Feature: What are the Origins & History of the Art of Belly Dancing? [Community Presentation]

PRESENTER

Perry Elashmawi

ORIGINAL CITY

Dubai

Original Date

October 14, 2017

DESCRIPTION

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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