A person who saw oriental belly dancing for the first time not on the screen, but in the hall, on the stage, can be numb from the beauty and fairy tale in which he fell. He is speechless, hears nothing but a rhythmic oriental melody, and sees only the dancers wriggling to the music, plastic, beautiful movements. The airy sparkle of a captivating outfit, then the languid, then the perky eyes of the performers and, most importantly, the oriental belly dancing themselves drive both men and women crazy.
What is this magic? Oriental belly dancing - a fairy tale or reality into which the viewer falls and involuntarily, mentally, participates in them? It seems to him that he is also dancing. This is evident when you look at the viewer from the side. Shaking his head and body, “musical facial expressions” on his face, eyebrows and lips moving, eyes glowing with pleasure, tapping hands on the armrests ... Yes, that’s how the magical oriental belly dances act on the viewer. Foreigners, coming to the East, always try to get to the belly-dance show. This performance, which demonstrate oriental
dances, belly
dance . And it is here that dancers and dancers can convey the specifics of this art, the plasticity and beauty of movement, grace and femininity. It is laid in them from birth, soaked in mother's milk.
A bit of history
Belly dance from the distant past has a story. According to art historians, he appeared more than 1000 years BC. Presumably in India, Greece, Egypt, Persia. At first he acted as a ritual dance dedicated to the goddess of fertility, the mother goddess. This is confirmed by frescoes found in Ancient Greece and Egypt, manuscripts with drawings and descriptions of oriental dances, which are distinguished by a special temperament and movements of the abdomen, hips, legs, shoulders. Performed by their chief priests or priestesses of temples.
At first, oriental belly dances were male - military, then women began to dance them. They made the action even more popular, flexible and erotic. This was facilitated by the peculiarity and beauty of the female body, magnificent outfits and rhythmic music.
Belly dance began to walk around the world: Turkey, China, Korea, Vietnam, South America. Each nation brought something of its own into it, but the main movements: jerking of the hips, vibration and shaking of the abdomen, shoulders, legs - remained. It is known that Indian gypsy dancers, traveling around the countries of the East and Europe, stopped in Andalusia, where the flamenco dance was born, incorporating elements of Arabic, Indian, Spanish, gypsy.
In Europe, belly dancing spread at the end of the 19th century, thanks to the dancer Mate Hari. This dance was brought to America by Sol Bloom. True, they presented him in a striptease version.
The dance was changing. Gradually, from a ritual, harem, military, he turned into a festive and entertainment event for his husband or a small number of spectators.
The decoration also changed. At first, the outfit covered the body, a decorated belt, a scarf or a scarf was tied to the thigh to emphasize the figure and show the specifics of the dance. Over time, clothes became more frank, open. An elegant bodice, low rise (below the navel) of suits emphasize the waist and hips, just as before, every movement of the body is visible. I must say that today the costume for oriental belly dance is quite expensive - up to $ 1,000. Since beads, glass beads, rhinestones, coins, feathers and other jewelry are sewn manually according to customers' designs.
The dancer of oriental dance tells in her movements about the beauty of the inner world, and the body, and life. It depends on her how the public will perceive her idea - as an erotic or dance of the soul, singing a woman-mother, a woman-wife, a woman-continuation of the human race, telling about her love.
Dancing the East has always been expensive. To invite dancers to the event, you need to pay a lot, especially in some eastern countries, the belly dancer also performs an entertaining function: she is an intelligent conversationalist and wise adviser, recites poems well, sings and accompanies well.
Oriental dances and women's health
Beautiful representatives of different countries today want to learn this art. Many schools are open. Competitions of oriental dances are held nationwide and at the global level. The woman in this action liberates herself, rests, becomes beautiful, healthy. Oriental dances tighten all the muscles of the body (especially the
muscles of the abdomen, lower back and pelvis), give a powerful charge. Women become strong and plastic, which is so necessary for them to continue the family.
Currently, no holiday in the East can do without oriental dances. They decorate weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, meetings, concerts.