Fanoos Magazine OrianaJun 15, 202311 min readExcerpts: Elena Harrison From A Year in the Sky (my first belly dancing class) A Year in the Sky (All Colors of the Rainbow): Mikado, Lena, Harrison, Christopher,...
Fanoos Magazine OrianaJun 15, 20232 min readReview of 2023 Spokane Bellyfestby Nizana El Rassan This past April, I had the pleasure of teaching and performing at the annual Spokane Bellyfest in Spokane,...
Fanoos Magazine OrianaJun 15, 20237 min readThe Journey To Retirement & Optionsby Jennifer Ordonez There I was, hanging out with several of my dance colleagues I had known for many years in the living room of our...
Fanoos Magazine OrianaJun 15, 202319 min readYasmina Ramzy Memoir ExcerptBy Yasmina Ramzy, Copyright 2023 This memoir is a work in progress to be published later in 2023. Working titles are: So Where’s the...
Fanoos Magazine OrianaJun 15, 20231 min readCOVER STORY: Alia ThabitFanoos sat down with Author and Dancer Alia Thabit to discuss, writing, publishing and illustrating.
Fanoos Magazine OrianaJun 15, 20239 min readMen Have Always DancedBy Drake von Trapp, MA With the advent of video archives and analyses of various European travel writers, many have claimed that male...
Fanoos Magazine OrianaJun 15, 202316 min readNovel Excerpt- Irene HallDear readers! I have been given the opportunity to share with you some parts of a work in progress. This is excerpt from a novel about a...
Fanoos Magazine OrianaJun 15, 20233 min readHow Fanoos Started…and Where It’s GoingA letter from Oriana Like most creative endeavors, Fanoos started as an idea during a time when big changes were happening.In the middle...
Fanoos Magazine OrianaJun 15, 20233 min readMusings of a Published Authorby Nizana El Rassan Without writers, there would be so much history, detail and information lost. Writers contribute everything from...
Fanoos Magazine OrianaJun 15, 20237 min readA Series of Fortunate Events – or “How I Became a Writer of Belly Dance Books”By Sara Shrapnell Where to begin ? Perhaps back in the UK, when I was the busy Mum of three, who would hide away and write short stories...
Fanoos Magazine OrianaJun 15, 20234 min readInterview with Dalia Carellaby Nizana El Rassan Dalia Carella was one of the workshop instructors I studied with who made an impact on me early in my dance journey....
Fanoos Magazine OrianaJun 10, 202311 min readThe Power of Self-Awareness + Self-ManagementBy Kelli Nottingham, host of the Belly Dance Alchemy Podcast Have you ever met someone who had absolutely no self-awareness? They go...