Belly Dance Canes (Dance Sticks)

A type of dance associated with Egyptian folkloric dance is the men’s cane dance, or stick dance. The Tahtib type of dance is the oldest form of Egyptian martial art to have survived intact.

It has become the custom for female dancers to dance with a cane in a much more delicate fashion. This may include balancing the cane, holding the cane and shimmying, and swinging the cane about at above and below head level. It has been suggested that the women’s cane dance is a “parody” or “comedy” of the men’s dance.

Our belly dance canes are lightweight decorated canes which are hooked at the top. Straight from Egypt these canes are about 42″ high and 5″ across. They weigh approximately 140 g but the sizes do vary a bit as they are hand made.