The terms "belly dance" and "Oriental dance" are both misnomers for what has become a modern blend of many folkloric and ethnic dances from the Middle East and North Africa. In Egypt, the dance is...
If you eat late at night, the food just sits in your stomach or settles in areas where fat likes to go. This is because you go to sleep and the food doesn't get excersized away.
Belly dance celebrates all ages, genders, and body types. Young, old, male, female, skinny, fat, etc. Anyone can belly dance. You can even dance seated in a chair.
If you're just dancing for yourself, choose whatever music you like! But if you're looking for real bellydance music, be sure to pick something Middle Eastern. There are lots of songs you can...