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Origins and History of Belly Dance
The story of Ishtar and Tammouz (4,500 BC)
When Ishtar's husband, Tammouz, died (to this very day, Tammouz means July in Arabic) and returnd=ed to the world of darkness, the womb of the earth, Ishtar decided to save him by craft and to bring back the light. She dressed up in all her splendor, tied a girdle around her hips and donned seven veils to enter the netherworld through seven gates. The goddes of love danced seductively at each gate, each time leaving one veil to gain entrance. At the seventh gate, she removed the last veil. During the whole of her stay in the underworld, all life on earth stood still, deprived of love, growth and celebration. Only when Ishtar returned, fully veiled to shield her secret from human eyes, did life on earth blossom again. her reunion with Tammouz was celebrated every year at the beginning of spring and symbalized the reawakening of nature and life.
Ishtar's dance of the seven veils survived troughout history. It was given several interpretations according to different social attitudes towards women. Although we can only guess at ishtar's seduction dance, her movements must have resembled those of bellydancing. The girdle or scarf tied around the hips by every Middle Eastern dancing woman reminds us of Ishtar's dance and transforms today's women into interpreters of a culture long ago.
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