Tuesday, April 30, 2013

The Evolution of Modern Belly Dance

By Mariella Monroe


Belly Dancing has a lengthy history, but most of it will be shrouded in speculation as well as theories about its real origin. One theory considers that the dance originated in the form of religious tradition in ancient Arab and the African area. It was used as a program for worshipping goddesses of love as well as fertility. A different theory looks at the dance to be a sort of entertainment that was performed by ladies from Arab and key eastern nations.

It has already been found that women in Middle Japanese culture, used to exercise similar dance in order to assistance with childbirth. The dance has been originally known as oriental dancing or raqs sharqi and it gradually become a single name that was split into various makes and kinds, as different dancers produced their own unique techniques.

In the west, Tummy Dancing branched into different new designs - gothic belly dancing, combination belly dance, tribe belly dancing and recently taking lots of touches from the Victorian era, the particular steampunk belly dance. All these different styles combine other forms of belly dance to create varying costumes and refined movements.

Tribe belly dance is performed along with other women in a group setup. In this style women dancing in a synchronized way, and also carry out sets of movements coordinated with sticks played by a focal dancer. The focal dancer is a professional and he or she can alter among the various 'tribe' associates. Everyone in the 'tribe' is aware of the hints that signal a particular group of motions. A considerable amount of practice must create the effect which is beautifully choreographed.

The revival of different kinds of Belly Dancing in recent years has led a large number of dancers and also textile artists to create attractive belly dance accessories, bras as well as belts. The new costumes tend to be more personalized and forgiving than the traditional costumes.




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