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Rakkasah Diary
Rakkasah East is like most famous landmarks in any city USA. You know it's there, you live close, but you never get around to seeing it if you live in the vicinity. I sheepishly admit that I have...
The Hip Circle -
November 26, 2006
Sephardic Connection: Spanish Jews
The Sephardic Connection will bring together the traditions of the Sephardic Jews (Sephardim) with Spanish, Moroccan and Turkish dance and music in an effort to depict their lives prior to and...
Upstage -
November 22, 2006
Arab dance in the slums of Rio
A daughter of Lebanese immigrants is helping adolescents in slums in Rio de Janeiro to rescue their self-esteem through Arab dances. Dancer Maira Mattar, born in the southeastern Brazilian state...
ANBA -
November 22, 2006
Beijing awaits German dance spectacle
Belly-dancers, swordsmen, glittering costumes and seductive rhythms: All part of "Night of the Sultans". The spectacular dance production will hit the Beijing stage for three days in mid-December...
CCTV International -
November 22, 2006
Melting your soul into music
The music is prominent in belly dancing anywhere. This can dictate everything from the type of movements you do, to the costumes you wear. Faster songs require faster movements, whereas slow beats...
BCNG Portals page -
November 22, 2006
Troupe hopes to dispel stereotypes about Belly dance
"twist, twist, up, down, shimmy, pop, pop," Yale graduate student Rebecca Berlow calls out to a group of women as she demonstrates some dance moves in a Payne Whitney Gymnasium dance studio one...
Yale Bulletin -
November 22, 2006
Elissa victorious at the World Music Awards 2006
According to the London based Elaph, Elissa's album received the highest sales throughout the Middle East and North Africa region, marking her second time, the first being last year with the album...
Albawaba -
November 16, 2006
Dancer performs Egyptian style at exhibit
Wrapped in a head scarf and a long ruffled dress, Nefertiti displayed art through movement as she danced near mummies and ancient Egyptian artifacts at a Philadelphia museum...
The Daily Times -
November 15, 2006
Carnival of stars
The most unique holiday festival in the Bay Area, combining comics and belly dancing in a special and entertaining way, according to its organizers, offered nonstop performances and one-stop...
ebPublishing -
November 15, 2006
El-Funoun ensemble
El-Funoun is Arabic for "The arts." The company's full name is El-Funoun Palestinian Popular Dance Troupe. And it's based in Ramallah less than 10 miles north of Jerusalem in the West Bank...
Sign on San Diego -
November 13, 2006
