ذهبت إلى زفتي الاولى في السلطنة. وبالرغم من أنها كانت مختلفة من الزفاف العادية - كان العريس من عائلة بارزة والعروس ايضا - شعرتُ بأنني شاهدتُ اجزاء مهمة من الثقافة العمانية. وأفضل من تجربات اليلة كانت مشاهدة الرقص العماني! توجد رقصات عمانية كثيرة, وفي هذه الزفة, مقارنة بالزفاف التقليدية, رقص الرجال مع النساء.
هنا امثلة من يوتوب من الرقص العماني! ولقراءة المزيد عن اسلوب وايقاع الرقص التقليدي, في موقع جيد من مركز عماني للموسيقى التليقدية هنا
I went to my first wedding in the Sultanate. And although it was different from usual weddings - the groom was from a prominent family as was the bride - I felt as though I saw important parts of the Omani culture. The best of the night's experiences was watching Omani dancing! There are many Omani dances, and at this wedding, compared to traditional weddings, men danced with women.
Here are examples from YouTube of the Oman dance! And to read more on the style and rhythm of the traditional dance, there is a good site from the Oman Centre for Traditional Music here.
فيديو عن شعوذة البندقية والرقص العماني, أسمه "رقص الميل" بالعصا
Video on rifle juggling and the Omani dance that I call "the lean dance" with the 'asa (the omani stick that is part of traditional male dress)
فيديو عن رقص الرجال التقليدي في احتفال العمانيين الموجودين في المملكة المتحدة.
Video of traditional male dancing at a celebration of Omanis in the UK.
فيديو اضافي وجدتُه في هذه عملية البحوث, تصوير الترحيب العماني التقليدي بين الرجال.
An additional video that I found during this whole search process, depicting the traditional Omani greeting between men.
Honestly I don't find anything special about our dances. Nothing impressive.
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I believe the first dance is an Emarati one.
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I'm not passing out any awards yet for best dance moves, but there is something rather charming and simple about the lean!
ReplyDeleteOmani in US, it does not seem too surprising that Omanis and Emiratis would similarly cut the rug, considering that today's state borders were largely absent less than a century ago. I was wondering where the wedding's band was from, because their clothing was not traditional Omani. A guest mentioned that they were likely from northern Oman or the UAE. Of course, Musandam and Buraimi show how intertwined these Gulf states' populations have been in the past.
Culture blurring across modern borders.
Well ok missy, if you want to get pedantic then yes, it might not be strictly Emarati given that borders here are fake constructions, but is of the general Emarati region (i.e. including the blurry UAE borders).
ReplyDeleteThe clothing is Emarati (although Omanis from e.g. Shinas wear it also) and the dance is very common in Emarati music videos/festivals.
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Omani in US, I am sure that you are more than familiar with the geography and culture of the Gulf, but I was not certain that other readers knew that distinctions between "Emirati" and "Omani" are grey v. black and white.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I don't think anyone likes to be called "missy". I prefer Nomad. Shukrannn.
Sorry if my previous comment came across as having the wrong tone - was not my intention at all! Your comments are duly noted and please feel free to delete my last comment plus this one.
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