#arab dance

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Al-Ajaweed Band is a group made up of Black/Afro-Palestinians from the Baq'a Refugee Camp in Jordan. They’re known for being some of the best at dabka!

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Shahrzad Raqs

Since the 11-year-old Shahrzad discovered her love for Arab dance and music, she has been fascinated by the stage. Since then, she has been immersed in various dance disciplines, including modern Egyptian belly dance and many places in the north. Folk dance styles in Africa and the Middle East. She began her career at the age of 17, where she performed full-time performances and performed live bands at top venues and events in the United States. Most of Shahrzad's techniques and dances are influenced by her training in Egyptian dance.

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Source: BentBox - By witchhouse - Cutest Arab teen

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Arab Dembow Dance Mix by Loris was liked on Soundcloud.

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Theme Songs of the Batfam

Contribution #1 of who knows how many for @camsthisky and her #batfamcontentwar. 

A/N: By ‘theme songs,’ I mean the song an individual member listens to on repeat, identifies the strongest with, will crank the volume when the song comes on the radio, the song they constantly return to, etc. 

Bruce Wayne - Someday by The Strokes, covered by Postmodern Jukebox. It completely encapsulates his life and how he relates to everyone in his life. I think his parents listened to lots of classic jazz when he was young, and he has continued listening even though he didn’t always like it. Now he loves it.

Dick Grayson - Help I’m Alive by Metric. This man is under so much pressure (much of which he puts on himself as the oldest child), and he keeps coming back to the song that so captures the immense pressure he feels to perform and provide a smiling face to the world. It’s also one he bobs his head to while he’s listening.

Barbara Gordon - Woman (O Mama) by Joy Williams. Nothing says strong woman like this powerful song, and Barbara sings it everywhere (but never on comms). It’s not the typical empowerment/pump up song, and I think that’s one of the reasons she likes it.

Jason Todd - I’m Still Standing, sung by Taron Egerton. This would be the song Jason would sing whenever he’s sick of Bruce or when he’s in fuck it mode (which is probably a lot). It’s catchy, scrappy, and really fun to sing. It’s also his go-to for karaoke.

Tim Drake - Wait For It by Lin Manuel Miranda. This song would be the one he reassures himself to when he’s feeling particularly excluded or denigrated - that he is strong and he will achieve his goals. He’s just waiting for the right moment.

Stephanie Brown - Feel It Still by Portugal, The Man. She’s a ‘rebel just for kicks,’ but when she commits to something shit’s gonna go down. Nobody fucks with her and survives unscathed, and heaven help you if she sees you bullying someone who can’t fight back - she’s that person in the movies saying, “Why don’t you pick on somebody your own size?”

Cassandra Cain - Air on the G String by J.S. Bach. I think she still struggles with words as a manner of communication, so classical music is her favorite.  Its aching soars and low, hopeful melodies match Cass’s experience of the world. It’s a song she sinks into and dances to when she can.

Damian Wayne - Ah W Noss by Nancy Ajram (English lyrics here). For one it’s in his native language of Arabic, and I imagine Talia singing it to him before he became ‘too old for that nonsense, Mother.’ I also imagine him dancing to it in traditional Arabic dance (leading the line like this badass kid), and for all the fandom builds him up as this gruff, tough little guy, he’s still a kid and he probably needs reminders of his first home once in a while. 

Harper Row - Your Love is My Drug by Ke$ha. Harper’s got a similar attitude about life to Jason’s, so this song is right up her alley. She listens to this song all the time, and she and Stephanie regularly do impromptu karaoke in their apartment with it and similar songs.

Duke Thomas - Halo by Beyonce and covered by Postmodern Jukebox. It combines his love of Beyonce and old jazz/Motown/big band jazz. I have a headcanon that he was named for Duke Ellington, and he listened to all of his music when he was little so PMJ’s music speaks to his soul.

Alfred Pennyworth (yes, Alfred is human and therefore has a guilty music pleasure) - Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon. It was the theme for a Bond movie (The Spy Who Loved Me), and it’s elegant, powerful, and catchy, and I can just imagine Alfred playing it in the kitchen as he prepares meals or bakes cookies, reminiscing of his days as British paramilitary agent/spy 

and as a bonus, Selina Kyle - I Put a Spell on You by Annie Lennox. I think Selina would eat Annie Lennox’s music up with a spoon, especially this song. It’s slightly minor and spine-tingling, and it definitely plays into her sense of self as a strong, alluring woman.

Here’s a link to the Theme Songs of the Batfam playlist.

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