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Download Solution PDFWhat did the medieval term "Raqs" mean?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is Dancing.
Key Points
- The medieval term "Raqs" means belly dancing.
- It features movements of the hips and torso.
- With the migration of the Gypsy tribes, it began more than 5000 years ago in Egypt and spread throughout the Middle East.
- Eventually, they arrived in Europe, the birthplace of the well-known Gypsy dance, Flamenco.
- Belly dancing and modern flamenco share a lot of similarities.
- It originated from a religious dance performed as a fertility ritual by priestesses and is a dance that was part of the birthing rite and helped women get ready for labor.
- It was inspired by a social dance from ancient Egypt.
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