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 ...

Exponents of the art of belly dancing - a unique element of Egypt's national cultural heritage - believe it is undergoing a crisis and is in danger of being driven underground. Two years ago, the ...

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 ...

Russian belly-dancer Noora has filed a lawsuit against Labor and Immigration Affairs Minister Ahmed Al Amawi's recent ruling that prevents non-Egyptians from receiving belly dancing licenses. The ...

The high-profile Egyptian belly dancer Sama El-Masry has been sentenced to three years in prison over claims of "inciting debauchery and immorality" on social media, the Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram ...

Egyptian belly dancer Sama al-Masry sparked controversy once again this week after the release of a steamy poster advertising her new movie. The poster of the movie, called “Apple Charcoal” (a ...

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 ...

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 ...