At a Cairo wedding hall, Russian belly dancer Anastasia Biserova shimmied to the dance floor in a bright, high-slit skirt and an elaborately sequined bra top. She swirled her diaphanous pink shawl and ...

CAIRO — Studs sparkled on Diana Esposito's dress as she ticked her hips on a Nile boat thousands of miles away from the place she calls home: Brooklyn. "I have a full-time job doing what I love," said ...

When I turned 17, I wanted just one thing for my birthday: belly-dancing classes. The dance's beauty, grace and creative costumes, along with its strong connection to Arabic music, made it a natural ...

CAIRO, Egypt — When allied bombs first hit Baghdad, many young Kuwaitis here had their own, unique response: They hit the dance floors. “They’re battling it out in the discotheque,” cracked an ...

The Del City Library is hosting a dance class where attendees can learn traditional Egyptian dance. Jordan Ryan took the Arca Continental Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages Porch to get a preview of the ...

CAIRO – Egypt's vice police on Thursday arrested the owner of a belly dancing TV station on suspicion of operating without a license, inciting licentiousness and facilitating prostitution, a security ...

CAIRO -- Egypt's top religious body demanded Wednesday that a new belly-dancing TV show be suspended for "corrupting morals" and serving "extremists" who could use it as a pretext to depict Egyptian ...

On Saturday, May 19, The Dance Hall in Kittery, Maine, will be alive with the hypnotic dance and music of Egypt. The event is co-produced by The Dance Hall and Jeni, a belly dancer who currently ...

Several tombs in the necropolises of Egypt depict figures dancing across the walls and playing instruments. But when Egyptologists took a closer look, they were able to piece together how the art form ...

Among the dozen passionate young army officers who preside over Egypt’s 19 millions, none could be more temperamental or more troublesome under stress than sleek, slight Major Salah Salem. One of the ...