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Belly dancing inspires creativity and confidence
For some, belly dancing has the connotation of scantily clad women moving their bodies in sexually suggestive ways. For Kathleen "Kassia" Boldt, however, it is a pure, artistic...
The Spectrum Online -
February 5, 2007
The Age of Storytelling
There's a saying in the bellydance community, that a dancer under the age of 30 doesn't have a story to tell. Well, personally being a dancer just shy of 30 whose main focus...
The Hip Circle -
February 5, 2007
Annual Middle Eastern festival showcasing culture and artistic traditi
Mohamed Shahin, an internationally-known performer, instructor and choreographer of Egyptian and Oriental folk dances is one of several artists scheduled to participate...
Indiana University -
January 31, 2007
U.S. Partygoers Love Fantasy Arabs
At the latest corporate bash a dancer in a shiny gold sheath shimmied with an albino boa constrictor amidst mounds of iced Gulf prawns while Dabit ran around trying to set up the hookah lounge...
US -
January 31, 2007
Shaking up tradition
Haram, haram, haram, haram, she says to Sevdije, using the Islamic term that means forbidden. "You're going to pay back in the other world. You watch and see, watch and see...
Floridian -
January 29, 2007
A taste of the exotic
The Bellydance Superstars and the Desert Roses are returning to Blackpool in the summer for a three day visit. The exotic dance teams will be revealing their talents in the Empress Ballroom at...
Blackpool Today -
January 29, 2007
Captive or Captivated - a Dancer's Audience
There was something about this statement that jarred although I couldn't quite put my finger on it. I didn't think about it again until months later after a performance of my own. It was at a...
The Hip Circle -
January 29, 2007
Students At Unity College Belly Dance For Class Credit
The teacher, Emma Creaser, is the head of the Marine Biology Department. But once a week she teaches students the ancient middleastern dance. She says the class also builds self-confidence...
WCSH6.com -
January 25, 2007
Belly dancing mesmerizes its followers
After she got pregnant, Krzynowek said, she kept dancing "until about seven months. During that time, my teacher got pregnant, my sister and the friend who dragged us to the classes all got pregnant.
Cantonrep.com -
January 24, 2007
The same old song and dance - with a twist
Belly dancing is much more than the flirty, cabaret dance most people conjure. Officially known as "oriental dance," belly dancing has a history as a folk or social dance performed by people...
Hutchinson Leader -
January 24, 2007
