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 ...

However, to my surprise, condemnation of the dance was far more acute in Egypt, whose belly-dancing community is the best known in all the Arab world. The low public image of belly dancing in Egypt ...

The Del City Library is hosting a dance class where attendees can learn traditional Saidi Egyptian dance.

Several New York City parties offer spaces where anyone and everyone can let loose, come together and find comfort in Middle Eastern and North African music.

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 ...