When it comes to Middle Eastern dance, Egypt is cosmopolitan with traditions that go back thousands of years. The Habibi Dancers will focus on these traditions in their annual spring concert this ...

LANSING, MI -- Garnett Kepler was set on being a ballet dancer. But her plans changed when she took a belly dancing class as a student at Lansing Community College. She soon realized Middle Eastern ...

A few shimmies and hip drops can empower even the timidest woman to come — or dance — out of her shell. The trick to belly dancing is "all in the torso," said Garnett Kepler, longtime artistic ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Have you ever heard of Habibi dancing? Though it may look challenging to some, according to artistic director Garnett Kepler, all it takes is a little practice. “There is no ...

Awash in sunlight, around 50 women stand in a circle on the rooftop performance space of Casa Gaia in Old Havana, Cuba. Karen Rodríguez guides them through a series of improvisational movements. Soft ...

When Gail Tsiatsos of New Smyrna Beach signed up for a community belly dancing class, she did not realize what a long lasting impact it would have on her life. She met friends in the class, including ...

Cuban-American belly dancer and filmmaker Tiffany “Hanan” Madera spent 13 years making “Havana Habibi” Photo by Beatriz Ricco This Thursday, after 13 years of incubation, Miami dancer and filmmaker ...

“I got to travel a lot in North Africa in the last years through touring with Blitz the Ambassador,” Jannis writes on his Soundcloud page, “and the studio session with Oddisee for Sawtuha in Tunisia.