Morocco & the Casbah Dance Experience, Institut Francais Marrakech, Conservatoire National Choregraphique, are just a few of the Moroccan dance companies, Moroccan dance schools, dancing organizations and dance wear suppliers that that can be found in our comprehensive Directory of Morocco Dance Companies.

Traditional Morrocan Dance

The Awash
The dance comes from the High Atlas valleys in the Ouarzazate area. A circle of women in multicolored robes stands motionless. In the center, men sit around a fire, each of them with a "bendir" (a circular wooden frame with a hide stretched over it). A piercing cry breaks the silence. It is a shout more than a song. All the drums beat. The song of the men begins, mounting skyward. The women reply. Shoulder to shoulder, they sway rhythmically and slowly. The rhythm gets faster and faster until the finale.

The Quais
Set to very ancient music, in which is easy to perceive Middle Eastern accents, this dance is like a ballet. The orchestra comprises a one-stringed fiddle, or "rbab soussi", and a certain number of "guembris" which are small mandolins with three strings sometimes made with a turtle shell. The rhythm is provided by a beater who strikes a piece of cast iron lying on the ground. The dancers add to the music with small copper cymbals attached to their fingers. All the dancers wear city dress: a colored "kaftan", a muslin "dfina", an embroidered silk belt, a cord decorated with spangles woven around the head. The dance is graceful and comprises several steps. Couplets alternate with the step to make an uncommonly delicate spectacle.

The Tissint
South of Agadir, men and women, entirely garbed in indigo-blue, perform a dance which resembles a religious rite.
Perhaps it is an ancient rite. The dagger dance is clearly symbolic. It is part of marriage ceremonies. Men and women dance to a rhythm that becomes more rapid. A young girl and boy leave the circle to do a duet. The boy holds a dagger at arm's length at the end of a cord. He spins about, making circles around the girl, withdraws and comes nearer, until they are face to face. Advancing towards each other with short steps, the boy raises his arms to place the dagger around the young girl's neck as she continues to dance. Slowly the boy falls to his knees in front of her. The song continues.

The Taskiouine
No doubt a warrior's dance, since women do not take part. Wearing white tunics and turbans, with powder- horns on their shoulders, the dancers keep time to the accompaniment of earthware tambourines covered with skins. They dance shoulder to shoulder or in indian file. The body is shaken rhythmically and stopped suddenly with perfectly- timed stamping of the feet. It is a frank, powerful and virile dance without any mannerism or any equivocal gestures. Although athletic, it is nevertheless aesthetic.

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Dance Schools in Morocco, Dancewear Suppliers, Dancing Organizations

Driss Touhami
Hay Nahda II 69 MA-15400 Tiflet Morocco
Tel. (212)66043536; Fax (212)37510657
Moroccan Traditional arts (music, customs, food), especially in music. We are Inquiring to participate in your festival

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Khalid Chakir
Rue Mohamed Ben azouz hay Adgal MA-30200 Fes Morocco
Folk musician
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Khalid Chargui
16 bloc3 Erac hay Qods MA-30200 Fes Morocco
Folk musician
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Khalfaoui Hassani Hicham
43 rue 2 lots morj fes bojida MA-30200 Fes Morocco
Folk dancer
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Abderrahim Amrani Marrakchi
Rue 2, No 3 Oued Lahriki Jamaa Nour MA-30200 Sidi Boujida Fes Morocco
(212)618.119.10;(212)556.488.26;Fax(212)556.355.11
Group, Folk
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Latifa Fraqchi
Bloc Jamila 4 bis MA-Khouribga Morocco
Folk dancer
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Anania
Dar Bellarj - 9 Taoulate Zaouiate Lahdar MA-40 000 Marrakech Morocco
Tel. 00212 61 34 71 18; (Maroc) 00212 62 06 27 01;France) 0033 6 18 83 23 88
danse contemporaine - formation gratuite au Maroc
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Atbane Youness
hay salama3 groupe1 bloc H numero 4 MA 140001 Casablanca Morocco
212.646.168.42
danse contemporain
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Amal Hadrami
20100 Casablanca Ma Casablanca Morocco
(00212)60.094.084
Rencontre de la danse contemporaine
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Aziz Basry
21 Rue Jamal Eddine Al Afghani, Avenue Moulay Idriss. MA-54350 Midelt Khenifra Morocco
Mob: (21)275331105
www.azizbasrygu.blogspot.com
Experience dans l'art de dance:je n'ai pas d'experience et connaissance dans le demaine de dance.
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Hind Benali
113 avenue Mers Sultan MA- Casablanca Morocco
212 63 63 17 90
www.mathildemonnier.com/exerce/benali
La compagnie Fleur d'Orange est une compagnie de danse contemporaine marocaine. Ses activites s'articulent autour du developpement de cet Art au Maroc et plus largement en Afrique.
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Celine Haddou
R?sidence "Al Bardae" - Africonsult - Bd Zerktouni MA Casablanca Morocco
00.212.649.190.40;00.212.646.624.12
Promotion de la danse au Maroc - Aide aux compagnies- travail plutet axe sur la danse contemporaine
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Nadine
40, avenue al alaouines appt4 2eme etage MA-10000 Hassan Rabat Morocco
060730702
danse moderne
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Hand of Fatima Dance Tribe
1097 Toni Ave. #20 89119 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA U.S.A.
Tel. 702-733-1456
www.rossah.com
Dances of the Maghreb, Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria
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Morocco & the Casbah Dance Experience
6 West 20th Street, 2nd floor NY 10011 New York U.S.A.
School, non-profit, tax-exempt educational institution
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Conservatoire National Choregraphique
33 rue Tinsift MA-10000 Rabat Morocco
School, choreographer
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Institut Francais Marrakech
Jbel Gueliz, bp 566 4001 Marrakech Morocco
Tel: 212.4444.6930; fax: 212.4444.7497;
www.ifm.ma
Institut Francais Marrakech, Ambassade de France
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Morocco National Commission for UNESCO

(Commission Nationale Marocaine pour l'UNESCO)
BP 420; 3 bis rue Innanouen, Agdal MA-10000 Rabat R.P. Morocco
Tel. (212.7)68.24.81; Fax (212.7)77.05.55
National organization
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Neilcasablanca Festival
Forum Casablanca Association, Bp 15788 Casa Principale Ma- Casablanca Morocco
www.festivaldecasablanca.ma
Festival, cultural event of vast scale, presenting an image of the city as multi-faceted, urban and modern
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Corinne Amalou
70 avenue Abdelatif Ben Kaddour MA-Casablanca Morocco
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Najia El Attaoui
Hyper marche Agdal MA-10000 Rabat Morocco
Tel. (212)77.33.14
School, classical dance, tuition, classes
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Nadia Bouamoud
2 rue Abdelkrin El ghafiki Agdal MA- Morocco
Tel. (212)3777.9062
Ballet
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Ouhi Bouazza
17 rue Michlifen Agdal MA-Rabat Morocco
Tel. 212.7.672 694; 212.7.670 890; 212.7.671 006; 212.7.670 890
Organizer, folk dance festivals
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Khalid Boulehya
rue Ibn Mounir 103, Maarif MA-Casablanca Morocco
Tel. (02)25.12.21
Teacher, danse moderne, jazz
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Rasellie Delcamby
9 rue El Alaouine Tour Hasan MA-10000 Rabat Morocco
Tel. (212)72.76.43
School, classical dance, choreographer
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Jamal Eddine Dkhissi
BP 15604 MA-20001 Casablanca Morocco
Fax 212/37 702100
Institute
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Latifa Hajjaj
1 rue Theophile Gautier MA-Casablanca Morocco
Tel. (212.2)27.91.43
Choreographer, classical & modern dance, school
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Mohamed Hrimich
Hay Nahda 69 MA-15400 Tiflet Morocco
Tel. (212)66043536; Fax (212) 37510657
Folk music
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Taoufiq Izeddiou
Massira 2 C - Nee 274 MA-40 000 Marrakech Morocco
Tel. (Maroc) 00212 62 06 27 01; (France) 0033 6 18 83 23 88
Marocaine Contemporary dance-formation gratuite au Maroc.
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Zinoune Lahcen
21 rue Najib Mahfouz, Quartier Gautier MA-Casablanca Morocco
Tel. (212)2227.5952, Fax (212)2229.7686
Choreographer, modern and classic dance
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Michel Laurent
Massira 2 C - N? 274 MA-40 000 Marrakech Morocco
Tel. 00212 61 34 71 18
Marocaine Contemporary dance.
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Eugenie Nikita
Centre Culturel Russe MA-10000 Rabat Morocco
Tel. (212)70.73.07
School, classical dance, tuition, classes
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Zakia Penabteljalil
39 rue du Marche MA-Maarif Cazablanca Morocco
Tel. 0212.2.255194
Teacher
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Samiha
13 rue de la Mer du Japon, Ain Diab MA-Casablanca Morocco
Tel. (212)2 391622
Dancer, teacher, performer, Oriental, Middle-Eastern dance
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Johanna Sellman
17 Derb Zouina, Riad Zitoun Jedid MA-40000 Marrakech Medina Morocco
www.arabesca.org
Executive Board member
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Gita Sellmann
17 Derb Zouina, Riad Zitoun Jedid MA-40000 Marrakech Medina Morocco
www.arabesca.org
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Amal Troussi
2 rue Abou El Hassen, El Marini Apt 5 MA-Meknes, Ville Nouvelle Morocco
Tel. (212)5552.3944
Classic dance
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Abdellah Ziou-Ziou
36 rue de Vimy, 2e etage MA-Bellvedere Casablanca Morocco
Tel. 02400949