Exquisite Egyptian Belly Dance Moves

<p><span style=color: rgba(136 136 136 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>What is belly dance? The dance which Americans know as Belly Dance is known by many names.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(136 136 136 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The French call the dance Danse Du Ventre or dance of the stomach. It is known in Greece as the Cifte Telli. (Cifte Telli is also the name of a rhythm.) In Turkey it is known as Rakkase. in Egypt as Raqs Sharqi.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(136 136 136 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Middle Easterners also call it Dance Orientale to distinguish it from Baladi or Folk (Traditional) Dance.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(136 136 136 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>After its appearance at the Chicago Exposition at the turn of the century Americans discovered the French name Danse du Ventre and it was translated into the Belly Dance.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(136 136 136 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>- Excerpt from The World's Oldest Dance</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(136 136 136 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>     By Karol Henderson Hardy</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(136 136 136 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Khalidah is Founder and Artistic director of Khalidah's North African Dance Dance experience Inc. a Not-for-Profit entity.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(136 136 136 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Khalidah is an internationally renowned dancer and choreographer conducting workshops and company tours throughout the United States.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(136 136 136 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Khalidah has dedicated her life as a veteran dance instructor and performer of this genre of dance and has studied and taught dance for 35+ years.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(136 136 136 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>During this time she has traveled and performed extensively throughout Africa Egypt (Kemet) and the Middle East Asia and India.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(136 136 136 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Recently Khalidah has traveled to Istanbul-Turkey Thailand Singapore and Malaysia to explore dances of these areas as part of an international dance collective.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(136 136 136 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>A 'Temple of Dance' and an oasis of awareness</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(136 136 136 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>of Wholeness Wellness and Fitness through Dance.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(136 136 136 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>            </span>www.khalidahsdance.com</p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(136 136 136 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Khalidah executes exquisitely beautiful movements clearly concisely and soulfully in instruction and performance with peacefulness and positivity and with an ageless beauty.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(136 136 136 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>               35+ Years of Excellence!</span></p>