danse du ventre

French

Etymology

Used of African dance in 1850 (Vignaud Pamphlets: African Negro, p. 90). Popularized as applying to oriental (Turkish or Arab) dance in 1864 for the promotion of the exhibition of the painting L'Almée by J. L. Gérôme.

Noun

danse du ventre f (plural danses du ventre)

  1. belly dance
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