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Tradition and innovation get 'hip'
To understand the phenomenon of Bellydance Superstars is to know a veil. And your Arabic drum rhythms – which, at the recent performance at Regent Theatre, some audience...
Wicked Local -
December 29, 2008
Saleh Al-Kuwaity's musical legacy
SALEH Al-Kuwaity, one of the greatest figures in 20th century Iraqi and Arab music, was born in 1908 to a family of Iraqi Jews living in Kuwait. Saleh and his brother Daoud became famous...
Saudi Gazette -
December 29, 2008
Belly dance fever
A belly dance craze is sweeping the capital of communist Vietnam, dropping jaws, lifting spirits and -- the dancers say -- empowering women through a new mode of self expression. Since the...
AFP -
December 29, 2008
Dance Revolution
She blends folk dance with Gothic mystique. Favoring black costumes, ghostly pale makeup and eerie music, she adds a little Anne Rice to belly dance. Laura Schmidt of Cape May tours...
The Star Ledgar -
October 29, 2008
Miss Montana belly dances
Hepner said she could have taken a more traditional approach to the talent competition. "I could have easily just done a jazz routine," she said. "There hasn't been a belly dancer in Miss America in 3
Great Falls Tribune -
October 29, 2008
Belly dancing moves local women
For many, belly dancing suggests a certain alluring art and recalls a mysterious tradition of ancient history. For Memie Watson, of Beverly, it’s a good part of her life. A full-time paramedic...
Danvers Herald -
October 29, 2008
Swingin' fundraiser
Belly dancing is a Middle Eastern dance, which has become popular for its aerobic workout and its widely-rumored stomach flattening capabilities. "The term belly dance is actually a misnomer...
The Windsor Star -
October 29, 2008
Arabian nights of dance and music
Parramatta will host four days of Middle Eastern dance, music and arts, when the internationally acclaimed Farha Tour brings Egyptian belly-dancers, whirling dervishes and other performers...
Sun -
October 29, 2008
Moms-to-be give belly dancing a whirl
A professional belly dancer guided nine women in coin-fringed hip scarves through snaky, seductive motions: hip lifts, pelvic circles, a few shimmies. Then Stefanie Masters, the instructor...
JS Online -
September 30, 2008
Tradition whirls on
Years later, when Pilar's daughter Ashli was old enough, Maruja taught her, too. "When I would go to grandma's she would let me pick out my veil. I would always pick my favorite color...
Life -
September 30, 2008
