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Drumming workshop
The class will cover the basic technique of the dumbek and popular traditional Middle-Eastern rhythms. Participants will learn how to accompany Middle-Eastern music and belly dance, and some basic...
The Willlits News -
November 2, 2007
The secret to a '12-pack'
Viraj, who promotes himself as the only professional male belly dancer between Vancouver and Toronto – and one of only six male belly dancers in the country, has been shimmying and gyrating since...
EdmontonSun.com -
November 2, 2007
Costumes aren't offensive
Please do some research; check out a Raks Sharki dance recital and you'll see how empowering this dance form is. Women of all shapes and sizes are floating about and shaking it up on the stage...
The Gateway -
November 2, 2007
Exotic dancing in Bawtry
Traditionally learned within the family and performed at weddings and social gatherings in the Middle East, the dance has become increasingly popular in the west as an effective...
Guardian.co.uk -
November 2, 2007
Quebec shimmies at belly dance festival
All of the participants in the Oriental Dance Festival are based in Quebec with the exception of Amar, a dancer from New York, and Tito, a male Egyptian billed as the star attraction...
The Gazette -
October 26, 2007
Belly dancing for elderly residents
The group has benefitted from all kinds of activities in the past, such as yoga, drumming and regular exercise classes, but I think this must have been just about the most unusual of the lot...
24dash.com -
October 26, 2007
Babelesque
Led by main choreographer Jillina, the Bellydance Superstars create a stimulating spectacle that transports audiences to a distant time and place. The exotic sounds of haunting melodies echo...
Business in Main Today -
October 26, 2007
Yummy in their tummies
Janikea's Egyptian style is contrasted nicely by fellow performer Salome, who practices American Oriental, a fusion of disparate ethnic styles descended from the dancers that first put the...
The Gazette Times -
October 26, 2007
Diallo teaches belly dancing
Belly dance has been a form of expression for Mariama Diallo for the past 17 years. She loves the way the dance form communicates a woman's life. "When a woman belly dances, she's expressing...
Salinas Californian -
October 26, 2007
First belly dance festival in Vietnam
Photo report of the first belly dance festival in Vietnam, namely “Oriental Dance”, took place in Hanoi last night. Participating in the festival last night were Ara Hwang from the Republic of Korea..
Vietnamnet bridge -
October 16, 2007
