ALL photos in this article are by Yasmina of Cairo Hey, Lauren?” My new friend Sabrina is peeking around a fluffy drapery.I’m sitting in a sun-dappled veranda, groggily clutching my coffee mug. It’s 9am, but jet lag has knocked me for a loop.”Aida Nour will be here in a few…
Zaina Brown’s memoir of her time as a performer in the Middle East is taking the belly dance world by storm. Here’s a sample from the book to…
Bhuz is gone. After years of declining participation, the site’s official Facebook page made this announcement today (on Facebook, which is rather ironic). Regarding the Bhuz forums: After…
The Chinese film My Mother Is A Belly Dancer never got a lot of attention among U.S. bellydancers because it was never widely available here. That’s a pity,…
“We Have Come To Be Danced” is a wild, fierce, freeing ride of a dance poem. Sometimes it feels like other people are draining all the breath and life out…