Belly Dance History

According to Wendy Buonarentura, author of “Serpents of the Nile”, a book about Woman and Dance in the Arab World, Belly dance, originally known as Raks-al-sharki or Baladi, is as old or older than the 14th Century.
Findings (written material and documentation) date back to the 14th century. However it is believed that from the change [...]

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