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Chicago Lyric Opera Is Looking For Belly Dancers
The Chicago opera house is asking people with belly-dance experience to try out for its fall production of Salome. Officials at the Lyric say their August 26th auditions are open to dancers...
WBBM -
August 1, 2006
Tribalation! CD Review by Sabine
Americanistans latest CD, Tribalation! captures the spirit of tribal belly dancing with music that is fun, funky and fresh. In a radical departure from the groups other two CDs of belly dance...
Americanistan -
August 1, 2006
Interview: Mohamed Shahin
Oh yes, for instance I'm talking about Egyptian style Oriental Dance all Egyptian teachers come to New York City, so there are many people who are "into" Egyptian style. In Miami...
The Hip Circle -
August 1, 2006
Wholesome healing
The cool waters of the Caribbean Sea gently lapped the shore. Combined with the hospitality of the villa staff, it was the perfect setting to rejuvenate the mind, body and soul...
Jamacia Gleaner -
July 29, 2006
Ethnic dancing unveiled
Belly dancing is essentially a pre-Christian fertility dance, designed to petition pagan goddesses for their assistance and to physically affect a woman's menstrual cycle. It has since become...
The Pawtucket Times -
July 29, 2006
Daughter of Sderot
Amidst the recent tensions in the Middle East, a voice for peace and unity has emerged. No, it is not the voice of a political leader, nor is it the voice of a grassroots movement; rather...
The Epoch Times -
July 29, 2006
Belly dancing really hip in Southwest Florida
Exotic Middle Eastern music blared as a dozen women filled the dance floor with shimmering color and undulating movement. The shimmering came from light catching their sequined and bejeweled costumes.
The News-Press -
July 28, 2006
Eastern moves
On a typical weekday morning, a group of women files into an underground shelter in Rehavia. Working mothers, soldiers, lawyers and grandmothers, they've all come here for one express purpose...
The Jerusalem Post -
July 28, 2006
Controversial and Mysterious
By most accounts, the term comes from the French "la danse du ventre," bestowed by Napoleon's soldiers when they came across the Ghwazee tribe of Egypt, who would perform the unique belly...
The Jerusalem Post -
July 28, 2006
Gia Al Qamar's Tales from the Urban Desert | 9: Gills -n- Zills
Would someone please tell me why the general public thinks that what I do for a living is easy? Have you ever stopped a surgeon mid dissection and commented "I bet I could remove that spleen...
The Hip Circle -
July 28, 2006
