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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: Armenian dances, Assyrian dances, Bellydance, Dances of Georgia (country), Egyptian dances, Iranian dances, Kurdish dance, Turkish dances, United Arab Emirati dances, Belly dance, Kathak, Dabke, Improv Tribal Style Belly Dance, Kocek, Dance in Georgia, Hora, American Tribal Style Belly Dance, Gothic bellydance, Ghawazi, Tribal Fusion, Kochari, Horon, Fire of Anatolia, Persian dance, Bellydance Superstars, Raqs sharqi, Tamzara, Liwa, Tahtib, Khigga, Yalli, Kar lama, M'alayah, Assyrian folk dance, Middle Eastern dance, Ballos, o ek, Hasapiko, The Indigo Belly Dance Company, Fann at-Tanbura, Sandstorm: The Jim Boz Dance Company, Zeybek dance, Ciftetelli, Hoochie coochie, Armenian line dance, Khorumi, Talisman Dance Company, Bar, Kolbast, Omal, American Bellydancer, Ardha, Samri, Mizmar, Yowla, Dipat, Antikrystos, Atsiapat, Serra, Tromakton, Romani dance, Tapurian dance. Excerpt: Belly dance or Bellydance is a "Western"-coined name for a traditional "Middle Eastern" dance, especially raqs sharqi (Arabic: ). It is sometimes also called Middle Eastern dance or Arabic dance in the West, or by the Greco-Turkish term ciftetelli (Greek: ). The term "Belly dance" is a translation of the French "danse du ventre" which was applied to the dance in the Victorian era. It is something of a misnomer as every part of the body is involved in the dance; the most featured body part usually is the hips. Belly dance takes many different forms depending on country and region, both in costume and dance style, and new styles have evolved in the West as its popularity has spread globally. Although contemporary forms of the dance have generally been performed by women, some of the dances, particularly the cane dance, have origins in male forms of performance. Artistic depiction of belly dancingBelly dancing arose from various dancing styles...
