Feature: What are the Origins & History of the Art of Belly Dancing?

Presenter: Perry Elashmawi


Delivered:
Dubai on October 14, 2017

Belly dancing! You can’t help but be hypnotized by it. Over the years this dance transformed from an oriental art form to a common commodity, sometimes perceived in a negative way. In this afikra feature, Perry Elashmawi explains how it got to that along with it’s origins and history.

 

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Delivered and prepared by afikra Community members, the presentation’s goal is to showcase the presenter’s curiosity and research, and share some knowledge on a ‎topic related to the Arab world’s histories and cultures. The presentation is the ‎culmination of the afikra coaching process to help identify a topic, find research, and develop the ‎presentation. afikra presentations come in two forms, a long question-driven afikra Feature, and a short afikra FWD with the purpose of sharing something interesting.

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