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Ardah (Arabic: العرضة / ALA-LC: al-‘arḍah) is a type of folkloric group dance in the Arabian Peninsula, in most countries located in the Gulf Cooperation Council. The dance is performed with two rows of men opposite of one another, each of whom may or may not be wielding a sword or cane, and is accompanied by drums and spoken poetry. [1]
A Bedouin woman performing a sword dance, c. 1910. Arab sword dances (raqs al-saïf) evolved out of sword fighting between men, in both Egypt and Turkey. There was even a time when sword dancing was banned by the sultan during Ottoman rule, as it was believed that dancers, who took swords from soldiers and pretended to "kill" them at the end of ...
Ardah, a type of folkloric dance, is the most popular dance in Saudi Arabia, and also the national dance. [9] It is performed with two rows of men opposite of one another, each of whom may or may not be wielding a sword or cane, and is accompanied by drums and spoken poetry. [10] Najdi ardah is the most common variant of ardah in Saudi Arabia ...
Donald Trump and other White House officials bounced along to a ceremonial Saudi sword dance in Saudia Arabia on Saturday outside the Murabba Palace, CNN reports. Host TV captured video of the ...
Ardah (Arabic: العرضة, romanized: al-‘arḍah) is a type of folkloric dance in Arabia. The dance is performed with two rows of men opposite of one another, each of whom may or may not be wielding a sword or cane, and is accompanied by drums and spoken poetry. [43] In the Emirates, the local version is called the ayyalah.
Saudi Arabia has a family-oriented culture; [43] the family in Saudi Arabia is the most important social institution, so the bonds are strong between their members. Key aspects include the concepts of obedience and mutual respect, [ 44 ] in addition to preserving family traditions and kinship ties.
On 5 June 2017, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Yemen, Egypt and Bahrain all announced they were cutting diplomatic ties with Qatar. [30] Hamid Aboutalebi, deputy chief of staff of Iran's President Hassan Rouhani, tweeted, "What is happening is the preliminary result of the sword dance," referring to Trump's conduct at the Summit. [31] [32]
Snowfall blanketed Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, to kick off the new year on Jan. 1. This group of men celebrated the day by dancing and singing in the snowfall with a traditional folk dance called a "dabke."