History and other facts about Belly Dance

Home The history of belly dance is rather like trying to write about the history of pop music. There are so many strands and angles to it all and because there is no official belly dance form as there arguably may be in say Ballet Dance, it becomes really hard to give a comprehensive overview. All we can do is to give to angles and aspects to what really amounts to a fascinating and ancient dance. So study the table below and read away
1 - Introduction click 10 - From the 10th Century onwards - The Ottoman Empire -click 19 - The decline of the Egyptian Dance Scene click
2 - What is Belly Dance? click 11 - The Hareem click 20 - Development of Western Raqs Sharqui click
3 - Getting to the Truth - Historical Bias and accurate documentation click 12 - Victorian Attitudes and Values click 21 - Post war European developments click
4 - Belly Dance in the Middle East, a Universal activity click 13 - Orientalism and East meets West  click 22 - What Now ????  click
5 - Ancient Beginnings click 14 - The World Trade Fairs click 23 - Middle Eastern Music Click
6 - Goddesses came before Gods click 15 - The Dance of the Seven Veils, including a page on the Original Legend and Little Egypt click 24 -  Islamic art and parallels with Belly dance Click
7 - Folk Dance - the root of all dance forms click 16 - Baladi click
8 - African Dance - Nearest to Belly Dance in form click 17 - The start of the Stage Art of Belly Dance in Egypt click
9 - Religious Dances, the Zar, Sufi click 18 - The Egyptian Belly Dancers click

Belly Dance is the oldest and most fascinating dance - fantastic for fitness, fun and a Proud Background that goes back to pre Biblical times - Belly Dance - the Mother of All Dances! 

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