In America, the costume most associated with belly dance is called the bedlah (Arabic for "suit"), “created by the Victorian painters and the productions of vaudeville, burlesque and Hollywood rather than to authentic Middle Eastern dress”. The bedlah style has a fitted bra, usually with a fringe of beads or coins, a fitted hip belt (again with a fringe of beads or coins), and a skirt.
Although using traditional Turkish and Egyptian movements, American Cabaret or American Restaurant belly dancing has developed its own distinctive style, using props and encouraging audience interaction. "Many modern practitioners make use of the music of Egyptian Sha’abi singers in their routines" (like one of my favorites: Hakim) which combines the percussion of modern Egyptian music with a traditional feeling for music and dance in the Raks Sha'abi (dance of the people) style.
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