Styles of belly dance and dancing Fusion, Egyptian, Persian, Turkish, Lebanese, tribal, cabaret
There are a number of styles of within belly dance and these styles include Egyptian, Persian, Turkish, Lebanese, tribal and cabaret forms. Below an introduction to each style and a link to a full detailed page on each style. Styles will be added each month so please check back often.
1. Flamenco Fusion belly dance is also known as Zambra Mora is a newer form of the art form and once which has gained in popularity in recent years. Learn more about Flamenco Fusions (Zambra Mora).
2. Khaleeji (or Khaliji) – belly dance style from Saudi Arabia and the Arabic Gulf - Khaleeji dance (with Khaleeji meaning ‘of the Gulf’) is a ‘belly dance’ style
typical of the Arabic peninsula and the Persian gulf including Saudi 
Arabia, Bahrain, Arab Emirates,
Qatar, Yemen, Kuwait and parts of Iraq. Read more about Khaleeji (Khaliji) belly dance....
3. Turkish style belly dance is unique, in that it is closer to its gypsy root than any other belly dance style. Find out more about this lively, highly energetic belly dance form.
4. American Tribal belly dance is a completely new style, invented in California and inspired by the folkloric traditions of many different countries. Read about American tribal dancing....
5. Gothic belly dance is a new style, born in America in the 1990s from the fusion of the Goth culture with cabaret and tribal bellydance. Read more about Gothic belly dance Part 1 and Gothic dance Part 2
6. Egyptian cabaret or raqs sharqi is one of the most known styles of belly dance. Read more about it in Egyptian cabaret Part 1 and Egyptian raqs sharqi Part 2.
7. Egyptian shaabi is very popular in the streets of Cairo and getting more and more popular amongst belly dancers all over the world. Read more about Egyptian shaabi.
8. Egyptian baladi style originates from the heart of Egypt, with its roots in the culture of the countryside. Read more about Egyptian beledi.
