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Belly dance in Egypt

Belly dancing performances in Egypt did not only involve women. Gypsies also danced for the public at celebrations, wedding processions and in front of coffee houses and market places. Referred to as the ghawazee, their repertoire was a mix of music and dancing, including improvised performances with veil, sticks, swords and candles. Generally, public dancing was tolerated by the authorities because it brought substantial revenue by taxing performers' profits. However, religious complaints finally outweighed the financial benefits, and public ghawanzee dancing was outlawed in the city of Cairo in 1834. Between 1849 and 1856 the ban was lifted and dancing was allowed in Cairo again, although the sanction against dancing in public remained. The dancers moved to music-hall type environments and Egyptian cabaret-style dancing was born.