🇰🇼 The dances of Kuwait
3 dances from Kuwait, best known first.
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia and 5 moreKhaleegyخليجي
A delicate folk dance of eastern Arabia featuring flowing robes and rhythmic hair swaysFolk dance · Line or chain · Group
🇮🇷 Iran and 4 moreLiwaليوه
A lively Gulf circle dance of Swahili origin driven by drums and double reed pipeFolk dance · Circle · Line or chain
🇧🇭 Bahrain and 3 moreFann at-Tanburaفن الطنبورة
A Gulf music and dance tradition tied to healing ceremonies and the tanbura lyreFolk dance
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Khaleegy: Sarah Canbel, CC BY-SA 4.0, source