In a fitness studio in Saudi Arabia, dozens of women sway to Arabic music as they practise belly dancing -- an activity that many feel compelled to keep secret.

Google the term “belly dance” and the first images the search engine offers are of white women in flowing, diaphanous skirts, playing at brownness. How did this become acceptable? The term “belly ...

Japan is in the middle of a nascent belly-dancing boom. Over the last few years, the expressive dance has won a growing number of devotees who are drawn to its colorful garb, captivating rhythms, and ...

Bollywood sensation Nora Fatehi never misses a chance to treat her fans with her hot and sensuous dance moves. On her 31st birthday, the gorgeous and sizzling actress turned heads at her birthday ...

Lucknowites recently got a chance to groove with professional belly dancers at a party organized by an Indo-Arabic lounge in the city. Lucknowites recently got a chance to groove with professional ...

Nora Fatehi is surely a woman of many talents. The Moroccan – Canadian model turned actress is currently stirring things up with her new Dance Cover of the renowned Moroccan-Arabic singer, Saad ...

Egypt may be the cradle of Arabic dance, but homegrown talent has become hard to find. That's why today many of the most successful belly dancers come from abroad, like Johara a.k.a. Ekaterina ...

As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, pushing back against decades of stigma to reclaim the dance as part of their ...