The Middle East's Belly-Dancing Recession. By Zoe Read. October 30, 2012. Share. Save. How the Arab Spring has hobbled one of the world's oldest dance forms. Paris on Ponce & Le Maison Rouge/Flickr.

"It has become an international culture," she says. "It has been a wonderful sort of breaking the barrier between East and West. "It has become a common language which people said East and West shall ...

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 ...

Belly dance Brings Middle East to the South. ... After two years of belly dance lessons in Los Angeles, I came to accept the fact that I'd been born without the coordination gene and quit.

Dance historian, Mo Geddawi, accepts belly dancing is facing a challenging time in Egypt but says this must be seen in perspective. "Forget about different governments and religion," he says. "When ...

Belly dancing has its roots in the Middle East, while salsa grew out of Latin American traditions. When you combine them, you get a high energy, hip-swaying fusion dance form that bridges the two ...

During the World Stage concert at Perkins Center for the Arts in Moorestown, Meesha Tayoun, right, dancer for Joseph Tayoun and his Mid-East Ensemble, performs belly dancing to the audience on ...

Belly dance came to the United States in 1893, ... an American style that blends influences from the Middle East, Turkey, India and hip hop, Mihailoff said. ...

Belly dance, also known as raqs sharqi in Arabic, is a centuries-old dance form with roots in the Middle East, North Africa, and Mediterranean regions. It is often characterised by intricate hip ...