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| | Gypsy Duende: History of Belly Dance, Raqs Sharqi, Arabic dance, Egyptian Cabaret, Classical oriental, Khaleeji dance, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19) |
 | | Belly dance, otherwise known in many incarnations as danse du ventre, raks sharqi, baladi, and Oriental dance, is popular in North Africa, throughout the Middle and Near East, and in the West. |
 | | Khaleeji dance is the dance of the Persian Gulf States and Saudi Arabia. |
 | | Cultural exchange, whether through war or in peace, made belly dance what it is today. |
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