The Randolph resident commutes to the Marakesh Moroccan restaurant in Parsippany where she belly dances, adding a touch of Arabian glamour ... It's not uncommon to find dance on the menu at ...

How did this become acceptable? The term "belly dance" itself is a Western one. In Arabic, this kind of dance is called Raqs Sharqi, or Eastern dance. Belly dance, as it is known and practiced in ...

"It's associated with an 'Arabian Nights' fantasy." But the picture that emerges at belly dance classes around the Washington area is quite different. At DC Dance Collective in the District ...

This is a far cry from the situation in Arab countries, where there are clear and rigid gender divides. Judging from what students at her dance studio tell her, she says that belly dancing appeals ...

A video of a girl dancing inside one of the nightclubs in an Arab country has gone viral in a very short time. The video was virally denounced as the girl is considered super young to enter a ...

He said the belly dancing was “exploitative” and that the dancers had ... promoted stereotypes claimed that belly dancers held negative connotations in the Arab world and would be likened to strippers ...

they’re into an Arabian rhythm. Welcome to belly-dancing, Sligo style. Few activities in life, it seems, are both pleasurable and healthy. But now, about a dozen women in Sligo have discovered ...

No bloodshed. No bin Laden. Belly dancing is the theme Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch says can best communicate the Arab world to the West and reconcile cultural differences. "Whatever Lola Wants ...

The “One Thousand and One Nights”-themed event kicks off at 6:30 p.m. and features Arab beats courtesy of DJ Turbo Tabla and a belly dancing performance by the Barakaat Middle Eastern Dance ...

invites the public to celebrate World Belly Dance Day at a Benefit Hafla, an Arabic term for party or gathering, today, May 21, at 5 p.m. for Ho’ola Na Pua at Nextdoor, 43 N. Hotel St. in ...