belly dance

Summary

belly dance is a type of dance^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of type_of_dance entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,748 views/month, #5 of 748).^[2]

Key Facts

• belly dance's instance of is recorded as type of dance^[3].
• belly dance is a type of Middle Eastern dance^[4].
• belly dance's Commons category is recorded as Raqs Sharqi^[5].
• belly dance's country of origin is recorded as Middle East^[6].
• belly dance's country of origin is recorded as Arab world^[7].
• 5000 BC marks the founding of belly dance^[8].
• belly dance's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Belly dance^[9].
• belly dance's partially coincident with is recorded as raqs sharqi^[10].
• belly dance's history of topic is recorded as History of belly dance^[11].
• belly dance's uses is recorded as Arabic belly dance music^[12].
• belly dance's practiced by is recorded as belly dancer^[13].
• belly dance's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[14].

Body

Definition and Type

belly dance's instance of is recorded as type of dance^[3]. It is a type of Middle Eastern dance^[4].

Origins

5000 BC marks the founding of belly dance^[8].

Why It Matters

belly dance ranks in the top 0.67% of type_of_dance entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,748 views/month, #5 of 748).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]