Belly Dancing-Styles

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There are many different styles of Belly dancing, each area of the world bringing it’s own influences. On the following pages is a brief summary of the most commonly known and heard of styles:

• Egyptian belly dance
• Turkish belly dancing
• Baladi belly dancing
• American Cabaret dance style
• Tribal dance style
  
  
  • Egyptian Style Dance
    
    Egyptian Style Dance Oriental Dance or Raqs Sharqi, is the classical Egyptian style. It is a characterised by an elegant, flowing style and precise powerful movements.
  • Turkish Belly Dancing
    
    this style of Turkish Belly dancing originates from the gypsies that inhabited Turkey.
  • Baladi Belly Dancing
    
    Baladi is an Egyptian Arabic word meaning "of the country" so Raqs Baladi can be translated as "the dance of my country/homeland", It is the more traditional style of the dance, and today’s Egyptian style is a evolution of it.
  • American Cabaret
    
    The American cabaret style has been developed by many westerners, bringing influences from other dance forms including ballet, jazz etc.
  • Tribal belly dancing
    
    Tribal style or American Tribal style (ATS) is the newest form of Belly dancing, It is an ethnic fusion style, influenced by Middle Eastern dance but inspired by American artistic ideas