Belly Dance and Dancing - A Beginner's Introduction
Actually, 'belly dance' is the western name for an Arabic style of dance developed in the Middle East. It is sometimes also termed as belly dancing in the West. Belly Dance is called Raqs Sharqi or sometimes Raqs Baladi (national or folk dance) in Arabic language.
Belly Dance is sometimes called oriental dance in Europe. The dance is referred to as Oryantal Dansi (Dance of the East) in Turkish. It is called 'Danse du ventre' in French. The Americans simply refer to the dance as belly dance or "Middle Eastern Dance."
In the Middle East, Raqs Baladi (belly dance) is a social dance that is performed on all festive occasions such as weddings and other social gatherings for fun and celebration. The dance is performed by people of all ages and both sexes. Raqs Sharqi, the dramatized version of Raqs Baladi, is performed by professional dancers. It is the traditional dance of the Arabs who learn the dance from an early age.
In belly dance, a dancer uses movements in every muscle group of his/her body. A dancer visually communicates the emotion and rhythm of the music to the audience. Belly Dance is the solo dance with its own unique dance vocabulary that is fluidly integrated with the music's rhythm.
Though the dance is performed by men also, belly dance is mainly viewed as a woman's dance. Belly dance is appreciated more when it is performed by a mature voluptuous woman. It is actually the dance celebrating the feminine sensuality.
Belly Dance is one of the most popular dances in the Australia, Europe, United Kingdom, and United States. Belly Dance is highly popular in Australia. Australia hosts the annual Sydney Middle Eastern Dance Festival.
There are several dance schools in the Europe, and the United States offering belly dance classes. Belly dance classes are flourishing Greece, France, UK, etc. The UK will host the first Annual International Bellydance Congress in September 2007. As belly dance require a lot of muscle power, most of the western women approach belly dance for exercising, strengthening body-mind-soul, building fine figures, etc.
Belly Dance is extremely popular in the U.S. It is very popular dance at a number of ethnic nightclubs owned by operated and patronized by members of the ethnic communities of Mediterranean countries like Greece, Turkey, Lebanon and Syria. The American celebrities, such as Jennifer Lopez and Shakira have featured belly dance in their videos. The dance has been filmed in a number of popular Hollywood movies.
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