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Khaleegy

Khaleegy dance is a style of dance performed by people in Saudi Arabia, Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, Yemen and parts of Iraq. It is the folk dance of these regions. In Saudi Arabia and Qatar the dance is called Raqs Khaleegy (Dance of the Gulf); People from this culture perceive the practice of this dance as a matter of daily life to celebrate and express joy. Like much traditional dance from the Middle East, there is no reliable documentation on the origin of this form. Generally people don’t analyze or write about, they just do it. It seems to have developed organically from people's daily work and movements and the environments that they are located in. This is not a choreographed dance style and it is possible to see many variants of the form.

The dance is most commonly performed to a hypnotic 2/4 rhythm with two heavy beats and a pause, called the Saudi, Khaliji, or Adany rhythm which is from Yeman. There are many khaliji rhythms, The music is very compelling and exciting . The beat is often in the front of the mix on recorded music.

Khalligy is considered a more acceptable dance form by more conservative members of the Arabic community than bellydance. Some claim the hair tossing movements are imitations of horses tossing their manes. It has also been suggested that the hair is tossed in mimicry of ocean moving seaweed, the dress is rolled to imitate the waves. Head tossing is performed in a variety of trance dance because it creates in its wake a powerful change in consciousness.Although often not described as a healing dance in my experience this form ( especially when practicing in a group) is consciousness changing , uplifting and healing .Women in the Arab world perform Khalligy at parties and celebrations and to entertain themselves.

Dancers wear bright, oversized overdresses called the thobe or thobe nasha’ar, worn without a hip belt. The dress is used as part of the dance form the lower half and sleeves are manipulated to express the dance., In performance, when the music reaches a climax, the hair tosses are usually performed in a kneeling position and can build up to the point that the dancer’s hair draws figure eights. In the air.

he dance is composed of footwork and hair tosses, chest and shoulder movements are highlights of this dance, as well as lots of spinning, head slides, and hand shimmies.



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