Math Open Reference. A transformation where each point in a shape appears at an equal distance on the opposite side of a given line - the line of reflection. Try this Drag any orange dot to move the line of reflection or reshape the triangle. In this transformation, we start with a given shape.
History and Origins of Belly Dance. The Terminology. The origin of the name âbelly danceâ comes from the French Danse du ventre, which translates as âdance of the stomachâ. Sol Bloom is said to have been the first one to use the English term belly dance, for the dancers of the Chicagoâs World Fair in 1893.
Many white women who presently practice belly dance are continuing this century-old tradition of appropriation, whether they are willing to view their practice this way or not. Growing up in the Middle East, I saw women in my community do Raqs Sharqi at weddings and parties.n Arabic, this kind of dance is called Raqs Sharqi, or Eastern dance. Belly dance, as it is known and practiced in the West, has its roots in, and a long history of, white appropriation of Eastern dance.