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American belly dancers rescue a Middle Eastern tradition
Although there is no formal data, some dancers estimate that North America now has more belly dancers than the rest of the world combined. "We're in the second big wave of belly dance here...
Entertainment -
March 9, 2007
Modern women love to do ancient dance
"I have danced since the age of nine and did everything from jazz, tap and African dance...but I can honestly say I've never enjoyed dancing more since I became involved in belly dancing...
Northern Life -
March 9, 2007
Hurley's belly dance for guests
Liz Hurley's wedding week took a turn for the bizarre yesterday when she took to the stage and performed a belly dance for guests. As if we hadn't seen enough of her already, the star...
Metro -
March 9, 2007
Shaken & stirred: UW Belly Dance Club hopes to change perceptions
When the UW Belly Dance Club presents its seventh annual spring show at Union Theater on Saturday, the group wants to shake up myths about the moves and, of course, to entertain the crowd...
Wisconsin State Journal -
March 5, 2007
Belly dancers say it's less about sex than spirit
Elizabeth Parr's impression of belly dancers changed when she was 16. After being a bit embarrassed following a performance at a downtown Dallas restaurant two years...
Dallas Morning News -
March 1, 2007
Belly dancers add new twist to fitness
In America, our perception of belly dance is really different than what belly dance is, Field said. It's a folkloric dance. Men do it, women do it, children do it, and it's a part of culture...
Sun Gazette -
March 1, 2007
Controversial Teaching Techniques
Despite the unwritten rule that no student shall exceed his/her teacher, belly dancing teacher Jana Beeman guarantees that her students will learn and grow to...
PR.com -
February 27, 2007
Dancers swayed their hips
The five dancers, wearing brightly colored costumes, performed three pieces. The first was to a traditional belly dancing song, the second to a modern song and the third was to a drum...
KSC -
February 27, 2007
Male Belly Dancing
When we hear or read the word ''belly dancing'', the immediate image that jumps in our mind is that beautiful plump female dancer in her ornamented and sexy outfit dancing and wowing the male...
Buzzle.com -
February 26, 2007
Belly dancing myth and reality
One myth: that belly dancing was created in order to entertain men. No way, says belly dancing instructor Vickie Hudman, who has taught and performed belly dancing for 35 years and has a...
Red Bluff Daily News -
February 26, 2007
