Meet Lebanon’s iconic belly dancers, who transformed traditional dance into theatrical, unforgettable performances in the 80s and 90s.

Antigoni Tsiouli, the Principal Ballerina of the Cairo National Opera, will perform a choreography dedicated to Egyptian civilization.

A big hearty congratulations to Jheri St. James retirement, after 42 years of teaching belly dancing in Laguna Beach. I feel ...

Choreographers and performers from Belfast, the Egyptian capital Cairo and Ramallah in Palestine have come together for an international dance exchange. The Our Voice Together Now initiative has seen ...

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

She is likely to remain in jail for at least two more weeks. A belly dancer was detained in Egypt for "using seductive techniques" in her dance videos posted to Instagram. Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, ...

While belly dancing has its roots in the Middle East, an Italian woman was accused of offending public morals and arrested by Egyptian authorities last month. Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, who belly ...

An Italian belly dancer has been arrested and jailed in Egypt for outraging public decency with her saucy performances. Linda Martino, 32, was held after videos of her scantily clad shows were spotted ...

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 ...

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 ...