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Baladi: A maqsoum or folkloric rhythm; also a folkloric dance done to a maqsoum rhythm.
Baladi dress: Popular floor-length tribal-style costume dress, usually covered with long strings of beads which is popular in caberet-style bellydancing.
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Choli: A short, fitted blouse/undergarmet worn under Indian saris; sometimes used in bellydance costumes.
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Debke: Lebanese folk dance done to folkloric music.
Dumbek: Arabic drum.
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Harem pants: Popular bellydance attire for both practice and costume; loose-fitting pants that close at the ends.
Hafla: Party; public may include a bellydance festival.
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Oud: Musical instrument with 11 strings; commonly used in Arabic and Turkish music.
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Raqs Sharqi: "Dance of the East", refers to cabaret-style belly dance preformed in Lebanon, Egypt, and other Arabic countries.
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Sagat(s): Finger cymbals (Egyptian).
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Zill(s): Finger cymbals (Turkish).
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