ghawazee

ghawazee
gha·wa·zee

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  • Ghawazee — The Ghawazee dancers of Egypt were a group of female and male traveling dancers. Like most forms of oriental dance, much of the history of the Ghawazee dancers is unknown due to a lack of historical documentation. An ethnic group that has been… …   Wikipedia

  • ghawazee — noun A type of dancer popular in Egypt in the 19th century, who danced in a style similar to the belly dance …   Wiktionary

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  • Dance of the bee — For the honeybee dance, see Waggle dance. The dance of the bee or dance of the wasp was a provocative Egyptian dance, part of the repertoire of the dancing girls of the Ghawazee. It was perhaps not unlike the famous Dance of the seven veils. In… …   Wikipedia

  • Striptease — This article is about the type of dance. For other uses, see Striptease (disambiguation). American burlesque dancer Lola Bel Aire performing a traditional striptease. A striptease is an erotic or exotic dance in which the performer gradually… …   Wikipedia

  • Belly dance — Oriental dance redirects here. For other forms of dance from the Middle East, see Middle Eastern dance. For the single by Akon, see Belly Dancer (Bananza). Raqs Sharqi dancer Chryssanthi Sahar Scharf in Heidelberg …   Wikipedia

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  • Almai — Almai, or Alme, (from alim, wise , learned ), the name of a class of singing girls in Egypt who are present at festivals and entertainments, and act as hired mourners at funerals. They are to be distinguished from the ghawazee, or dancing girls,… …   Wikipedia

  • Kuchuk Hanem — Famed beauty and Ghawazee dancer of Esna, mentioned in two unrelated nineteenth century accounts of travel to Egypt, the French novelist Gustave Flaubert and the American adventurer George William Curtis.Kuchuk Hanem became a key figure and… …   Wikipedia

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