Steampunk and Belly Dance

For those not familiar with belly dance there are many different styles. Some of these styles include:
• cabaret - more traditional and familiar form of belly dance
• tribal - more Americanized version
• fusion - mixing belly dance with other different styles of dance such as
jazz or ballet
• tribaret - mix of tribal and cabaret
• plus many others forms

Steampunk belly dance would more fall into the category of tribaret or fusion.

Some other aspects that influence the style of belly dance are music and clothing. For steampunk-style belly dance, the clothing usually consists of bloomers, hats, parasols, Victorian shoes, and Victorian-style crop tops. The music a lot of times include artists such as Abney Park, Dr. Steel and some more “Middle Eastern” influenced music such as Beats Antique, Raquay and the Cavemen, Pentaphobe, and many others.


A simple Steampunk influenced belly dance costume; notice the hat, belt with gears, and lace top