- The ardah is a traditional Saudi Arabian dance
- A smiling Trump swayed to the beat in the ceremonial event
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Trump, White House officials bounce along to Saudi sword dance
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(CNN)President
Donald Trump and other male White House officials bounced along to a
ceremonial sword dance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Saturday
outside the Murabba Palace.
Video
of the dance from Host TV shows Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross dancing with swords perched on their
shoulders as part of a line of men in traditional Saudi garb.
Trump,
surrounded by Saudi officials, bops back and forth with a smile on his
face, while White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, chief of staff
Reince Priebus and chief economic adviser Gary Cohn appear more reserved
in their moves.
The traditional men's sword dance is known as the ardah, according to the Saudi Embassy in the United States.
The performance combines dance, drumming and chanting poetry, and it
signifies the start of notable occasions like religious holidays or
weddings, according to the United Nations.
Other world leaders have similarly participated in the ardah. Britain's Prince Charles donned
traditional robes and a sword as part of his tour of the Middle East in
2014, and former US President George W. Bush in 2008 held a sword and
linked arms with King Salman, who was prince at the time.
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