There are many different styles of skirts worn by belly dancers today. Some of the most common styles include the classic three-half circle skirt, petal skirts, tiered skirts and straight skirts.
A skirt is traditionally a feminine tube or cone-shaped garment that is worn from the waist and which covers the legs. Unlike pants, a skirt is not divided. At its simplest, a skirt can be a draped garment made out of a single piece of material, but most skirts are tailored, with gores, pleats, or panels, of light to mid-weight fabrics, such as denim, jersey, worsted, or poplin.