Egypt’s Folkloric Tanoura Dance at a desert oasis safari



Tanoura is an Arabic word, which translates to skirt in English.

Spinning Away: The Origin of Egypt’s Folkloric Tanoura Dance

It is a traditional folk dance in Egypt, where the dancer spins to the tunes of Arabic songs, sometimes religious ones, too, known as Tawasheeh a mix of Quranic verses and classic poetry.

If the dance is performed according to spiritual association, he would be spinning anti-clockwise, symbolising Muslim pilgrimage around the Ka’aba.

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2 thoughts on “Egypt’s Folkloric Tanoura Dance at a desert oasis safari”

  1. How is that Egyptian when the true Egyptian where push down to the Sudan this people are the true Egyptian. Just saying time for everyone to stop lying

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