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Bellydance Museum ©: 1999 to 2011: Origins of bellydancing and famous historic bellydancers

Belly dance has evolved in many different countries through different ways and little is preserved to give an idea how it was centuries ago. This collection has pieces as old as 1714, probably the earliest account on printed paper.
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*More oriental posters online
(7 large pictures available)
*Middle eastern instruments: santur
* Bellydance in the movies - Sirocco
* Poster of a Ouled Nail dancer
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Picture of a Palestinian dancer
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Adventures of Hajji Baba
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The very first Oriental dancer the Egyptians have known was "Shooq". She's reached the climax of her career in 1871 and starting from Shooq many Egyptian Belly dancers have successfully followed her footsteps.
One of her successors was "Shafiqah Alqebtieah" whom later has become the Icon of the Oriental dance that remains in the Egyptian memory.
Series of legendary Belly dancers have emerged in Egypt such as:

Badia Masabni, Hekmet Fahmy, Amina Mohammed, Tahieah Karryoka, Samia Jamal, Hajar Hamdy, Naima Akif, then came Najwa Fouad, Nahid Sabri, a lesser known oriental bellydance superstar, Suhair Zaki and Farida Fahmi, egyptian beledi.

They were very famous dancers in Egypt and beyond Egypt as well. These oriental dance stars are featured with a unique collection of photos and stories only featured here in the Bellydance Museum. (copyright protected)
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Other bellydance superstars of the past



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Books
Books on oriental dance


Information on oriental dance, belly-dance in silent movies!
The Bellydance Museum© features oriental dance costumes from the 1700's, 1800's and the 1900's

  • Free mp3's of oriental music and gypsy bellydance music.

Last updated:
january 6 th 2011
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