The term belly dance is a creation of orientalism.
It developed through the influence of many different cultures and continues its long process of development today. Oriental dance is uniquely designed for the female body, with an emphasis on abdominal muscles, hip moves, and chest moves.
It is firm and earthy, traditionally with bare feet connected to the ground. It is a dance characterized by smooth, flowing, complex, and sensual movements of the torso, alternated with shaking and shimmy type moves.
In Turkey, the spectators pay the dancer directly in the form of cash placed on dancer’s body.
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