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"In Arabic music, we have structured music and improvisation. It's possible to have both, music that's based on structure and form while including sections of improvisation, like in American jazz...
South Bend Tribune -
February 4, 2006
Stars of bellydance shimmy their way toward Mesa
Copeland points out that belly-dancing is, in fact, "dying in the Middle East" where it originated, due to that region's "fundamentalism." Today "there are more belly dancers in America than every...
GetOut Magazine -
February 3, 2006
Limping with Artemis
Artemis is one of the leading experts in Turkish Romany dance. She has done field research in ancient dance, Middle Eastern dance and Romany (Gypsy) dance in Turkey, Romania, Czech Republic, Spain...
The Hip Circle -
February 3, 2006
'Bellydance Superstars' Shake Up San Diego
"Bellydance as a respected dance art, not just a popular women's exercise method, is finally coming of age," promoter Miles Copeland said in a news release...
NBC 4 -
February 2, 2006
Shireen Wajdi breaks her silence
Egyptian singer Shireen Wajdi has chosen the Tunisian radio channel Mosaic FM to openly talk about the scandal she is facing, after her millionaire husband Ehab Tal'at, known as Egypt's king of...
Al Bawaba -
February 2, 2006
Gothic Bellydance
The phenomenon of Gothic Bellydance or "Raks Gothique" is a multitude of poetic visions born out of the Goth, or Gothic, subculture, music, imagery and fashion, and expressed in the language of...
Amazon.com -
February 2, 2006
And we shall name her Ligaya...
I'm a dancer and my name is Ligaya. It 's an ancient name; with old Malayan pre-colonial origins. It means joy, pleasure, happiness. It's my dance name, of course, not the name I was given at birth...
The Hip Circle -
February 1, 2006
Dancing Queens
Celebrating the female body and spirit is one of the belly dancing foundations. Porte said that dance is a metaphor of life and she encourages women to overcome their fears and listen to the voice...
Helena Independent Record -
February 1, 2006
Sharing the art and beauty of 'undulating'
To be a good belly dancer requires soulful expression using isolations of circular and undulating movements of the body, according to Zarouhi, a professional dance artist...
Atlanticville -
February 1, 2006
American Idol in Las Vegas draws freaks
Belly dancer Mecca Madison was rather scary for me. Paula Abdul said that Mecca was like a breath of fresh air. Mecca got a unanimous yes from the judges...
Curlio.com -
February 1, 2006
