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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Stick dancing
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Hair dancing
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Khaleegy, or Khaliji, is a traditional folk dance performed by women in the United Arab Emirates and wider Middle East. The women flip their hair in brightly coloured traditional dress.
Detailed explanation-2: -Al Ayyala has been practised for generations by people across the UAE, including both coastal and inland communities. The dance has such rich significance that it was added to UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2014.
Detailed explanation-3: -Khaleegy’ or Khaliji (from Arabic ) is a mixture of modern style and traditional folkloric dance from the Persian Gulf countries of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
Detailed explanation-4: -Anyone who has spent even a short time in this part of the world will be familiar with what is popularly known as the “hair dance” or more correctly “raqs sha’ar” and performed by younger girls at important celebrations and social occasions.