The tradition
Belly dance (Arabic: رقص شرقي, romanized: Raqs sharqi, lit. 'oriental dance') is a Middle Eastern dance. It features movements of the hips and torso. A Western-coined exonym, it is also referred to as Middle Eastern dance or Arabic dance.¶
It has evolved to take many different forms depending on the country and region, both in costume and dance style, with the styles and costumes of Egypt being the most recognized worldwide due to Egyptian cinema. Belly dance, in its various forms and styles , is popular around the world and is learned through formal instruction in dance schools, studios, workshops, and private lessons , as well as through family and community traditions in its countries of origin.¶
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “Belly dance”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence.¶
belly dance is Arabic dance, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition.1¶
The source record links this tradition to 26 external registers, which can be verified through the citation.1¶
What it mixes with
Artists and institutions
Sources
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| Wikidata: belly dance (Q182863) | database | Wikidata |
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