The Story Of Bellydance 

Ancient Egyptian BellyDancers

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 From a very long time when man understood himself .. and his relationship with nature .. the element of joy was among the priorities of his life

And the joy is not only a luxury, not a secondary or marginal need ... No ... this was something like eating and drinking like that!

And because here on the land of Egypt the first human civilization appeared, so the “Egyptians” had to be among the first human beings to master the manufacture of joy and value it ... and that was more than two thousand years BC !!!

From "joy" in its broadest sense ... the "art of belly dance" appeared!

Concurrent with the presence of musical instruments in Egypt, such as the flute and the guitar ...

And they say that the walls of Egyptian temples and tombs showed inscriptions of girls in oriental dance, and it became clear that this dance was used as a religious ritual to get closer to the gods !!

Ok, why is belly dancing limited to girls?

Because the ancient Egyptians were bringing him closer to the gods of rain and fertility .. So six had to be, because the sixes are a symbol of fertility, pregnancy and childbirth ....!

Of course, belly dancing was highly respected by the ancient Egyptians in the days of civilization and the glory of the glorious past.

Well, when did this art of belly dancing remain as a profession ??

Belly dancing remained a profession when the six Roma women migrated during the days of the Middle Ages .. and on their way they went to Egypt and Mesopotamia .. and they took from it belly dancing .. and they learned it .. and they kept dancing it to the soldiers as a kind of pleasure and the introduction of pleasure and joy, but for a fee .. And after that it spread and remained The six Gypsies are states named "ghawazi" .. and then a group called "the worlds" emerged from them and states that differ from the ghawazi in that they know more than them in musical instruments, melodies and playing the oud .. they did not dance out of ignorance of the music like "the ghawazi" .. And of course they had a way Different to dance.

Flute Instrument

 

The rhythm

And in the history of belly dance, one of the most important factors in maintaining the harmony of body movement with the sound of the music ...

And because of that, every civilization used to use machines with belly dancing, like the Pharaonic civilization that used the harp and the flute .. And Africa who used drums and in Turkey they used the strings!

 OutFit

Historians have said that the history of the belly dancing suit returns to "the Pharaohs."

And after what the Arabs took ... the suit changed in shape and remained a little more modest .. and it consisted of a piece covering the chest and abdomen with Aladdin's trousers, and they remained embroidered with beads and metal chains !!

And then the dance suit was developed and taken from the clothes of Indian dancers from the Banjara tribes, and they wore a piece that covers the chest ... and a pocket!

Hendi outfit

bellydance outfit

And in the golden age of belly dance, when it spread in theaters and halls, the dancer wore a "galabiyya, with the middle tied with a belt."

Despite the presence of belly dancing in all Arab countries, Egypt was the pioneer in the field of belly dancing, and the allowance remained for it

 

Galabbiyya Outfit of Bellydance

The rules and principles of Egypt are the ones that determined its shape, which is a piece that covers the chest made of satin that is shiny and embroidered hard-wise, and it comes down with chains that shine and the abdominal area is exposed .. and then a pocket of jubeir or lace is open to the legs !!

Then the dancers began to make special accessories for them that provide the beauty and indulgence of the dance ... like the star who sits on the navel and the silk shawl and the fabric bracelets that are embroidered with beads and the shiny dazzle that they wear on their wrists.

Bellydancer with candles on her Head as a Accessory

 In the seventies, new rules were revealed for the shape of the dancing suit .. And the dance was still necessary to cover her belly .. So the dances covered the abdominal area and provided the opening of the legs .. as we saw the Egyptian dancer Suhair Zaki!

Egyptian Bellydancer Sohair Zaki 

As for now ... I returned to the second form of the dance suit in the fifties and sixties, which exposes the belly ... But with the entry of the dancers in the barrage, they used dancing suits the shape of the dress .. This diminished the beauty of the belly dance suit.

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And this picture is considered the latest models of the suit ... like that

latest Look of Bellydance Outfit 

From the early forties to the end of the seventies, belly dancing flourished in Egypt very much .. At that time, Egypt emerged schools of belly dancing and remained a reference for all the dancers of the world for now ..

Next episode, will I tell you about how this art of belly dancing flourished in Egypt ?!

And now I will see you with the beautiful dancer "Tahia Carioca"