Those rhythmic hip drops, malleable belly rolls, suggestive shimmies and bone-defying undulations. Shakira may have emphasised how the hips don’t lie, but the belly dance still leaves us mesmerised ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. As a dance that was created by women of color, is amenable to a wide ...
You know something’s askew when the tabla player bounds on stage and says, “How you all doing tonight?” Indeed, the Velveeta factor had already surfaced at the El Portal Theatre on Friday when ...
The biggest star at Habeeba's belly-dance studio is Habeeba. On a recent weekday evening, voices rose and the energy level seemed to kick up a notch shortly after 7. "Habeeba must be here," said Tish ...
Terri Allred, director of community engagement at the Women’s Shelter and Support Center, has a confession to make: She’s a belly dancer. She’s also the featured speaker at the upcoming UMR Connects ...
Though it's the Middle East that put belly dance on the world map, the origin of the form is shrouded in mystery. One of the legends suggests that its complex hip movements have their roots in the ...
The beat thumps, and an exotic, melodic voice fills the room. The jingle of coins being struck together in time with the music crescendos, and it is a sound Golden Nugget retail supervisor Carol ...