Thread: Moroccan dance

My God! I love this! How can these women do those moves? Take a look at the first one. I'm sure she has never been to a dance school... Amazing, isn't it?


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYazDOl1ook&feature=PlayList&p=2143C1E94F0 65439&index=7&playnext=2&playnext_from=PL]YouTube - Moroccan Womens' Music and Dance Troupe[/ame]


[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhwgEyjGc5o&feature=related]YouTube - Moroccan Womens' Music and Dance Troupe 2[/ame]

I'm totally going to add a somersault to my routine!!!! That was a surprise!

Yes, but in cabaret, with veils and a whole troupe.

Thanks for posting Ana. You're right, those were some awesome moves!

Originally Posted by jamielynn

I'm totally going to add a somersault to my routine!!!! That was a surprise!

..l;, I think it's going to be totally unexpected to the audience!
This is a birth celebration. I think they don't do this kind of things in other ocasions (like weddings, for exemple) ..l;,

Originally Posted by BELLA_BELLA

Yes, but in cabaret, with veils and a whole troupe.

What about with a Shamadan? ..l;,

These look like cheikat dancers.
And the somersault is often part of their routine.

Originally Posted by SamanthaFortunata

These look like cheikat dancers.
And the somersault is often part of their routine.

Really? Samantha, can you tell us more about it?

I am not positive they are cheikat. They are essentially professional dancers/entertainers.
Here is how Helene Eriksen describes the shikkat

Dance of the Sheikhat from Morocco

The sheikhat are the professional dancing women of Morocco who are hired to entertain at weddings, circumcisions and other festivities. The root of their name is sheikh meaning a „wise elder man“. Sheikhat is the feminine plural of sheikh, but does not refer to wisdom of the scholarly type. Rather the women are considered to be experts on the responsibilities of a man and woman on their wedding night. Their dance is meant as education and inspiration and they perform for the women’s as well as the men’s gatherings.


I don't know why they somersault but I have many videos where they do, sometimes together. besides the strong pelvic movements they have hair tossing and floor movements, very strong and earthy.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6aAZtht1_s&feature=related]YouTube - oujla tahidoust[/ame]

I am not positive that your video are cheikat, who are essentially professional dancers/entertainers.
Here is how Helene Eriksen describes the shikkat

Dance of the Sheikhat from Morocco

The sheikhat are the professional dancing women of Morocco who are hired to entertain at weddings, circumcisions and other festivities. The root of their name is sheikh meaning a „wise elder man“. Sheikhat is the feminine plural of sheikh, but does not refer to wisdom of the scholarly type. Rather the women are considered to be experts on the responsibilities of a man and woman on their wedding night. Their dance is meant as education and inspiration and they perform for the women’s as well as the men’s gatherings.


I don't know why they somersault but I have many videos where they do, sometimes together. besides the strong pelvic movements they have hair tossing and floor movements, very strong and earthy.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6aAZtht1_s&feature=related]YouTube - oujla tahidoust[/ame]

Thanks for sharing this, Samantha! I really like the movements. I had never seen this somersault before and I wonder what it means too...