raqs sharqi

Raqs sharqi (Arabic: رقص شرقي, [ˈɾɑʔsˤ ˈʃæɾʔi]; literally "Oriental dancing" or "Eastern dancing") is the classical Egyptian style of belly dance that developed during the first half of the 20th century.
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Raqs sharqi (Arabic: رقص شرقي, [ˈɾɑʔsˤ ˈʃæɾʔi]; literally "Oriental dancing" or "Eastern dancing") is the classical Egyptian style of belly dance that developed during the first half of the 20th century.

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raqs sharqi is Egyptian 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

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