veil. For 10 points, name this type of Middle Eastern dance whoseperformers move their hips and exposed midriffs.
Isabelle Lavigne chronicled the social lives of practitioners of this dance in her documentary AtNight, They Dance.
belly dance [or Turkish oriental dance; or Raqs Sharqi; or Raqs Beledi; prompt on hoochie coochie dance]