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Fitness, bonding are benefits of belly dancing
"I'm trying to get rid of the stereotype", Sofi said. "People have the wrong picture (of belly dancing). It's a lot more than rolling around. It's more beautiful and feminine than seductive...
Press Register -
October 11, 2006
Shaking hips furiously to music
Joanna is dressed in gypsy-inspired hoop earrings, a cropped long-sleeved blouse tied high above the navel and an extreme version of M.C. Hammer's black pants that give the illusion of a flowing...
Bridgeville Area News -
October 11, 2006
Moroccan lutist receives Al Farabi Prize
Chraibi, also labeled "golden plectrum", plays and composes music inspired from the Abasside, Ottoman and Andalusian traditions. His exceptional performance was appreciated by major Arab artists...
Moroccan Times -
October 9, 2006
Interview: Diana Tarkhan
Diana Tarkhan is an instructor to the stars in Cairo, with dancers who visit from all over the globe to study with her. A world-renowned performer, teacher and choreographer of Egyptian Raqs Sharqi...
Gilded Serpent -
October 9, 2006
A Silver Pebble
As summer ends and fall sets in I find myself standing in front of the mirror, putting on my performance makeup. A sparkle, on my head, catches my eye. I look closer to see it is a silver grey...
The Hip Circle -
October 9, 2006
Rock the Casbah
Behind the pundits' outrage lies the story of a revolution in Arab pop culture that started in Lebanon and has turned seductive young vocalists and dancing divas into influential public figures...
Radar Online -
October 5, 2006
A winning formula
The attempts to tie up personal experiences with recent social history soon extended to biographical dramas based on the lives of celebrated artists, as was the case in the 2001 serial Umm Kulthoum...
Al-Ahram -
October 5, 2006
Belly dancers get their own specialty store
We need a studio that is belly dance friendly," said Syrnyk, saying some community centres and schools offering courses don't have floors conducive to the barefoot lessons...
Winnipeg Sun -
October 5, 2006
Palestinian Dance Education under Occupation
Arabs in general have traditionally viewed and practised dance as a communal expression of happiness, experienced during revered folk festivities of all sorts: a good harvest, a wedding...
ElectronicIntifada.net -
October 3, 2006
Beautiful bellies
A Middle Eastern melody with a strong beat poured out of the stereo in the corner of Sutton's dance studio while the seven women undulated uncertainly. It was only their second class together...
Star Tribune -
October 3, 2006
