A Russian belly dancer who was arrested after a racy video of her went viral has been sentenced to a year in an Egyptian jail for 'inciting debauchery'.

Ekaterina Andreeva, who went by the stage name Johara, meaning Jewel, was sentenced at Giza Misdemeanours Court on Wednesday after authorities said she had been dancing without underwear on and working without a licence.

It comes a year after Andreeva was arrested following a viral clip of her provocatively dancing on a boat on the Nile wearing a low-cut backless dress split up one side.

Bad moves: Belly dancer Ekaterina Andreeva, 31, was arrested last February following a performance in Giza, Egypt, and accused of dancing without wearing underwear

The footage was not taken lightly by police and they detained her on suspicion of inciting young people to disobedience and immorality.

She is expected to appeal her sentence but the dancer is yet to issue a statement, the Egypt Independent reported.

Instead, Andreeva responded in an Instagram story on Wednesday.

She posted a picture of her dancing with the caption 'my reaction on today's news' followed by a tongue out emoji.

Andreeva responded to the sentencing with a fresh post on Instagram. She has not issued an official statement

In February last year, Andreeva described being detained by Egyptian authorities as 'the worst days of my life'.

The then 31-year-old had spent several days locked up before being released on bail.

At the time, she also took to Instagram to defend herself against the accusations.

Mrs Andreeva, who takes the moniker Johara when on stage, was dancing in Giza, north-western Egypt which led to her arrest

Andreeva is from Perm Krai in Russia, but performed across the world as a belly dancer and often shared videos of her routines on social media.

Addressing her 136,000 Instagram followers in February last year, Andreeva wrote: 'I'm finally out! My state of health is normal so do not worry about me!'

Revealing that she had spent several days in prison, she called the experience 'the worst days of my life'.

She said she did not know the 'real reasons' why she was arrested, adding that 'those who are professional dancer know clearly my costumes are okay'.

Ordeal: The Russian, who performs all over the world as Johara, said that her time in Egyptian detention was 'the worst days of her life'

Defence: Mrs Andreeva addressed her 136,000 Instagram followers in a post published after her release on bail last February

'Me and my lawyer insure 100 per cent documents are done, we spend six months with my employer to prepare everything clean and right.

'I know that my beloved husband did just unreal job from Russian side and my amazing employer here in Cairo the same here. No words to thank you, all who were helping me

'It was the worst days of my life, but I'm out and JUSTICE TRIUMPHED, so it's only proves that I'm innocent.'

Criminal act? This video purports to show the performance which upset the Egyptian authorities to the point where they had her arrested

Egyptian prosecutor Hatim Fadl said at the time: 'Rules for the dance performance oblige the performer to wear underwear of any colour but beige.

'Johara did not have any underwear, and of course it was provocative.'

It was reported locally that Mrs Andreeva was banned from dancing while her case was reviewed.