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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
Dina dancing in the streets
Dina's interrogation was prompted by photographs of her dancing in an inappropriate manner in the street in front of the theatre leading to chaos. The Association asserts this type of pubic...
Albawaba -
November 13, 2006
Learning to View Dance As Art
I have long been fascinated by the many different ways an audience can view the same performance. One person may love it, the next may hate it. Why? How can one performance effect two people...
The Hip Circle -
November 13, 2006
Turkish delight
I learnt how to belly dance one drunken night in Turkey with my best friend Seb from Istanbul when she and I dropped tens of thousands of liras in a boozy nightclub in the coastal town of Marmaris...
Communications Voir -
November 9, 2006
Shake up your life
When I decided to explore the fitness aspects of belly dancing I had no idea I would fall in love with this ancient dance. My journey began delightfully one afternoon at the home of Habiba...
Philadelphia News -
November 9, 2006
