Belly dancing actress suffers for her c...
When Franco-Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch was looking for the lead in Oriental dance romance...

Belly dancing helps shape the body
Belly dancing is a traditional Arabic style of dance developed in the Middle East, but that h...

Belly dance studio turning out movers a...
On any given weeknight, in the farthest corner of an unsuspecting strip mall on East State Bo...

Legally blind choreographer
Juliette Cusick weaves among the other belly dancers rehearsing in the Brookline Academy of D...

Dancing the night away
With elaborate costumes and hypnotic rhythms, a group of dancers is fine tuning their perform...

What's the difference between 'classical' Egyptian and 'modern' Egyptian?
I'm not quite sure what the difference is, and wondered if the guru's on here could answer? I'm sure...

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Oriental Dance Star Dr. Mo Geddawi

I was privileged to witness and experience Tahia Carioca's era or what we call the golden age (Late 20's to early 60's). During that period all ...

Belly Dance Star Artemis

I prefer to call this genre "Vintage Orientale" as it is based on genuine Pan Arabic and Turkish Oriental dance material and it is an endangered dance...

Belly Dance Star Tarik Sultan

In 1988 I traveled to Egypt and Morocco for the first time. That experience totally changed my understanding of the dance, myself and the culture the...

Sing, o simsimiyya

Simsimiyya is an essential part of the repertoire of the folklore troupes of the Canal district. Mohamed El Hosseny, native of Suez and...

A Belly dancer's Profile

The narration, oft times, begins by chronicling the dancer's youth, usually with mention of childhood ballet or jazz classes. This profile...

A Homemade Promo Picture

Lighting makes all the difference in the world! Your local cable access station is a great resource. They should have some type of lighting...

What is Phrasing?

In order to fully understand the answer to the question that titles this article, we must first answer another question: what is belly dancing...

Oriental Dance in Japan

In the past few years, Oriental Dance has become very popular in Japan. For a long time, Japan has been a closed society and foreigners, as well...

bELyVIS! The King dances

The people enjoyed the day, but the big question was "Who is bELyVIS!?" I had put Mark's act next to last to make sure people didn't leave early...