Modern oriental dances have gained incredible popularity in all countries of the world and are a lively, colorful and thrilling performance. There are more than 50 varieties of this dance, each of which involves special oriental music for belly dancing.
This diversity is explained by the fact that 8 dance schools are popular at the same time: Egyptian, Thai, Aden, Turkish, Jordanian, Bhutanese, Pakistani and Botswana. In addition to the main there are many small ones. However, only two countries recognized the world recognition: the Turkish and Egyptian schools. It is their movements that lie in most modern oriental dance productions.
The styles of oriental dance are mostly mixed now. However, based on which style prevails in the performance, it is best to choose suitable songs for oriental dances.
- Egyptian style. This is an amazingly relaxed, unchained dance, which involves active movements of the hips, as well as a clear setting of the hands in simple combinations. In dance it is recommended to use cymbals, which pleasantly enliven the performance. Music for such Oriental dances is quite dynamic and fast enough, rather complicated. It is suitable for the spectacular shaking of the hips, which is famous for this direction of dance.
- Turkish style. This is perhaps the most lively, cheerful and pleasant of all kinds of oriental dance. To some it seems unnecessarily relaxed, but it is more correct to call it more playful. The formation of such an opinion was influenced by a large number of illegal dancers who worked in Turkey, in fact without knowledge of traditional Turkish dance. In fact, this dance does not go beyond the bounds of what is permissible. Songs for such oriental dances should be selected active, fast, with pleasant motifs and fairly sharp transitions.
- Lebanese style. This, perhaps, is the most smooth and beautiful oriental dances: the graceful wave-like movements of hands predominate here, the body is usually in a straight position, and the thighs work quite sharply, accentuated. This dance is more often than the others assumes high-heeled performance. Dancers of oriental dances in this style usually make modest, shy faces, as if their body obeys music, but does not obey them. The song under such east dance should be slow, sensual, exotic and bewitching.
- Persian style. If you ever visit the festival of oriental dance, you will notice that the dance in the Persian style is different from the rest. He represents a highly graceful dance of movements of the hips and chest, which are complemented by clear movements of the head and hands that look incredibly spectacular. Eastern music for such a belly dance needs a smooth, suitable for sliding, soft movements.
- Arabic style. This style of dance assumes only domestic performances, since his homeland is Saudi
Arabia, where according to the laws of the Shariah it is impossible to work night clubs and similar establishments. This style has its own special shaking of the head and dance of hair, which looks simply mesmerizing. In this music, the calm rhythm of the drums is particularly important, making it possible to make movements not too quickly, but to change the tempo as you dance.
Belly dancing, which you perform on stage, or, for example, oriental dance as a gift for a wedding, is best performed under a special instrumental music. If you have an inexperienced audience and a home performance, you can pick up any modern Egyptian or Turkish song that seems suitable for you.