A contemporary dance and multi-disciplinary arts festival will take place across public spaces Egypt's second largest city starting 2 May, featuring local and international dancers and artists ...

Folklore Troupe, a student-led group at the American University in Cairo, brings Egypt’s rich dance traditions to life ...

Traditional belly dancing arose in Egypt in the early 20th century with the rise of evening cabarets and has been declining a century later owing to the lack of suitable public venues It is a late ...

As a trickle of tourists slowly returns to Egypt, the floating nightclubs along the Nile are back in business. And belly dancers are once again in high demand. The glitzy late-night shows attract ...

Egyptian entrepreneur and belly dancer Nada El Masriya. Photo by Dave Abreu. Nada El Masriya grew up in Cairo where music and dance played a big part in her everyday life. A vital part of Egyptian ...

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 ...

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 ...

CAIRO — Laser beams illuminate a darkened restaurant turned dance hall in Cairo as revellers move to thumping beats from female DJs — part of a generation of women shaking up Egypt’s underground ...

In her theatrical productions, ambitious Yasmina Ramzy, artistic director of Arabesque Dance Company, tries to elevate the art of belly dance beyond nightclub cabaret entertainment. To that end, she ...

The dancer, 42, denied the accusations, saying the content was stolen and shared from her phone without consent Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here. Or ...

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