Egyptian folk dances
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Egyptian folk dances are traditional communal and ceremonial dance forms from Egypt that reflect the country’s rural, Bedouin, and urban cultural heritage through distinctive rhythms, costumes, and storytelling movements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Egyptian folk dances canonical | 1 |
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk dance tradition
ⓘ
intangible cultural heritage ⓘ |
| associatedWithEthnicGroup |
Bedouins in Egypt
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Nubians NERFINISHED ⓘ Saidi people NERFINISHED ⓘ fellahin ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Coptic Christianity in Egypt
ⓘ
Islam in Egypt ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| hasCulturalScope |
Bedouin communities in Egypt
ⓘ
rural communities in Egypt ⓘ urban communities in Egypt ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
ceremonial expression
ⓘ
communal celebration ⓘ cultural identity expression ⓘ oral history transmission ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Alexandrian dance
ⓘ
Bedouin dance ⓘ Nubian dance ⓘ Saidi dance NERFINISHED ⓘ Sufi dance ⓘ Zar-related ritual dance ⓘ cane dance ⓘ fellahi dance ⓘ ghawazi dance NERFINISHED ⓘ stick dance ⓘ tanoura dance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMovementQuality |
circle formations
ⓘ
hip accents ⓘ improvised solo sections ⓘ line formations ⓘ rhythmic footwork ⓘ shoulder shimmies ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ Nubia NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinai Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Desert oases NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Egyptian stage folklore shows
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Middle Eastern folk dance repertoires ⓘ modern Egyptian national dance troupes ⓘ |
| performedOnOccasion |
harvest festivals in Egypt
ⓘ
national celebrations in Egypt ⓘ religious festivals in Egypt ⓘ social gatherings in Egyptian villages ⓘ weddings in Egypt ⓘ |
| preservedBy |
Egyptian folklore troupes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
community elders and tradition bearers in Egypt ⓘ local cultural associations in Egypt ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Egyptian music
ⓘ
Egyptian oral traditions ⓘ Egyptian social customs ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
globalization of popular culture
ⓘ
urbanization in Egypt ⓘ |
| usesCostumeElement |
embroidered regional dresses
ⓘ
galabeya ⓘ headscarves ⓘ |
| usesElement |
distinctive rhythms
ⓘ
storytelling movements ⓘ traditional costumes ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
mizmar
ⓘ
ney ⓘ rebab ⓘ sagat (finger cymbals) ⓘ tabla (Egyptian drum) ⓘ |
| usesProp |
canes
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colorful skirts ⓘ sticks ⓘ tambourines ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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