Our goal was to review some Belly Dance myths – or urban legends – and bust those that are false and reveal those that are true. Unfortunately we were unable to determine the accuracy of a lot of these urban legends, so instead we are simply sharing the myths we’ve heard and leave it for you to decide which ones are accurate. Feel free to submit your feedback if you know more about any of these!

1) One urban legend is about a tribal women belly dancing while giving birth. That urban legend can be traced back to an article that Aunt Rocky wrote: http://www.casbahdance.org/CHILDBIRTH.htm.

2) There are many tales of peepholes in dressing rooms through which restaurant owners look through. Some rooms have even been equipped with video recorders.

3) One belly dance urban legend revolves around one dancer’s costume – her costume was vandalized in the dressing room by rival dancers sharing her dressing room.

4) There is an urban legend about Dina, a famous Egyptian belly dancer who wears a four-carat diamond on her toe. ” … The beautiful dancer Dina performs wearing a four-carat diamond on her dainty foot; it is rumored that a wealthy admirer gave it to her and she had it set in a toe ring to show her disdain for him.”

5) “One of my students is originally from Russia. Her mom was freaking out when she learned that she was going to start belly dancing because of her fibroids. Apparently, in Russia, they say that you shouldn’t belly dance if you have fibroids.”

6) There is one unforgettable story of a wedding, where the bride was wearing a white belly dance costume.
This one is true. Click here for the pictures. http://www.snopes.com/photos/weddings/beaded.asp#photo4.

7) One dancer bought a real antique sword to use for a performance, but never dulled it. It started to fall off her head during a performance and sliced her finger off as she tried to catch it.

One dancer comes home one day and finds her house has been broken into. She realizes that bits and pieces of her costumes have been stolen: a belt from one, a bra from another, etc. They were no more matching pieces left. The thief had locked her cats in the bathroom so they wouldn’t escape
Feel free to post comments if you have an urban legend to share!