The origin of belly dance?

As for the history of belly dance, as early as 3,500 years ago, ancient Egyptian murals were similar to those seen today, but different regions and countries have different legends and stories.

Legend has it that in order to give birth smoothly, the pregnant mother-to-be accepted her sister's advice, swinging her body along the curve of the snake, and swinging her whole body quickly with her abdomen as the center, showing a wave shape. The addition of beat music seems relaxed and natural, and the delivery is really smooth, so it has become a trend and gradually evolved into an entertaining belly dance, which is incredible. Obviously, belly dancing at this time is just pure entertainment, not a perfect artistic performance.

The general impression is that belly dancing originated in Egypt. The Greeks believed that belly dancing was closely related to ancient religious ceremonies. In the Arab region, belly dancing is a ritual in which women do not reveal mysterious religions to the public. There is also a legend that belly dance is a kind of self-cultivation dance that integrates body and mind, and it is a sacred and noble court dance, just like western ballet.

In any case, belly dance is a dance that has undergone long-term evolution in different countries and cultures. Undeniably, different regions have different styles, and belly dance in different regions has unique and proud characteristics, especially in the Middle East, which has developed healthily and rapidly and become a valuable cultural wealth in the Middle East.

Modern Egyptian performance schools are very reserved and elegant, and often contain some ballet movements. It emphasizes the control of muscles, and the range of action is relatively small. "Less is better" is their dance philosophy. Different from this style of Turkish performance, "Everything is Fine" is more in line with their dance concept, with large action scale and gorgeous and unrestrained. Hip jumping is very common. Turkish dancers usually wear very little, but this is not the requirement of this style.

Belly dance in Lebanon is a genre between modern Egyptian and Turkish styles.

In addition to the above schools, there are many different styles of belly dancing among the people.

After thousands of years of interpretation, belly dancing has become a secret weapon for women: you are confident in your body and feel beautiful, so you dance your body like running water, waves and burning flames with the rhythm of Middle Eastern music, express yourself freely with your body, imagine your arms are the wings of an angel, dance the head of a snake, and swing your hips and body sexily, which is very tempting and provocative.

Belaidi is an Egyptian country dance and the name of music. When it was put on the stage, it became "Urban Belaidi" with gorgeous costumes. Usually, its clothing is a fitted long-sleeved dress with a belt and an opening on one or both sides of the skirt, which is called Belaidi long skirt. Triangular headscarves are also common accessories.

Kaliji is a belly dance popular in Persia, the Gulf of Mexico and Saudi Arabia. Dancers wear colorful long skirts with gorgeous embroidery patterns, called thobe nashal, and distinctive headdresses. Mainly shoulder movements. Kay Hardy Campbell is an authority on Kaliji dance.

Persian belly dance is different from belly dance in other Middle Eastern countries. It has few abdominal movements, but more graceful arm movements and swinging shoulders. Robin Flanders is a representative of classical Persia.

At present, Arabic belly dance is popular not only in the Middle East from Turkey to Egypt, but also in North African countries, the United States, Europe and Australia.