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Desert Divas
The Desert Divas, dancers from Chard, Ilminster, South Petherton and Yeovil, are looking forward to seeing their America alternative, Bellydance Superstars, at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil...
Chard & Ilminster News -
June 3, 2006
Shaking along with Superstars
Critics and audiences alike have heaped praise on the Bellydance Superstars. Now the people of Lancashire can enjoy the exotic gyrations at a show in Preston on June 6. By the start of 2006...
This Is Lancashire -
June 3, 2006
Egyptian Trip by Fahdida
Checked into the beautiful Ramses Hilton Hotel in downtown Cairo. Very busy streets, many cars and lots of action. Off to Egyptian Museum finding a monumental collection of antiquities - quite...
The Hip Circle -
May 24, 2006
Myths and magic
After waiting thousands of years, humanity's first-ever woman is finally on her way to visit Richmond, and she's bringing along her super-duper evil box that's bound to cause havoc. Night of the...
Richmond News -
May 23, 2006
New Way to Tighten Tummy
Contrary to popular belief, belly dancing didn't start out as a dance of seduction performed by a concubine to titillate the sultan. It's properly called Oriental or Middle Eastern dancing, and for...
14 WFIE -
May 23, 2006
From the Classroom to the Stage
Three short years ago, I never could have dreamed that a henna tattoo would turn me into a belly dancer. Now here I am, three years later, preparing for my fourth show: not only am I returning to...
The Hip Circle -
May 22, 2006
Those Terrible Turkish Tendencies
My first Middle Eastern dance teacher, Sena, was and is a classic Egyptian "purist". She was trained by Ad Nug of Germany - a wonderful lady with a baladi style so sweet it makes you want to jump...
The Hip Circle -
May 22, 2006
Belly dance: Exercise appeals to all ages - 2 to 95
"It's the most wonderful exercise you can take," said Wallace, who lives at the Sierra Point Senior Center in Roseville. "I don't expect to be a belly dancer, but I love it. There's a group of..."
Folsom Telegraph -
May 17, 2006
Customers at the 8th Avenue Ethnic Clubs in the '60s
Not too long after I started in those ethnic clubs, I began to get offers of much higher-paying jobs in American clubs, where I would have to dance to very non-Mideastern, American music because...
The Hip Circle -
May 17, 2006
Into the belly of the culture
Arabic-style music intertwines with jingling coins and softly clanging beads. Bead-embellished bras and knotted T-shirts reveal bare midriffs above elaborately designed satin belts worn over blue...
Duluth News Tribune -
May 15, 2006
