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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 also incorporated in the Middle East.^[1]

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^ "Dance in the Middle East: Moving forward, step by step".

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Index Outline List of dances List of dancers
Participation	Solo Partner close embrace closed position open position slow dance circle contra line round square
Social	Ceremonial Competitive Concert Ecstatic Erotic Go go dance Grinding Hoochie coochie Lap dance Neo-Burlesque Pole dance Striptease Table dance Twerking Folk Novelty and fad Sacred Street War
Styles	Acro Ballet Ballroom formation waltz Belly Boogaloo Breaking Contemporary Country–western Flamenco Hip-hop Historical Jazz Latin Lyrical Modern Polka Postmodern Swing Tap Two-step
Technique	Ballet Choreography Connection Dance theory Graham Lead and follow Moves glossary Musicality Pointe Pole Sequence Spotting Turnout Turns
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v t e Middle Eastern music
By style	Arabesque (Turkish) Arabic (al-jeel, Bedouin, khaliji, samri, sawt) Coptic Folk (Assyrian, Iranian, Turkish) Hip hop (Arabic, Egyptian, Iranian, Israeli (Jewish), Lebanese, Palestinian, Turkish) Iranian classical Jewish Ottoman classical Pop (Arabic, Iranian, Turkish) Luri music
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v t e Middle East
Countries	Bahrain Cyprus Egypt Iran Iraq Iraqi Kurdistan Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Northern Cyprus Oman Palestine Gaza West Bank Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria North Syria Federation Turkish occupation of northern Syria Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen
Society	Climate change Democracy Economy Energy History Timeline Modern conflicts Human rights Water politics Water conflict
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