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Is belly dance the same as oriental dance?

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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 called "raks sharki" and in Turkey it is called "Dans Oryantal." So, in short, yes they are the same, however there are many sub-genres of belly dance as well.

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