Is belly dancing an objectification of women?

I think however, that it's important to remember that 'bellydance' (raqs sharqi to use a more correct term) is not inherently objectifying to women. Most women who bellydance find it extremely liberating, expressive, and beneficial. read more

No, belly dancing is not an objectification of women. In the answer, I am taking excerpts from history and inferring their meanings in the then contemporary world and now. Classical Egyptian dance or belly dance was that form of dance in medieval Egypt that bountifuly passed from a mother to daughter when the later stepped into womanhood. read more

Many belly dancers claim it is a dance “by and for women”, and I have to side with Andrea Deagon on that one: “while it can be ‘a dance by and for women’, this description is too simplistic for a dance so concerned with the centers of sex, birth and emotion” (“Feminism and Belly Dance”). read more

Belly dance is a powerful form of dance which has a lot of belly movements. A Bally dance team can perform at an event like wedding, party or corporate party. In fact, I regularly watch"Melbourne Bellydance" which is awesome. read more