Oriental dancing did not emerge from an open culture that advocates getting comfortable with our bodies as per Latin American cultures where dancing is an integral part of living life to the fullest, ...

If you're thinking that belly dancing is too hoochie-coochie, you're not thinking about the kind of belly dancing Carolyn Weinand teaches. Weinand's belly dancing is based on Egyptian-style belly ...

“It’s not stripping, and it’s not intended to seduce men,” says Katrina Valenzuela of Yarmouth Port. More commonly known by her Egyptian name, Khadija, she teaches the art of Egyptian dance, or belly ...

As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, pushing back against decades of stigma to reclaim the dance as part of their ...

Some young Egyptians are trying to reclaim belly dancing as part of their country's artistic heritage, pushing back against decades of stigma — Khaled DESOUKI As belly dancing gains popularity ...