Meaning of "belly dance" in the English dictionary

PRONUNCIATION OF BELLY DANCE

belly dance

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BELLY DANCE

Belly dance is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES BELLY DANCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Belly dance

Belly dance or bellydance is a Western-coined name for "solo, improvised dances based on torso articulation". Other names which are sometimes used for the dance in English speaking countries include Oriental dance, Egyptian dance, Arabic dance or Middle Eastern dance. Belly dance takes many different forms depending on the country and region, both in costume and dance style, and new styles have evolved in the West as its popularity has spread globally.

Definition of belly dance in the English dictionary

The definition of belly dance in the dictionary is a sensuous and provocative dance of Middle Eastern origin, performed by women, with undulating movements of the hips and abdomen. Other definition of belly dance is to perform such a dance.

TRANSLATION OF BELLY DANCE

Find out the translation of belly dance to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of belly dance from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «belly dance» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 肚皮舞
• Translator English - Spanish: danza del vientre
• English: belly dance
• Translator English - Hindi: बेली नृत्य
• Translator English - Arabic: الرقص الشرقي
• Translator English - Russian: танец живота
• Translator English - Portuguese: dança do ventre
• Translator English - Bengali: পেট নাচ
• Translator English - French: la danse du ventre
• Translator English - Malay: tarian perut
• Translator English - German: Bauchtanz
• Translator English - Japanese: ベリーダンス
• Translator English - Korean: 밸리 댄스
• Translator English - Javanese: Tarian padharan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: múa bụng
• Translator English - Tamil: தொப்பை நடனம்
• Translator English - Marathi: कमर हलवून केले जाणारे नृत्य
• Translator English - Turkish: oryantal dans
• Translator English - Italian: danza del ventre
• Translator English - Polish: taniec brzucha
• Translator English - Ukrainian: танець живота
• Translator English - Romanian: belly dance
• Translator English - Greek: χορό της κοιλιάς
• Translator English - Afrikaans: maag dans
• Translator English - Swedish: magdans
• Translator English - Norwegian: magedans

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BELLY DANCE»

Discover the use of belly dance in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to belly dance and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Belly Dance Book: Rediscovering the Oldest Dance

Om mavedansens oprindelse, kostumer, make-up og musik til dansen.

Tazz Richards, 2000

Belly dance: the dance of Mother Earth

A complete background and guide to this ancient, erotic dance.

Tina Hobin, 2003

Belly dance: Orientalism, transnationalism, and harem fantasy

This volume traces several strands of this phenomenon. Anthony Shay and Barbara Sellers-Young provide an overview of solo improvised dance in the Middle East and in the West.

Anthony Shay, Barbara Sellers-Young, 2005

The Belly Dance Reader

The contributors range from PhD scholars to hobbyists. This book is illustrated with hundreds of photos and artwork from current to vintage, including various sub-styles of the dance, gathered from around the world.

Lynette Harris, 2012

Dynamic Belly Dance: The Joyful Journey of Dancemaking and ...

Ramona demystifies the process of creating belly dance routines for performance and personal enjoyment. Dynamic Belly Dance guides you through the process of dancemaking with more than 51 creativity-building exercises.

Ramona, 2007

Grandmother's Secrets: The Ancient Rituals and Healing Power ...

Al-Rawi conveys in this book not only the history and technique of grieving and mourning dances, pregnancy and birth dances, but the spirit of these age-old rituals, and their possibilities for healing and empowering women today.

Rosina-Fawzia Al-Rawi, 2012

Tribal Vision: A Celebration of Life Through Tribal Belly Dance

The vision is pure Tribal Vision, the dance, tribal belly dance, and this once sub-cultural now immensely popular dance gives women of all ages and body types the opportunity to find peace, personal truth, renewed sexuality, and an ...

Paulette Rees-Denis, 2008

Night Shifts: Moral, Economic, and Cultural Politics of ...

To document the embodied operations and ideological underpinnings of Ottoman heritage tourism, I conducted archival research on both sides of the Atlantic, During four years of ethnographic fieldwork, I worked with and/or interviewed 58 ...

Oyku Potuoglu-Cook, 2008

Oriental Belly Dance

Oriental belly dance is a unique and exciting dance form. This book reveals the history of belly dancing -- and the widely unknown fact that its origins are in the imitations of fetal kicks and the act of giving of birth.

Kemal Özdemir, 2000

Belly Dance Beyond Moves, Combos, and Choreography 82 Lesson ...

Beyond Moves, Combos, and Choreography

Taaj, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BELLY DANCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term belly dance is used in the context of the following news items.

HCM City hosts second int'l belly dance festival

According to the organiser Saigon Belly Dance, the festival's competition is open to all amateur and professional dancers. It is being held at SC ... «Viet Nam News, Jul 15»

Acrobats, actors and artists perform in South Mississippi

The Hard Raq Belly Dance Revue will return to the Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center in Ocean Springs at 6 p.m. Saturday. Guests will enjoy ... «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»

Renaissance Faire, July Jamboree coming to Cedar City

While new acts such as Lord Drake bring a hint of the unknown to the festival, mainstays such as Utah-based Bawhami Belly Dance are back ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jul 15»

What's Happening for JULY (UPDATED July 7)

Details: 860-2218 or 697-9400. Hard Raq Belly Dance Revue: 6 p.m., Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center, 1600 Government St., Ocean Springs. «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»

World artists to judge 2nd Vietnam belly dance contest

Professional foreign belly-dancers will join the judging panel of the second Vietnam Belly Dance Festival held by Saigon Belly Dance at SC ... «VietNamNet Bridge, Jul 15»

Classes For The Taking: Week of July 6

Tribal Style Belly dance in Prescott. www.troupesalamat.com; 480-420-6592. Tune It Up, 8349 E. Spouse Drive, Prescott Valley, musical ... «The Daily Courier, Jul 15»

Weekly Planner: Folk festival, mine tours, summer theater

Belly Dance Class is Thursdays 6:45 to 7:45 p.m., Butte-Silver Bow Public Library basement. No experience necessary. $5 per class. Details: ... «Montana Standard, Jul 15»

Egypt court upholds sentence against belly dancer Safinaz for …

Since her arrival in Egypt over two years ago, Safinaz has become an immediate success with belly dance lovers, with appearances in several ... «Ahram Online, Jul 15»

Watch Joss Stone belly dance in her eccentric 'The Answer' music …

Watch Joss Stone belly dance in her eccentric 'The Answer' music video. By Harry Fletcher Friday, Jul 3 2015, 10:52 BST. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter «Digital Spy UK, Jul 15»

What's Happening for JULY (UPDATED July 4)

Details: 860-2218 or 697-9400. Hard Raq Belly Dance Revue: 6 p.m., Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center, 1600 Government St., Ocean Springs. «SunHerald.com, Jul 15»