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 ...

CAIRO, Egypt — When allied bombs first hit Baghdad, many young Kuwaitis here had their own, unique response: They hit the dance floors. “They’re battling it out in the discotheque,” cracked an ...

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 ...

CAIRO — Studs sparkled on Diana Esposito's dress as she ticked her hips on a Nile boat thousands of miles away from the place she calls home: Brooklyn. "I have a full-time job doing what I love," said ...

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A viral video showing a woman and teacher in Egypt dancing sparked a women’s rights debate after the teacher, Aya Youssef, was fired from her job. The video which was captured and uploaded to YouTube ...

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 ...

A video of an Egyptian mother-of-three dancing that went viral online prompting her husband to divorce her and her employers to sack her has reignited fierce debates over women’s rights. The short ...