The History of Oriental Dance 💃🏻
"Why walk when you can dance?" 😉
Belly dance (also known as Oriental dance) is an Arabic expressive dance
that originated in Egypt.
The dance features movements of the hips and torso. It has evolved into many
different forms depending on the country and region. Egyptian styles and
costumes are the most recognised worldwide due to the popularity of Egyptian
cinema.
Belly dancing is believed to have had a long history in the Middle East.
Several Greek and Roman sources including Juvenal and Martial describe
dancers from Asia Minor and Spain using undulating movements, playing
castanets, and sinking to the floor with "quivering thighs", descriptions
that are certainly suggestive of the movements that are today associated
with belly dance.
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