There is no difference between belly dance and Oriental dance.
Arabic Oriental dance, commonly known as belly dance, belly dance is mostly for women solo. Lebanon and other countries have male belly dancers usually a dance music at the beginning of the song, but see a wonderful woman dressed in white, holding a metal cymbal, body ring, necklace and other ornaments, chest high, half covered half-naked. Audience fixed eyes to see, the actor seems to be naked abdomen actually wearing a layer of transparent nylon veil, surrounded by fluttering strips, gold hip belt.
Belly dance (Arabic: or ), is a form of dance with Arab flavor, originated in the Middle East, and in the Middle East and Pakistan, India, Iran and other areas affected by Arab culture has made great strides in the late 19th century into Europe and the United States, so far all over the world, has become an international dance.
Belly dance is a more feminine dance, which is characterized by dancers with the changing rapid rhythm of swinging hips and abdomen, beautiful dance, many changes, and more show the Arabian style, known as mysterious. In recent years, belly dance has also become popular around the world as a favorite way for women to lose weight.
Expanded Information:
Belly dance originated in the Middle East and was first practiced as a religious ritual, recounting stories about the unending cycle of nature and human reproduction, celebrating women's prolificacy, and celebrating the mystery of life. This explains why belly dancing is dominated by abdominal swaying and requires bare feet, in order to maintain a connection to the land.
This dance form gradually developed into a folk art and eventually became a unique form of entertainment and performance widely popular in the countries of the Middle East, and is one of the wonders of the mysterious Arab cultural arts.
Belly dance features:
Belly dance must be in the smooth floor, barefoot dance, with music, with very fast, intricate sensual body movements, fast dance steps, as in Europe and the United States, like the foxtrot, cross-swinging dance, sometimes elegant, sometimes sensual, charming and gentle, and sometimes proud of the cool, mysterious, belly dance fascinating specialties, dazzling.
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