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Noun: belly dance  'be-lee,dãn(t)s
  1. A Middle Eastern dance in which the dancer makes sensuous movements of the hips and abdomen
    "She took belly dance classes to improve her core strength and flexibility";
    - belly dancing, danse du ventre
Verb: belly dance (belly danced,belly dancing,belly dances)  'be-lee,dãn(t)s
  1. (dancing) perform a belly dance
    "She belly danced at the cultural festival"

Derived forms: belly dancing, belly danced, belly dances

Type of: choreography, dance, stage dancing, trip the light fantastic [archaic], trip the light fantastic toe [archaic]

Encyclopedia: Belly dance