Bellydancing: A History and an Art
1979, English. Directed by Alicia Dhanifu.
Filmmaker Alicia Dhanifu, who appears in director Jamaa Fanaka’s Emma Mae, constructs a rigorous and beautifully rendered history of belly dancing — its roots and history, forms and meanings. The filmmaker performs this art as well, alone and with other dancers. —Shannon Kelley
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- English
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- 1 February 1979
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Bellydancing: A History and an Art isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 February 1979. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Bellydancing: A History and an Art?
Bellydancing: A History and an Art (1979) was directed by Alicia Dhanifu.