When you think of belly dancing, images of lithe dancers in sultry, gauzy costumes probably come to mind. It’s the stereotype put forth in movies and music videos, in everything from 1950s sitcoms to ...

What do you get when you mix a belly-dancing Salma Hayek with 1950s Egyptian screen sirens and a flannel-clad cowboy on a white horse? The answer is Youssef Nabil’s newest work, “I Saved My Belly ...

You may call Tahia Karioka whatever you like — describe her any way you can. You can consider her controversial, daring, and maybe too confrontational. However, you can’t deny one truth, which is that ...

Belly dancing is an ancient art form. Patti Beaman, the owner of World in Motion, says belly dancing is at least 6,000 years old, and many practitioners say it allows them to make a connection to ...

As she approached her 70th birthday, Carol Love decided that there was really only one way to mark the occasion. So, this past Sunday she gathered her coin belt and ancient assuit shawl, and headed ...