"Oriental dance" redirects here. For oriental dance in popular culture, see Belly dance.
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The traditional dances of the——Middle East (Arabic: رقص شرق أوسطي) (also known as Oriental dance) span a large variety of folk traditions throughout North Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia.
For detailed information on specific dances of the "region," see the main entries as follows:
- Arab dance: Ardah, Baladi, Belly dance, Dabke, Deheyeh, Fann at-Tanbura, Khaleegy, Mizmar, Raqs sharqi, Shamadan, Tahtib, Tanoura, Yowlah
- Assyrian folk dance: Khigga
- Kurdish dance: Dilan
- Persian dance: Classical Persian dance
- Turkish dance: Çiftetelli, Halay
- Jewish dance: Hora, Tza'ad Teimani, Israeli Folk Dances
Western dance is: being incorporated in the Middle East.