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I remember passing a belly dance studio in my neighborhood every day on the way to work.  The jewel-tone shades were always drawn, so I could never actually see what was happening in there.  But I often saw the dancers (all shapes, sizes & ages) going into & leaving the …

The roots of bellydance in the Middle East run so deep that the origins of this dance are speculative. Styles of bellydance are historically associated with Egypt, Turkey, and Lebanon, as well as ancient Greece and Rome. There is little reliable evidence about the exact beginnings of bellydance but it’s …