CAIRO — When undercover police officers in Egypt swooped on an upscale nightclub on the Nile last spring and arrested a Russian belly dancer, the focus of their investigation was her costume — and ...

As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, pushing back against decades of stigma to reclaim the dance as part of their ...

Traditional belly dancing arose in Egypt in the early 20th century with the rise of evening cabarets and has been declining a century later owing to the lack of suitable public venues It is a late ...

A famed belly dancer with legions of followers on social media finds herself behind bars in Egypt, accused of "violating public morals" for plying her craft. Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, who dances ...

CHICOPEE - Amateur and professional belly dancers from Belly Dance Western Mass. kicked off their 2018 performance season with a standing room only audience during their Cairo Cabaret Spring Show at ...

Michelle Leigh, one of the Big Island’s professional belly dance instructors, offers a monthly evening of Middle Eastern-inspired dance entertainment featuring local belly dance talent in Kailua-Kona.

Belly dancing in Egypt faces stigma despite growing global popularity and heritage value Safy Akef, linked to a dance legend, has never performed on stage in Egypt due to lack of respect Choreographer ...