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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
Is belly dancing the worst problem faced by Stanislaus?
Oh, we got trouble, my friends. Right here in Stanislaus County. Trouble with a capital "T" that rhymes with "B" and that stands for belly dancing. First comes peek-a-boo, then the hokey-pokey and...
The Modesto Bee -
May 12, 2006
Crowd attracted to MU belly dancers
The audience quickly grew as people trickled into the MU Lounge last night for a performance by The Corvallis Belly Dance Performance Guild. Rae Ann Pagatpatan, community outreach coordinator for...
The Daily Barometer -
May 12, 2006
Bellydance: From Male Fantasy to Female Fantasy
Any living, evolving art has core trajectories and a million tangents that interweave it with other related arts and cultural phenomena. It is true, for every big wave there is a reverse current...
The Hip Circle -
May 12, 2006
Middle eastern treat for Piawaning
A little piece of the middle east was created on Saturday April 29, when locals from Piawaning and Bindi Bindi staged a hugely successful 'Arabian Night' fundraising event...
Moora news -
May 11, 2006
