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A Dance of Heritage
Musri started a belly dancing company to promote the Middle-Eastern culture and keep its heritage alive and well. Three years ago Musri discovered that OU's Arab Student Association desired to...
The Oklahoma Daily -
February 21, 2006
Egypt refuses to change its mind about Najla
The Egyptian Musician Association has announced that it is very serious in its fight against pornographic music videos such as the ones by Tunisian singer Najla, and it intends on forming...
Al Bawaba -
February 20, 2006
Interview with Serena Ramzy
I was born and raised in Sao Paulo in Brazil, a large cosmopolitan metropolis that is a fusion of numerous cultures and nationalities...
The Hip Circle -
February 19, 2006
Belly dancer shakes up magazine cover
A local belly dancer and teacher is featured this month in a national belly dance magazine. Sandrina Bergland, a Penticton belly dancer, is on the cover of Mid-Bits! with a feature story about her...
Penticton Western -
February 18, 2006
Arabic sounds, sights flood Bayside
In front of a six-piece band, on stage at a packed Bayside Grange last week, Shoshanna danced. The popular local bellydancer opened her performance with a red scarf swirling around her...
Times - Standard -
February 18, 2006
Interview with Elsa Leandros
Personally, I don't perform fusion myself, never have. Whenever I perform, I do the tradional, purest form of each of these dances. However, fusion, well executed, is beautiful, and it's an example...
The Hip Circle -
February 17, 2006
American Dancer Creates Bridge Between US and Egypt
Diana Calenti is an American dancer who has spent years of her artistic life in Egypt. Her love for the land of the Pharaohs began with Egyptian music when she was a child...
VOA News -
February 16, 2006
Kindred Spirit Veil Dyeing
So you're ready to dye your own veil? Okay then, here's how I do it - but my method isn't the only out there and it does have some limitations, but for the budget costumer, my process will give...
The Hip Circle -
February 16, 2006
Andrea in Cairo! - Absorbing Raqs Sharqi
Marhaban friends and family! I've been in Cairo for 4.5 days and so far there really isn't much to tell. I've been trying to arrange some budget accommodations so that I can save my money for...
The Gilded Serpent -
February 15, 2006
Vermonters finding inner beauty through belly dancing
She decided to dance. Not just any dance, but Middle Eastern dance, aka belly dancing, the swaying, shimmying dance that shocked prim Victorians but has lately been out-fleshed by pop fashion and cult
Times Argus -
February 13, 2006
