An Italian belly dancer has been arrested and detained in Egypt for “using seductive techniques”. Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag ...

Rise Up and Dance!’ is an international cabaret dance party that will benefit The LGBT Asylum Project on August 15 at Oasis. The goal is to support the queer immigrant community, as well as Team Oasis ...

Belly dancing has its origins more than 3500 years ago in Northern Africa. Egyptian women would dance for each other and older women would instruct younger ones. The goal was to build strength and ...

When the belly dancer finished dancing, you applauded, very much as if you’d enjoyed yourself. You thanked us for your birthday surprise, even though we all knew it had been more birthday prank ...

Belly dancer's syndrome is a form of myoclonic jerk, which in its more common forms can trigger hiccups or can cause the sudden muscle twitches known as "sleep starts" before nodding off.

Rakia Hassan, 62, a retired dancer, recalls that in her childhood, males peddled their skills along with women on Muhammed Ali Street, then a one-stop shop for belly-dancer hires.

Her mother, Jenaeni Rathor, was a blonde, blue-eyed belly dancer in the 1960s and '70s — an anomaly that pushed the boundaries of a traditional art form. Jenaeni raised Ansuya with the openness ...

Gow, who visits Cairo several times a year to lead belly dancing retreats and give private lessons, has owned more than 50 Eman Zakis, including a bedlah — the classic midriff-baring two-piece ...