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Zorba · 08-10-2013, 10:05 PM

Neither really, although you'll find Belly Dancing in both places. The probable center of the Belly Dance world is Egypt - although the Lebanese and the Turks might argue about that. Its generally considered "Middle Eastern", although the Western world has had quite the influence on it on the last century or so - especially Hollywood. The familiar 2 piece costume is a Hollywood invention that spread back "over there". Some of the vets from the sandbox might have seen some Belly Dance of one form or another.

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08-10-2013, 10:05 PM	#19
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 528 Times in 290 Posts	Neither really, although you'll find Belly Dancing in both places. The probable center of the Belly Dance world is Egypt - although the Lebanese and the Turks might argue about that. Its generally considered "Middle Eastern", although the Western world has had quite the influence on it on the last century or so - especially Hollywood. The familiar 2 piece costume is a Hollywood invention that spread back "over there". Some of the vets from the sandbox might have seen some Belly Dance of one form or another.