A) Edward Lane and Flaubert B) Herodotus and Andrew Hammond C) Juvenal and Martial D) Umayyad and Abbasid
A) Flutes B) Tambourines C) Castanets D) Drums
A) Edward Lane and Flaubert B) Herodotus and Andrew Hammond C) Juvenal and Martial D) The Abbasid and Fatimid caliphs
A) Slaves and Sultans B) Qiyan and Ottoman C) Umayyad and Fatimid D) Awalim and Ghawazi
A) Ottoman B) Spanish C) Egyptian D) Roman
A) Flaubert B) Juvenal C) Herodotus D) Edward Lane
A) Religious meditation and prayer B) Fishing and net casting C) Singing, clapping, and dancing D) Trading and merchant sailing
A) Greek and Spanish B) Umayyad, Abbasid and Fatimid C) Ottoman and Roman D) Egyptian and Awalim
A) It was considered too dangerous for crowds B) There were no public venues for dance C) Public performance was deemed indecent in Islamic law D) The sultan forbade public performance
A) European travelers B) Slaves or prostitutes C) Free noblewomen D) Religious pilgrims
A) Building caliphate palaces B) Leading religious processions C) Singing and other art forms D) Writing legal documents
A) Women and boys B) Only slaves C) Only men D) Only free noblewomen
A) Trained in singing and dancing and gifted between men B) Sent back to their original homes C) Trained as palace guards D) Educated in law and philosophy
A) For a woman to seduce the man she wanted B) To worship Egyptian deities C) To welcome foreign travelers D) To celebrate a military victory
A) Turkey B) Egypt C) Lebanon D) Morocco
A) Country dance B) Oriental dance C) Belly movement D) Folk dance
A) Oriental movement B) Hip shiver C) Torso rhythm D) Belly dance
A) 1864 B) 1883 C) 1850 D) 1905
A) Ghawazee B) Awalim C) Raqs Baladi D) Sa'idi
A) Movements of the limbs through space B) Floor acrobatics C) Leaps and jumps D) Isolations of the torso
A) Fluid B) Percussive C) Traveling D) Shimmy
A) Fluid B) Percussive C) Vibrations D) Level changes
A) Head B) Hands C) Hips D) Feet
A) Undulation B) Tilt C) Shimmy D) Arabesque
A) Flute B) Piano C) Tablah D) Guitar
A) There is no universal naming scheme B) There is a strictly regulated international naming scheme C) The naming scheme is defined by the French academy D) The naming scheme only uses Arabic terms
A) Backbends B) Hip circle C) Torso isolation D) Figure 8
A) Taheyya Kariokka B) Hekmet Fahmy C) Khayreyya Maazin D) Samia Gamal
A) Raqs Baladi B) Ghawazi C) Al-jadid D) Raqs Shaabi
A) Taheyya Kariokka B) Samia Gamal C) Hekmet Fahmy D) Layla Taj
A) Wild, erratic movements B) Aggressive, fast movements C) Controlled, precise movements D) Slow, meditative movements
A) Concern about inauthentic performances diluting culture B) Political disputes with other countries C) Lack of proper costumes D) Lack of musical talent
A) Taheyya Kariokka B) Badia C) Layla Taj D) Samia Gamal
A) They must be held outdoors B) They may be gender segregated C) They are prohibited for men D) They are only performed by professionals
A) A strictly academic pursuit B) A highly disreputable art-form C) A religious requirement D) A government-mandated sport
A) Hoochie Coochie B) Shimmy and Shake C) Danse du Ventre D) Oryantal Dans
A) Egyptian B) Romani C) Syrian D) Lebanese
A) Beyoncé B) Princess Rajah C) Ruth St. Denis D) Shakira
A) Her Lebanese grandmother B) Her sister C) A dance teacher D) Her mother
A) Crissie Sheridan B) Beyoncé C) Jillina Carlano D) Myra Krien
A) D. W. Griffith B) Sol Bloom C) Farida Mazar Spyropoulos D) Thomas Edison
A) Shimmy and shake B) Oryantal C) Danse du ventre D) Hoochie coochie
A) Thomas Edison B) Jillina Carlano C) Sol Bloom D) D. W. Griffith
A) Tribal Fusion B) AmCab C) Gothic Belly Dance D) ATS
A) 1893 B) 1987 C) 1930 D) 1970
A) Flamenco B) Tribal Fusion C) American Tribal Style D) Salsa
A) Terezka Drnzik B) Rozeta Ahalyea C) Amera Eid D) Estelle Asmodelle
A) Jamal Zraika B) Samiha C) Amera Eid D) Estelle Asmodelle
A) Amera Eid B) Rozeta Ahalyea C) Estelle Asmodelle D) Terezka Drnzik
A) Early 1970s B) Early 1960s C) Late 1980s D) Late 1990s
A) Transgender Cabaret B) American Tribal Style C) Basque Folk D) Flamenco Fusion
A) Spain B) Japan C) The United Kingdom D) Australia
A) Zeibekiko B) Bedlah C) Tsifteteli D) Cordax
A) Rhythmic dance B) Table dance C) Double stringed D) Free movement
A) Zeibekiko B) Tsifteteli C) Cordax D) Sirtaki
A) During the 19th century B) During the ancient Greek era C) During the 1950s D) During the 1923 population exchange
A) Ancient travelers B) Asia Minor refugees C) Western explorers D) Turkish merchants
A) Bedlah B) Sirtaki C) Cordax D) Zeibekiko
A) 8/4 B) 4/4 C) 6/8 D) 3/4
A) Tsifteteli B) Zeibekiko C) Cordax D) Bedlah
A) It affiliates Greece with the Middle East B) It lacks any musical rhythm C) It is too modern for Greek culture D) It is strictly a male dance
A) Western jazz B) Arabic-sounding music C) Classical Greek music D) Instrumental rock
A) costume B) suit C) dance D) skirt
A) Capri pants B) Harem pants C) Leggings D) Jeans
A) Decoration B) Stability C) Flexibility D) Ventilation
A) Their upper bodies B) Their hands C) Their feet D) Their legs
A) Heavy cotton padding B) Sheer skin-colored mesh fabric C) Embroidered vests D) Sparkling hip-scarves
A) Grip harder B) Stay rigid C) Work independently D) Move in unison
A) An unnamed Egyptian official B) James Bond C) Samia Gamal D) A Bollywood choreographer
A) Intense anaerobic training B) High-impact, aerobic C) Low-impact, weight-bearing D) Non-weight-bearing |