Muscular control is emphasized and movements are small and internalized. Egyptians must by law wear stomach covers, so many followers of the style do that also. An American dancer who dances this style is Shareen El Safy. Morocco dances Old Style Egyptian cabaret, eschewing the Russian balletic influences in favor of the original Egyptian dance. At the opposite end of the spectrum is Turkish style cabaret .
Dancers are often very flamboyant, with large, earthy movements.
Leaps and many pelvic movements are very common. The Karshilama is Turkish and is rarely danced in Egypt, where it was outlawed after the Ottoman Turks were ousted. Turkish dancers are often very scantily clad, but that's not a requirement of the style. Eva Cernik dances in the Turkish style. Lebanese cabaret dance is somewhere between the Egyptian and Turkish styles.