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Badia Masabni (Arabic: بديعة مصابني, born Wadiha Masabni (Arabic: وديعة مصابني; 1 February 1892 – 23 July 1974) was a belly dancer, singer, actress, night club owner and businesswoman considered as the developer of modern belly dancing, [1] [2] by bringing the Western and Hollywood-esque vibe into it, after living for several years in the Americas since the age of seven.
"Belly dance" is a translation of the French term danse du ventre. The name first appeared in 1864 in a review of the Orientalist painting The Dance of the Almeh by Jean-Léon Gérôme. [13] [14] The first known use of the term "belly dance" in English is found in Charles James Wills, In the land of the lion and sun: or, Modern Persia (1883). [15]
The melody that accompanied her dance became famous as the Snake Charmer song. Spyropoulos, the wife of a Chicago restaurateur and businessman who was a native of Greece, was billed as Fatima, but because of her size, she had been called "Little Egypt" as a backstage nickname. Her husband's name was Alexander Spyropoulos.
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Bellydance Superstars is a professional American bellydance troupe formed in 2002 by producer and manager Miles Copeland. [1] In its first six years of touring, it presented 700 shows in 22 countries.
Both teams have had difficult starts to the season, with the Fever sitting at 1-8 and Chicago at 3-3. Clark has had a rollercoaster beginning to life in the WNBA, averaging 17.6 points, 5.1 ...
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