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Most of the basic steps and movements in Egyptian style are circular in motion, usually confined to one part of the body, such as the  hip circle or  chest circle. </font></strong></p> <p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CC0033"><strong><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma, Verdana">TRIBAL </font></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <p><strong><font size="2" face="Bodoni MT">Tribal belly dancing is a modern style of bellydance created in 1987 by FatChanceBellyDance director, Carolena Nericcio. <br>FatChanceBellyDance is one of the largest ATS dance troupe, but there are several other American Tribal Style Belly Dance troupes in the United States, including: The Kajira Djoumahna - BlackSheep BellyDance ATS format and the Paulette Rees-Denis - Gypsy Caravan format. <br>This American Style Belly Dance is clearly defined by group improvisation. <br>Tribal style performers employ their own creativity by combining different dance movements, musical selections, and costuming from a variety of cultures and historical eras. </font></strong></p> <p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CC0033"><strong><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma, Verdana">KHALEGI </font></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <p><strong><font size="2" face="Bodoni MT">Khalegi means &#8220;of the Gulf&#8221; in Arabic and it refers to the culture and here more specifically to the dances of the Gulf States. In these prosperous, oil rich countries women dress in exquiste robes of transparent silk embroidered kaftans known as thob nawal. These thob nawal are often worn over the latest Western fashion.</font></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="2" face="Bodoni MT">During the dance the women toss their dresses and hair in time to the music . Traditionally this dance is a social dance among woman in the strictly segregrated <br> societies in the Gulf States.</font></strong></p> <p></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CC0033"><strong><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma, Verdana">RAQS AL JUZUR- DANCE FROM TUNISA</font></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <p><strong><font size="2" face="Bodoni MT">A characteristic of Tunisian dance is the horizontal forward and back movement of the hips. The costume of the dance consisits of a melia, a draped garmet, which is held together by two fibulas (a forerunner of the safety pin). Men also perform this dance with clay pots on their hand.</font></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="2" face="Bodoni MT">This dance is a national symbol for Tunisia.</font></strong></p></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CC0033"><strong><font color="#000000" size="2" face="Tahoma, Verdana">GHAWAZI </font></strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#CCCCCC"> <p><strong><font size="2" face="Bodoni MT">The Ghawazi dance originates from Egypt and it is the most traditional female dancer of Egypt. The word Ghawazi means conquerors however in the case of the dance it means to conquer the hearts of men. The Ghawazi belong to a tribe called Nawar who also inhabit Syria and Lebanon. The Ghawazi used to be found throughout Egypt but in the 1830&#8217;s they were banned to Upper Egypt. </font></strong></p> <p><strong><font size="2" face="Bodoni MT">The art of the Ghawazi today is on the brink of extinction due to fundamentalist pressure. The dance is characterised by complicated hip isolations while the fast uninterrupted regular rhythm of the zills.</font></strong></p> <p></p></td> </tr> </table> <p><strong><font size="2" face="Bodoni MT"><br> </font></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor =black> <td height="19" colspan="2"> <div align="right"></div> <table width="30%" border="0" align="center"> <tr > <td><div align="center"><font color="#000000" size="1" face="Tahoma, Verdana"><a href="Index.htm">Home</a></font></div></td> <td><div align="center"><font color="#000000" size="1" face="Tahoma, Verdana"><a href="Events.htm">Events</a></font></div></td> <td><div align="center"><font color="#000000" size="1" face="Tahoma, Verdana"><a href="Classes_Dublin.htm">Classes</a></font></div></td> <td><div align="center"><font color="#000000" size="1" face="Tahoma, Verdana"><a href="Restaurants.htm">Restaurants</a></font></div></td> <td><div align="center"><font color="#000000" size="1" face="Tahoma, Verdana"><a href="History.htm">Background</a></font></div></td> <td><div align="center"><font color="#000000" size="1" face="Tahoma, Verdana"><a href="Souk.htm">Souk</a></font></div></td> <td><div align="center"><font color="#000000" size="1" face="Tahoma, Verdana"><a href="Forum.asp">Forum</a></font></div></td> </tr> </table></td> </tr> </table> </body> </html>