Belly Dance News

World Bellydance Championship

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:40:00 GMT

Tonight we got to know about the art of bellydancing; it's an art, with a set of rules and importance on other aspects other than the belly and the behind! Like face expressions and...

Diversity celebrated at Halifax West school

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:40:00 GMT

Wafaa Abousamak (from left), Anthony Diad and Zeina Asyyed rehearse a dance before a preview of Halifax West's Multicultural Festival Night held yesterday evening. The show was part of a week-long...

Gut-level diplomacy

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:40:00 GMT

Can a troupe of American belly dancers bring peace to the Middle East where guns and diplomats have failed? Unlikely. But if producer Miles Copeland succeeds in his plan to present the...

Habiba Raks Medsok

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:40:00 GMT

The Ghawazi tradition was carried on for hundreds of years, and passed on through Ghawazi families. The Ghawazi are musicians and dancers, and performers for weddings...

Kelly Frey Learns How To Belly Dance

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:40:00 GMT

Belly dancing can tighten and tone muscles in your body, making them long and lean. The ancient form of dancing is being taught at one Pittsburgh-area studio and WTAE Channel 4 Action News anchor...

Mom shakes things up at Cairo Cafe

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:50:00 GMT

A 34 year old from Cleveland, Tennessee, Arella went looking for an exercise video and found "Oriental dance," the correct name for what we call belly dancing. Arella had always been...

Belly dance for happy hips

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:50:00 GMT

I first became captivated by belly dancing in 1989 when I saw an advert for classes and I thought since I needed the exercise and I don�t enjoy aerobics it would be fun to try it...

In belly dancing, showing your middle isn't taboo

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:50:00 GMT

When you think of belly dancing you might think of Shakira. She is a singer/dancer who recently popularized the dance. There are many dance troupes that...

Famed belly dancer to visit Hayward

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:50:00 GMT

Some of those sitting in front of the television in late 1967 might remember Star Trek: Episode 43, in which an intergalactic belly dancer named Lara is found dead on the Planet Argellius...

Belly dancer becomes latest high-profile South Korean indicted over al

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:45:00 GMT

A high-profile belly dancer has been indicted for allegedly fabricating her university diploma, a prosecution official said Tuesday in the latest fake-degree scandal to hit education...