Oriental dance, also popularly known as belly-dancing, is a dance that is mostly performed by women in special oriental costume to oriental music. Due to the literal translation "Dance of the East", the German name "Oriental Dance" ("Orientalischer Tanz") is correct, but does not refer to the entirety of all oriental folk dances of the Middle to Far East, but only to the Egyptian solo dance. Characteristic features of the classical oriental dance are the isolated movements of the pelvis, ribcage and shoulders, which are executed both with flowing movements and with sharp accents.