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THE LANTERN-BELLYDANCE MAGAZINE QUARTERLY

Cover Photo provided by Ramzy,/Created by Oriana/ March 2025
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Dancing With Life: A Young Woman's Quest for Art, Love and Freedom
By Dhyanis I was part of the "AmCab" era in Northern California, when what we learned from teachers like Jamila Salimpour, Bert...
Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Jul 15, 20216 min read
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Artist Spotlight: Raq’n Monkeys!
by Stacey Peacock - Alberta, Canada The age old question, “So what do you do?? I'm a belly dancing, stay-at-home-mom, with a BFA...
Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Jul 15, 20213 min read
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Spotlight on: Mahmoud Bahbah of Cairo
Interview and transliteration by Oriana How did you get started in dance? I started my artistic life in my hometown of Beni Suef...
Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Jul 15, 20212 min read
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Homage to Folkloric Styles
by Nizana El Rassan When Oriana asked for theme suggestions for Fanoos Magazine, one of my two suggestions was a focus on folkloric...
Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Jul 15, 20213 min read
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Spotlight On: Mido Fathelbab of Cairo
Interview and transliteration by Oriana How did you get started in dance? I started when I was six years old in 1985. It was my first...
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Jul 15, 20212 min read
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COVER STORY" Roxxanne Shelaby and the MENAHT Dancers Collective
For our inaugural MENAHT and source teachers edition Fanoos met up with Roxxanne Shelaby to discuss the Fez, her thoughts and her new...
Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Jul 15, 20215 min read
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Funoon Shaabeya Documentary
by Sheyla Klementová A film about Egyptian traditional dance is about to happen and you can be part of it! My enthusiasm and excitement...
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Jul 15, 20212 min read
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The Zay Initiative: Tulle Bi Telli
Original article published with permission Tulle bi telli, translated as ‘net with wire,’ is a traditional metal thread embroidery...
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Jul 15, 20216 min read
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