Friday, April 26, 2013

Learn About The History Of Belly Grooving In Japan

By Mariella Monroe


Belly dance is famous all around the world. It is not a thing that is associated only with East or west rather it's all regulated around the world. People believe that the root lies in the Egyptian culture and then it entered the bounds of Western side. It is also famous in America as well as other countries.

Japan is also among those countries in which it has acquired significant popularity. More importantly, here is the country which is home to one of the finest belly dancers of the world. They are extremely skilful. In addition to that, belly dancing was very popular with the Arabs also. Of course, the terminology was rather Arabic and 'raqs' is the word which is used for dance in this language.

There is another interesting fact that people with the previous civilizations used to feel that this dance also mitigates the anguish of birth of the kid and that is why it got associated with the fair sex. Furthermore, there were many other believes concerning its potentials and forces as well about this dance. Therefore, how it entered into Japan?

There exists a story that people from this region used to come to Arabic rulers, called sultans, for trade purposes plus they were entertained by this boogie. They used to like it which is how it crossed the boundaries. This was of course the starting point of belly dancing in Japan. It got evolved with the passage of time on this country and now it is very well-known and popular in this nation.

People love to watch belly dance even just in this age of internet and tv. In addition to that, this dance can be considered very beneficial for the human body. If you want to improve fitness then this is a good start.




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