Dancing woman was accused of 'disrupting social etiquette' at the Riyadh event

She was filmed gyrating before a cheering crowd at a festival in the Saudi city

She was wearing a black robe and niqab face-covering at the mixed-sex evening

Festival over the next two months is celebrating art, music and culture

A Saudi woman has been arrested for dancing while wearing a niqab face veil during a music festival in the kingdom.

She was accused of 'disrupting social etiquette' in getting up to dance wearing the traditional black abaya robe and niqab in Riyadh.

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The video showed the crowd cheering the woman as she moved along to a dance remix of Adele's Rolling in the Deep at the mixed-sex event.

The evening was part of Riyadh Season, a festival in the Saudi capital which includes artistic, musical and cultural events.

The woman is cheered on as she dances in Riyadh

The woman dancing at the event

The woman dancing

The woman is surrounded by a crowd at the event

There will be more than 100 events at Riyadh Season over the course of two months, including 'Saudi Arabia's largest parade' involving 1,500 costumed participants.

It is unclear how the authorities in the ultra-conservative kingdom will react, following its announcement that any tourists visiting the country could face fines for public decency offences, including immodest dress and public displays of affection.

Violations include dropping litter, spitting, queue jumping, taking photographs and videos of people without permission and playing music at prayer times.

Fines range from 50 riyals (£10) to 6,000 riyals (£1,250).

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Under crown prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia been opened itself up to liberal western values by bringing in cinemas, pop concerts and high-profile sporting events.

But the country is a hard sell for tourist bosses because of its strict social code and ban on alcohol.

The woman is seen dancing to the dance beat

Crowd members holler and clap along as she moves

The woman's arrest provoked an angry reaction on Twitter with one saying: 'Don't leave the treasure door open and punish the thief!'

Another said: 'The war on chastity and decency under the name of openness and development is severe in this time. All Muslim women and girls who are believers should take care of the Islamic veil.'

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And a third added: 'We create the means of corruption and degradation and in return we want the community to be like followers of God's mercy.'