How to Use belly dance in a Sentence

belly dance

noun
  • But for many Egyptians, the price of a career in belly dance can be too high.
    — Declan Walsh, New York Times, 8 July 2018
  • Anything from belly dancing to salsa dancing to samba to hip hop.
    — Mekita Rivas, Allure, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Enjoy drag shows, belly dancing, a cancan troupe, vendors, a bar crawl, silent disco and more.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 10 June 2024
  • In addition to fitness classes, there’s belly dancing and tai chi.
    — Allison Aubrey, NPR, 24 June 2024
  • Channels like Leilah Isaac offer belly dance workouts, which target your legs, hips and core.
    — Sara M Moniuszko, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2021
  • The Colombian star came out swinging with bold belly dancing moves — a signature of her decades-long career.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 2 Feb. 2025
  • See the handicrafts area in Khan El Khalili Or go at night to watch belly dancing at night.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
  • Just in the past few months, Kuwaiti authorities shut down a popular gym hosting belly dance classes.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Feb. 2022
  • At a hostel, a German tourist overhears Selin speaking Turkish and asks her to belly dance.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The Atlantic, 19 Apr. 2022
  • Tracye also has a vivid memory of sitting on a bale of hay to watch her mother belly dance at Pleasure Faire.
    — Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
  • Learn the basics of belly dance movement, including the fundamentals of arm, chest, hips, stomach and footwork.
    — Lisa Herendeen, The Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2019
  • Sunday classes alternate between samba and belly dance.
    — Tamara Dunn, Denver Post, 20 Apr. 2026
  • One of her best traits is that Shantae can transform into a variety of different characters through the power of belly dance.
    — Amanda Mitchell, Marie Claire, 21 Dec. 2018
  • The studio offers pole fitness, yoga, and belly dancing classes that are taught by various instructors.
    — Vagney Bradley, Houston Chronicle, 16 Jan. 2018
  • Bielawski, an entrepreneur and entertainer who performs belly dancing at parties, has spent much of her life without health care.
    — Alana Semuels, Time, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Learn how to belly dance with the Germantown Parks & Recreation Department.
    — Geoff Bruce, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2018
  • To amp up the occasion even more, the lively restaurant also has periodic live music and belly dancing on Thursdays.
    — Gabi De La Rosa, Chron, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Bacardi involves intricate legwork, belly dancing, twerking, and more, set to amapiano music.
    — TIME, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Variety of movement styles including belly dance, samba, modern fusion, and Chinese martial arts.
    — Rasputin Todd, Cincinnati.com, 25 Sep. 2017
  • The lineup fittingly includes a diverse selection of dance, from belly dancing to Chicano ballet folklórico and tap dancing.
    — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 5 June 2025
  • McKay said her advanced belly dancing class formed a troup, Eternal Rose, that performs throughout Connecticut.
    — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 16 July 2024
  • Sheila Minor Huff, the Times reports, is now a 71-year-old retiree living in Virginia who volunteers at her church and belly dances.
    — Anne Branigin, The Root, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Throughout the afternoon, festivalgoers watched a fashion show, belly dance performers and a hip-hop concert by rapper Young Egypt.
    — Ryan Gillespie, OrlandoSentinel.com, 25 Mar. 2018
  • The minister had a mail-order credential from the Universal Life Church and moonlighted as a belly dance instructor.
    — Carl Nolte, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2018
  • And Salit Cohen-Cheng now instructs her belly dancing students as individual rectangles in a Zoom video chat grid.
    — Joey Lautrup, Time, 31 Mar. 2020
  • The festival features competitions in archery, belly dancing, axe throwing, barbecue, fairy houses and gardening.
    — Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • From belly dancing to the country’s superb mangoes and the possible influence of Egyptian culture on ancient Greek civilization (a heated debate).
    — Klara Glowczewska, Town & Country, 19 Mar. 2019
  • Enjoy environmental and nature education demonstrations, belly dance class, goat yoga, park naturalist, vendors and more.
    — The Enquirer, 14 Apr. 2024
  • Since moving to The Villages in 2012, DeLosier has tried everything from belly dancing to water aerobics.
    — A.d. Thompson, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 June 2018
  • Shakira owned the stage during her first Grammy performance since 2007 with her classic belly dancing, bringing the heat and power of Latin music to the broadcast, which was notably absent otherwise.
    — Evan Nicole Brown, TIME, 3 Feb. 2025

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