Tribal belly dance was created in the United States. It is a community dance, with Arabic dancing at its root. The dance and costuming is influenced by cultures from throughout the world. Pure tribal bellydance is completely improvised. The dance consists of steps and movements that are known to all the dancers in the group, who follow a leader. Everyone gets a chance to lead, if they want to. Sometimes tribal bellydance moves are choreographed into a dance. This type of dance is known as tribal fusion.
