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'In our blood': Egyptian women reclaim belly dance from stigma

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 ...
Seattle Times

Belly-dancing students discover a welcoming community of celebration and constant movement

EGYPTIAN MUSIC BOOMS through the amplifier at 6:15 p.m. as instructor Leslie Rosen leads her belly-dance class through what she calls a shimmy warmup. She gives gentle instructions every few seconds ...
The Washington Post

Getting Hip Through Belly Dancing

MENTION THAT you're taking belly dance lessons to someone unfamiliar with the basics of this ancient dance style and you may get a chuckle or a raised eyebrow. "The stereotype is that it's one step ...
Al-Monitor

'In our blood': Egyptian women reclaim belly dance from stigma

Some young Egyptians are trying to reclaim belly dancing as part of their country's artistic heritage, pushing back against decades of stigma — Khaled DESOUKI As belly dancing gains popularity ...