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Persian Bandari dancing is quite different from the dance of most Middle Eastern countries in that there are few abdominal movements and undulations. The graceful arm movements, shoulder shimmies, and twirls are similar.
Like the Arabian Gulf dance (Khaleegy) this dance uses the pelvis-rolling R-L-R, L-R-L stepping pattern. Persian people perform this at parties, travelling around in a circle and sometimes stepping into the centre for a solo with encouragement from their friends. The main variations are in the arm movements.
Robyn Friend is an authority on classical Persian dance.
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