clothing
What are the costumes designed to mainly do?
Help with the flow of the movements
In 1949 Who was proclaimed “national dancer of Egypt?”
Samia gamal
What does belly dancing symbolize?
The feminine way of life
How many people usually do it? performance wise
1
What parts of the body is mostly used?
Hips and belly
What are usually used for the costumes? Think the type of clothing
Bras, belts, and skirts
During 1299-1922 professional dancers performed where?
Sultans courts
What is it modernly used for?
Fitness and weight loss
Who usually belly dances?
Women
how are your arms during the dance?
Flowy
What are the main colors are involved in the costumes?
Gold, red, blue, green, black, and white
In 1926 who is considered the “Godmother of modern belly dancing?”
Badia masabni
Where was belly dancing misunderstood by?
The west
What music is usually danced to?
Arabic music
What does it reflect culturally?
Community values
Where were these costumes originally made?
Middle eastern
Who traveled from India through the middle East and into Europe in the 1400s and are credited with spreading various dance styles including some of belly dancing?
Romani people or Gypsies
How does it reflect culture?
By embodying history
Where is it performed?
Stages
Where did it begin?
Ancient Middle East, North Africa, and mainly Egypt
Why were theses costumes created in the AMERICAN aspect?
to be “exotic“ creating a fantasy
What were the traveling dancers known as in the 1400s?
Ghawazee
What was it used for originally? Think culture wise
cultural celebration and storing telling
What was it ritually used for?
Fertility and birth
The costumes traditionally called?
Bedlah