«BELLY DANCE» AS A PHENOMENON OF MODERN TRANSFORMED RUSSIAN CULTURE

The article deals with the problem of expansion of Belly Dance as the element of
Arabic culture in the context of the diverse modern Russian culture. In literature on
cultural and historical study the subject is considered for the first time. On the basis of
the analysis carried out interviews and surveys (including the Internet sources) the vast
expansion of Belly dance and learning the Arab-Islamic traditions among Russian
women are mentioned. The author concludes that the Russian Belly dance performers
have taken on special significance in the world.