1. Tell us how your company started Samai Oriental Dance Company was made official in 2019. Prior to that, I was actively involved in...

by Giselle Rodríguez. My name is Giselle Rodríguez. I am from Mexico, and I am an oriental dance teacher and historian. I am also a...

Fanoos Magazine saw Julia perform in Nizana's Night in the Global Village Hafla and knew she needed a place in our Vintage & Golden Era...

with Brandy Hayward 1. Tell us all about Harlem Hafla! Harlem Hafla is a one-day dance festival in Harlem, New York with two workshops...

By Sheyla We need to talk - was in short the idea behind creating Al Raqs conference we could enjoy last September. Having five days full...

by Shining Peacekeeper Nabaweya Mustafa (نبوية مصطفى) (Jan 1, 1919 – August 31, 2001) 52 film credits (some misapplied) Lineage Nabaweya...

From “Golden Era Belly Dance with Badriyah” episode #64 of the Belly Dance podcast “A Little Lighter” with Alicia Free Golden Era Belly...

by Ma*Shuqa “Sound of the Sultans”: Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Ibrahim Turmen, Amin and Raymond Khoury, Sherif Sarakby, Nick Mouganis, and...

by Nizana El Rassan Throughout the world of “bellydance,” there are a lot of well-known dancers, and well known for good reason due to...

by Suli Adams Golden ages are defined as periods of great wealth, prosperity, stability and cultural and scientific achievement. In...

The Never-Ending Dialogue By Lenka Badriyah "The new generation of dancers is not artful anymore." "They are vulgar!" "Their costumes...

By Cathy Paveley What is a costume? The Miriam Webster dictionary defines it as: · the prevailing fashion in coiffure, jewelry,...

by Dawn Devine~ Devina During the 1950s, the most famous belly dancer working in the US was the incomparable Nejla Ates. Hailing from...