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Belly dance (Arabic: رقص شرقي, romanized: Raqs sharqi, lit. 'oriental dance') is a Middle Eastern dance[1][2][3][4][5] that originated in Egypt,[6] which features movements of the hips and torso.[2] A Western-coined exonym, it is also referred to as Middle Eastern dance or Arabic dance.[7][8][9] It has evolved to take many different forms depending on the country and region, both in costume and dance style; with the styles and costumes of Egypt being the most recognized worldwide due to Egyptian cinema.[10][11] Belly dancing in its various forms and styles is popular across the globe where it is taught by a multitude of schools of dance.[12]
- ^ Britannica Student Encyclopedia. Encyclopedia Britannica. May 2014. ISBN 9781625131720.
- ^ a b Deagon, Andrea. "Andrea Deagon's Raqs Sharqi".
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- ^ Buonaventura, Wendy (2010). Serpent of the Nile : women and dance in the Arab world ([Newly updated ed.] ed.). London: Saqi. ISBN 978-0863566288.
- ^ Hammond, Andrew (2007). Popular culture in the Arab world : arts, politics, and the media (1. publ. ed.). Cairo, Egypt: American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-9774160547.
- ^ Fraser, Kathleen W. (31 October 2014). Before They Were Belly Dancers: European Accounts of Female Entertainers in Egypt, 1760-1870. McFarland. ISBN 9780786494330.
- ^ Paulsen, Kathryn; Kuhn, Ryan A. (1976). Woman's Almanac: 12 How-to Handbooks in One. Lippincott. p. 544. ISBN 978-0-397-01113-1.
- ^ Hall, G.K. (2002). G.K. Hall Bibliographic Guide to Dance. New York Public Library, Dance Division. Gale Group. p. 236. ISBN 978-0-7838-9648-9.
- ^ Stange, Mary Zeiss; Oyster, Carol K.; Sloan, Jane E. (2013). The Multimedia Encyclopedia of Women in Today's World. SAGE Publications. p. 89. ISBN 978-1-4522-7068-5.
- ^ S.Samir, Twelve Egyptian dancers who created belly dancing, Shafika El Qibtya is the pioneer legendary dancer.
- ^ "Badia Masabani: The Force Behind Modern Belly Dance in Egypt | Egyptian Streets". 21 May 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ "Overview of Belly Dance: Egyptian Folkloric style belly dancing". www.atlantabellydance.com. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
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