khaleegy,how it was..before the oilboom!!

Lydia dubai · 08-26-2008, 04:41 AM

I realy hope i did this ok!!!! not to get on anybody nerves......
but this clip i wanted to post for some time now so keep my fingers crossed

Lydia dubai · 08-26-2008, 04:50 AM

on this clip you see also Sheikh Zayed...he was the president from the UAE,he passed away a few years back,in this clip he is the one dancing with the rifle ....in the early days when the uae was still nice calm and not much more then desert and barasti huts,the man are dancing ,,Ayaly,, the woman Nash......

Maria_Aya · 08-26-2008, 06:55 AM

Wow !!!!!!!!! very interesting !!! and beautiful !!
Thank you so much for sharing Lydia

kisses
Maria Aya

Lydia dubai · 08-26-2008, 07:04 AM

Hi Maria,calimera!!

Aisha Azar · 08-26-2008, 01:47 PM

Dear Lydia,
Thank you for sharing the clips!! The same dance when done by Saudi men is called Ardeh. I have been fortunate to see the dance done live by Saudi men just once and it was truly wonderful! I was invited to participate in an Arab cultural event at a university by the Arab students. When I once spoke at length with a friend from UAE about Ardeh, he said they "do crazy dancing" and he did not have a name for it. Note how the form of dance changes slightly from one area to another. I LOVE the backward figure 8 style of the UAE and I have learned several versions of this movement. The clips are great!!
Hugs to you,
A'isha

Shanazel · 08-26-2008, 02:19 PM

Cool! Thanks, Lydia. By the way, I am going to wear my thobe for the final evening of the golden anniversary of Embroiderers' Guild of America in Kentucky next week- the participants are encouraged to wear something golden and I'll bet I am the only one there with a purple and gold embroidered thobe! Hugs to you. Shanazel.

08-26-2008, 04:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
Lydia dubai V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dubai United arab emirates Posts: 1,351	khaleegy,how it was..before the oilboom!! I realy hope i did this ok!!!! not to get on anybody nerves...... but this clip i wanted to post for some time now so keep my fingers crossed

08-26-2008, 06:55 AM	#3 (permalink)
Maria_Aya Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 2,253	Wow !!!!!!!!! very interesting !!! and beautiful !! Thank you so much for sharing Lydia kisses Maria Aya __________________ ... www.orientalexpression.gr

08-26-2008, 01:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
Aisha Azar V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest USA Posts: 4,518	Samri, etc. Dear Lydia, Thank you for sharing the clips!! The same dance when done by Saudi men is called Ardeh. I have been fortunate to see the dance done live by Saudi men just once and it was truly wonderful! I was invited to participate in an Arab cultural event at a university by the Arab students. When I once spoke at length with a friend from UAE about Ardeh, he said they "do crazy dancing" and he did not have a name for it. Note how the form of dance changes slightly from one area to another. I LOVE the backward figure 8 style of the UAE and I have learned several versions of this movement. The clips are great!! Hugs to you, A'isha

08-26-2008, 04:50 AM	#2 (permalink)
Lydia dubai V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dubai United arab emirates Posts: 1,351	on this clip you see also Sheikh Zayed...he was the president from the UAE,he passed away a few years back,in this clip he is the one dancing with the rifle ....in the early days when the uae was still nice calm and not much more then desert and barasti huts,the man are dancing ,,Ayaly,, the woman Nash......

08-26-2008, 07:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
Lydia dubai V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Dubai United arab emirates Posts: 1,351	Hi Maria,calimera!!

08-26-2008, 02:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
Shanazel Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rocky Mountains USA Posts: 4,684	Cool! Thanks, Lydia. By the way, I am going to wear my thobe for the final evening of the golden anniversary of Embroiderers' Guild of America in Kentucky next week- the participants are encouraged to wear something golden and I'll bet I am the only one there with a purple and gold embroidered thobe! Hugs to you. Shanazel.