Raqs is an Arabic word for dance. It carries with it history and tradition and emotion. For Sabra Nelson, dance is about all ...

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 ...

EGYPTIAN MUSIC BOOMS through the amplifier at 6:15 p.m. as instructor Leslie Rosen leads her belly-dance class through what she calls a shimmy warmup. She gives gentle instructions every few seconds ...

If you're looking for a fun, low impact workout that improves your posture and helps with toning, belly dancing may be for you. Salit, founder of the Sheba Belly Dance School in New York City, joins ...

An Italian belly dancer of Egyptian descent was arrested in her native country for "using seductive techniques," according to media reports. Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, a naturalized Italian citizen ...

There were no hand cymbals or sequined harem pants, and no Middle Eastern music was playing in the background. And yet the rhythmic, wavy movements of an Iraqi woman's abdominal wall muscles resembled ...

In September 2023, a video went viral, allegedly depicting Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the president of Ukraine, belly-dancing. One viral post on X, formerly known as Twitter, read "Zelensky has really come ...

A belly dancer was detained in Egypt for "using seductive techniques" in her dance videos posted to Instagram. Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, an Egypt-born and naturalised Italian, was arrested at Cairo ...

Eman Zaki is often called the Coco Chanel of belly dance. If you need a tiger-print mesh ensemble with a diamante halter top encrusted with fake pearls, she can make it. Same goes for a gold and ...

An Italian belly dancer of Egyptian descent was arrested in her native country for “using seductive techniques,” according to media reports. Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, a naturalized Italian citizen ...