Talk:oriental dance

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Etymology

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Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Interesting that this is calqued from Arabic, because it seems odd that a culture would label its own native dance as "oriental". I would have assumed it was a label applied by Westerns to the Middle East. But Wikipedia seems to back it up: Raqs sharqi. 70.172.194.25 18:30, 21 May 2022 (UTC)Reply

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