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belly dancing

American  
[bel-ee dans-ing] / ˈbɛl i ˌdæns ɪŋ /

noun

  1. the art of performing belly dance.


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Instead, she drew up her own plan for rehabilitation, which included belly dancing, physiotherapy, facial massage and speech drills.

From BBC Dec. 24, 2025

Another said she could not tell her father she enjoyed belly dancing, knowing he would never accept it.

From Barron's Nov. 10, 2025

I was responsible for the whole thing, except the belly dancing itself.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2024

It also said that the posting and sharing of the belly dancing clip "degrades the prestige of university professors and their responsibility to spread values".

From Reuters Sep. 13, 2022

He saw Harris making jewelry, Nikki Kelber making feather headdresses, his wife upstairs belly dancing.

From New York Times Dec. 12, 2018

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