SIWA mahtab

Dance style: SIWA

SIWA

Siwa is an Berber oasis in Egypt, near Libyan border. Dance siwa, called also oasis dance, is characteristic thanks to hip and hands movements, jump steps and untypical posture of the dancers. This style has been distributed by a dance group of Mahmoud Reda – Reda Troupe.

Women’s costume for this style consists of a black galabeya, scarves on head and a large, silver jewelery.

 

You can watch SIWA here:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfvKuGIg3To