Belly Dancers In the Movies

Over the years, hundreds of movies have been released which feature scenes of "Middle Eastern dance". Some of these were genuinely belly dancing by "real" dancers, some were bizarre imaginations of how Middle Eastern people danced, and some were insulting to belly dancers.

Several articles on this web site provide information about these silver screen portrayals. They include:

• Maria's List. Compiled by Maria in Boulder, Colorado.
  • Part 1: Made by U.S. production companies
  • Part 2: Made by British & European production companies. Includes the James Bond movies.
  • Part 3: Other Movies From Maria's Original List All the other movies that appeared on Maria's original list, including these categories:
    • Made by production companies in other parts of the world
    • Don't actually contain dance scenes, but appeared on Maria's original list
    • Need further research
• Shira's Lists
  • Egyptian Movies with Dance Scenes. By Shira and Maria.
  • Cartoons with Dance Scenes
• Mini-Reviews of Movies with "Middle Eastern" Themes. By Shira.
• Opinion Polls & Full-Length Reviews of Movies With Dance Scenes. By Shira.
  • Organized by Category of Movie
  • Alphabetized by Movie Title

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