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It would classically be considered an "ethnic" or "cultural" dance.
It is also performed by males but females, since their more feminine, tend to be a lot more interested in belly dancing and that's why you mostly find female belly dancers.
Belly Dancing was originally from Turkey
الرقص الشرقي = Belly Dancing
Belly Dancing is not the native dance form of indigenous Mexican people, but if they want to, they can learn and practice belly dancing. Shakira Lebanese roots and belly dancing is widely popular in Lebanon which is why she dances it.
Yes Belly Dancing is a good work out if you do it right :)
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Belly dancing arose from various dancing styles which were performed in the Middle East and North Africa. One theory is that belly dance may have roots in the ancient Arab tribal religions as a dance to the goddess of fertility Some claim that in pre-Islamic Arabia Ishmeali Arab women were the first people to perform this type of dance as part of religious rites to Hubal, the moon god. A third theory is that belly dance was always danced as entertainment Some belly dance historians believe that the movements of dancing girls depicted in carvings from Pharaonic times are typical of belly dancing. As the term belly dance has come to refer to a wide variety of dance practices, predominantly performed by independent female dancers, it is very difficult for any single claim to be upheld.
your belly gets exercise :] this is funny
Calico, chiffon and metallic these fabrics are popular and best for belly dancing. thedancersworld.com
Bellydancing is a "Western" coined name for a traditional "West Asian" dance, especially raqs sharqi. Bellydancing is performed in many different countries including Egypt.
Belly dancing came from Turkey and Egypt.