The world's most respected oriental dance researcher Carolina Varga Dinicu saw the Chinese version of her great tome You Asked Aunt Rocky: Answers & Advice About Raqs Sharqi & Raqs Shaabi published in ...

When we come to mention belly dancing in Egypt, images of Nagwa Fuad, Lucy, Fifi Abdo, Dina, and Safwa come to the mind. Over the past years and in their quest to enhance belly dancing in the world ...

Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban’s Sudden Split: Fans Revisit Ominous Clues Hidden in Plain Sight After nearly two decades together, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have reportedly called it quits. Insiders ...

The most heartening article on belly dancing I read this week appeared in an obscure book of collected essays titled Culturally Relevant Arts Education for Social Justice. While abroad in Morocco, the ...

Traditional belly dancing comes into the spotlight with rise in Islamism To the West, it is the belly dance. To Middle Easterners, it is raqs sharqi or the oriental dance. Whatever the name, the dance ...

This much-anticipated performance marks the first time DanceHouse will present a Taiwanese work. On stage, Albert exchanges glances with Naomi Gallagher and their movements synchronize. The audience ...

Amber Elderfield will host a taster workshop in Egyptian Dance in the Glens Centre on Saturday 10th May from 2.30- 5.30. Amber has been studying Egyptian Dance for twelve years, training in England ...

What is belly dancing and where does it come from? It's one of the oldest dance forms. Belly dancing started in the Middle East and now combines influences from Egypt, Turkey, Greece and Lebanon and ...

Performer, teacher, and choreographer Nancy Redig’s journey with folk dancing began in a rather unexpected place: Busch Gardens. Seated in a grand theater, she watched a show unfold, brimming with ...

Belly dancing originated in Greece and came to Egypt when Alexander the Great (356-323BC) built the coastal city of Alexandria, according to some researchers. Others trace its origins to northwestern ...

The Santa Monica College Global Motion World Dance Company is proud to present its Spring 2022 performance featuring dances from around the world. Performances are on Saturday, May 14, and Sunday, May ...

Who really knew that belly dancing, spread around the world by a group of gypsies of unknown origin, also drew strong influences from Rajasthan’s Kalbeliya dance – its hip movements and its costumes?