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Beginning in the first half of the 19th century, descriptions and depictions of ghawazi dancers became famous in European Orientalism, and the style was described as ''danse de ventre'' or belly-dance from the 1860s.
[[File:Dancer in front of a divan.jpg|thumb|A [[khawal]] (dancing boy) dressed in ghaziya dancing costume (c. 1870).]]
The first Ghawazis performed unveiled in the streets. Rapid hip movement and use of brass finger cymbals/hand [[castanets]] characterized their dance. Musicians of their tribe usually accompanied them in their dance. They usually wore [[Kohl (cosmetics)|kohl]] around their eyes and [[henna]] on their fingers, palms, toes and feet.
The Ghawazi performed in the court of a house, or in the street, before the door, on certain occasions of festivity in the [[harem]]. They were never admitted into a respectable harem, but were frequently hired to entertain a party of men in the house of some rake. Both women and men enjoyed their entertainment. However, many people who were more religious, or of the higher classes, disapproved of them.
Many people liked the dancing of the Ghawazi, but felt it was improper because of its being danced by women who should not expose themselves in this manner. Because of this, there was a small number of young male performers called [[Khawal]]s. The Khawals were Egyptian male traditional dancers who impersonated the women of the Ghawazi and their dance. They were known to impersonate every aspect of the women including their dance and use of castanets.
==Contemporary practitioners==
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