Young Brunette Girl Wearing A Violet Head Cap With A Fringe Of Beads In The Bathroom

Although Western dancers view Egypt as the Holy Grail of belly dance, belly dancers in Egypt are not well regarded. Egyptians do not consider it a respectable profession, and most belly dancers performing for tourists in Egypt today are foreigners.
Turkish belly dance
Some mistakenly believe that Turkish oriental dancing is called Çiftetelli because this style of music has been incorporated into oriental dancing by Arabs. However, Turkish Çiftetelli is actually a form of lively wedding music and is not connected with oriental dancing.