tannoura dance

Human twirling, whirling machines

February 17, 2010

We chanced upon an interesting program at the Dubai Mall in connection with the ongoing Dubai Shopping Festival. Can you twirl, whirl and turn for more than 20 seconds without getting disorientated? I am always amazed by these guys. I wish I was able to take a video of their full dance routine. What sucked [...]

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Be a whirling dervish: How far can you go?

February 23, 2009

We had the pleasure of seeing a stunning Whirling Dervish performance during a desert safari a few days back. The whirling dervish, performing the traditional Egyptian folk dance Tannoura is something you wouldn’t want to miss. It is spectacular and will leave you in awe.  He started slowly turning along with the soft music: The [...]

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