Men sing and dance the “Razafat” and “Yula” (where a rifle is thrown high up into the air) at the “Cultural Village” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. They dance in two rows, carrying sticks that traditionally are used to control their camels, with men beating drums between them. Halfway during the dance they invite Ned Ingui, a visiting Australian Aboriginal boy, a student of Djarragun College in Queenland, who is painted up to perform later with his group there. Ned proves that you can dance this traditional Arab dance also in Aboriginal ceremonial paint
Video by Ludo Kuipers, Tue Mar 25, 2008
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