Document Type
Book Chapter
Department
Dance (Pomona), Theatre (Pomona)
Publication Date
1998
Keywords
rhythmic interlocking clapping, musical accompaniment, foot patterns, solo dance
Abstract
The regional dances of the vast but sparsely populated peninsula that includes Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states and emirates, and Yemen are--due to political, religious, economic, and other reasons of access--among the least studied. Historically, the gulf region is one of the most ancient marketplaces, with traders from India, Mesopotamia, Africa, and the Arabian hinterland meeting here for centuries. Influences from all these groups may be discerned in the dancing.
Rights Information
© 1998 Oxford University Press
Recommended Citation
Shay, Anthony. "Arabian Peninsula." In Selma Jeanne Cohen, Ed., International Encyclopedia of Dance, Vol. 1. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998, 101-102.
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Comments
Shay, Anthony. "Arabian Peninsula" in Selma Jeanne Cohen, Ed., International Encyclopedia of Dance, Vol. 1, pp. 101-102, 1998, reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press.
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