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Arabesque music: an indispensable part of Turkish culture
Indeed Turkish music reflects the transformations and transitions of its nation's history, especially in the context of a heavily stigmatized genre: arabesque. Often used as a derogatory...
Sundays Zaman -
August 14, 2008
Dreams of Al-Andalus
The show began with an ensemble of expensively costumed dancers entering the stage wearing sequined turbans, beaded bodices, Aladdin-style pants and small face veils. The ensemble...
Daily News Egypt -
August 14, 2008
Dancing, Trancing; The Bellytwins
So, two brilliant and beautiful identical twins of Indian descent have this intimate knowledge of Eastern dance, and an insight forms: This is about as aerobic as anything can get. This is...
College Crier -
August 14, 2008
Turn Up the Heat
Cable makes it a tried and true phenomenon nowadays. And with more people in throes of twisting and gyrating, it naturally means evolution of the dance is inevitable, too. "We're...
Encore Online -
August 14, 2008
Belly dancing is sexy
Masumeh feels that belly dancing is the most sensous and sexy form of dance art. She says, "Belly dancing involved muscle movements and breathe control. I realized that unlike other forms of...
India Times -
August 14, 2008
Unveil the belly dance
It's a Monday evening, and a handful of women have left their work, family and home obligations behind to engage in some seriously energetic activities: shimmies, body twists, "Charlie's...
North Kitsap Herald -
July 30, 2008
Stay fit the belly dance way
As a form of exercise, belly dancing can surprisingly burn as many calories as jogging, swimming or riding a bike and while doing so, you are having fun with exotic music being played. Belly...
TheStarOnline -
July 30, 2008
Brazilian Dances Her Way to the Middle East
What Brazilian belly dancer does not dream of dancing in the Arab world? It was in 2002 that Deborah started living that dream. A Lebanese businessman, based in Brazil, got to know her...
Brazil Mag -
July 30, 2008
River sutra: A cruise on the Nile
She seemed to enjoy the show as much as all of us tourists around her! Very gracefully she pulled up people from individual tables and coaxed them to dance with her. She also posed with...
ET -
July 30, 2008
Belly Dance Fantasy Festival
PREVIEW Western culture's appropriation of belly dancing is just about as orientalist as it gets. From the casual exoticization of Eastern dancers in movies like Road to Morocco (1942)...
SFBG -
July 30, 2008
