Results: Belly Dance

Belly dance is a Middle Eastern dance that originated in Egypt, which features movements of the hips and torso. It's an expressive dance and one of the oldest forms of dance. Here's a traditional Egyptian belly dance number (notice her body's movements to the beat of the music). Do you like watching belly dancing?

Belly dance has evolved to take many different forms depending on the country and region, both in costume and dance style; with the Egyptian styles and costumes being the most recognized worldwide due to Egyptian cinema. Here's a belly dance performance Bollywood style by Canadian born actress, singer Nora Fatehi. Do you like this version of belly dance with beautiful costume to accentuate the dancer's figure?

I usually associate belly dance with beautiful, shapely female dancers but this male dancer, choreographer has completely changed my mind with his excellent performance, keeping it true to the meaning of movements of the hips and torso. Have you ever seen a belly dance performed by a male dancer before this survey?

Belly dancing in its various styles and forms is popular worldwide with many schools around the globe practicing it. I incorporate some elements of belly dance to my exercise routine (mostly hips movements) to increase body flexibility. Here's an example of international popularity of belly dance with a performance by Serbian girls group "Hurricane". Do you like this Serbian, modern style belly dance number?