Belly dancing is an Arabic dance that has taken many different forms depending on the country and region, both in costume and dance style. 12.05.2018, Sputnik International
Belly dancing is an Arabic dance that has taken many different forms depending on the country and region, both in costume and dance style.
The dance takes its origins from Egypt and Turkey with an Indian influence, and now has become a very popular form of entertainment, with lots of women practicing belly dancing to evolve their sense of rhythm and make their movements more fluent.
Belly Dancer Kristina Mnoyan of Russia competes in the Taxsim category of the 2017 "Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition" in Long Beach, California, on February 19, 2017. The annual competition sees dancers from all over the world competing for prizes in six different categories.
Dancers of The Bellydance Evolution perform during their world tour opening program 'The Dark Side of the Crown' at the El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood on February 05, 2012.
Belly-dancing instructress Yi Hong (C) and her students party at a bar after class in Chengdu in southwestern China's Sichuan province on 28 October, 2007. By promoting belly-dancing mainly as a fitness activity, Chinese women are also tapping into a greater curiosity about sexuality that is seeing racier foreign dance forms like flamenco and even pole-dancing gain adherents in China.
Women perform during an international belly dance competition in Belgrade on December 18, 2005. Around 50 dancers competed in four categories of the dance, which has become popular in Belgrade's nightclubs and restaurants.
A Japanese belly dancing instructor Kayou Aoki, carrying a sword on her head, performs at a press conference for the Japanese movie "Tanka" at a Tokyo hotel on 22 May 2006.
Vietnamese belly dancer Huong Giang (C) and other dancers from the Apsara Dance Studio perform on December 11, 2008 at the Second Vietnamese Belly Dance Festival at the Sum Villa in Hanoi.
Belly Dancer Zaina of Poland competes in the Taxsim category of the 2017 "Belly Dancer of the Universe Competition" in Long Beach, California, on February 19, 2017.
Lebanese belly dancer Josida Muhanna performs after winning the best dance award at the end of this season's "Studio al-Fan" talent show presented by Lebanon's MTV channel in Beirut on June 5, 2010.
Indonesian women attend a belly dance class in Jakarta on August 2, 2008. The number of women learning belly dance, a dance locally known as "Tari Perut" and believed to be one of the oldest in the world, is growing in Indonesia.
Former Argentine president Carlos Menem is invited to dance with a belly dancer at an Arabian party in the Casa de Piedra event center in Santiago, April 17, 2004.
Contestant Lia Lebenszky performs during the Miss Belly-Dance Hungary competition in Budapest on 28 October, 2012. Lebenszky won the competition.
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