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So in AmCab would you always have a programme that included veil? with a different style of music?
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What is traditional to the American Oriental routine structure is a fast song to open, zills a must! The first song you wear your veil (like in my video - or in an alternate wrap...), second song is the veil song. This is a slow piece, the emotional mood of the music can vary. Often the ney, violin, but sometimes kanun, saz or oud is the fore instrument. The veil is used throughout the entire song or at lest 3/4's. The next piece is usually the floorwork segment to a slow to medium upbeat chifti. In lieu of floorwork this may be a prop segment like sword, (goblets for me) or just a fun playful chifti. The next segment is a shorter fast song building up to the 5th section the drum solo and lastly the finale and exit where we often use a 9/8.
American Oriental has many faces, just like Egyptian style where you have the more old school or classic and the more contemporary version. The old school American style is closer to its Turkish influence in routine structure, costume, music choice, movement execution and energy while the modern is all over the map with Indian, Spanish, fantasy.... but generally with more of an American's interpretaion of Egyptian.