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bellydance

bellydance is the alternative form of belly dance.

Meaning of belly dance

Noun

belly dance (countable and uncountable, plural belly dances)

  1. A form of dance originating in the Middle East and characterized by movements of the torso.
    Synonyms:
    oriental dance

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Forms of bellydance

Noun
pluralbellydances
Verb
third-person singular presentbellydances
present participlebellydancing
past participlebellydanced
pastbellydanced

Questions about bellydance

What is bellydance the alternative form of?
Bellydance is the alternative form of belly dance.

Words near bellydance in the dictionary

  1. bellycheer
  2. bellycrawl
  3. bellycrawled
  4. bellycrawling
  5. bellycrawls
  6. bellydance
  7. bellydanced
  8. bellydancer
  9. bellydancers
  10. bellydances
  11. bellydancing

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