the History of Belly Dancing
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Belly Dancing today
With its growing popularity in the western world, belly dance classes are thriving throughout the UK and Ireland, though the belly dance culture has been evidenced since the early 1960s, with many styles being taught including traditional, modern, tribal, Persian, Oriental, Turkish, Greek, Egyptian, American Tribal.
Many festivals and workshops are held over the various regions of both countries, with three of the most popular being the Annual Glastonbury Majma, Raqs Britannia, Jewel of Yorkshire, the Khelashi Belly Dance set in Wexford, Ireland, and the Rashani Tribal Belly Dance set in Dublin. [6][clarification needed]
September 2007 saw the first Annual International Bellydance Congress being held in the UK
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