What is the origin of belly dancing? What country does it come from?
This dance is a very ancient art form whose exact origin was not recorded, although it is believed it has roots in matriarchal goddess religions. The earliest recorded dances were fertility dances for blessing the land and encouraged both the growth of crops and babies. The dance prepared a woman to be a mother as well as recover from the stress of childbirth and caring for a newborn. The dance is originally believed to have come from Assyia or Egypt and eventually spread throughout North Africa, the Middle East, Mediterranean, and parts of Asia through the trade routes such as the Silk Road.
