When I turned 17, I wanted just one thing for my birthday: belly-dancing classes. The dance's beauty, grace and creative costumes, along with its strong connection to Arabic music, made it a natural ...

DUBAI: Two education officials from Giza were suspended on Friday by Egypt’s education authorities after footage of belly dancers performing at the school went viral. The video shows three belly ...

CAIRO—The Nile Group Festival of performances and workshops kicked off in Cairo, Egypt, the night of Nov. 16 amid the glitter, giggles, and wild applause from over 500 predominantly female audience ...

Farid Mesbaah, male belly dancer, hopped on a car in Cairo's Shobra district and strutted his stuff. He clanged metal castanets, magically converted his hips into pistons and twirled his head around ...

At a Cairo wedding hall, Russian belly dancer Anastasia Biserova shimmied to the dance floor in a bright, high-slit skirt and an elaborately sequined bra top. She swirled her diaphanous pink shawl and ...