Oriana went to the Reda Troupe Asst. Trainer and former cover story of Fanoos Magazine, Hosam Elmansy, to ask about this Folkloric Dance....

Fanoos caught up with Mohamed Ali-Seven, the leader of 7 Egyptian Dance Troupe for this special Fokloric Issue. 1. Tell us about your...

Nizana El Rassan Amongst all the movement drills, choreographies and costumes are nuances important to the dance that all performers...

By Columbia Strawberry Cunha The shamadan is a mystery of a tradition. No one knows who started it or when it came about. Mahmoud Reda...

by Walladah What if there was a dance in which we are not expected to bring joy to the audience? What if there was a dance that lets us...

SA’IDI صعيدى EGYPTIAN SAIDI DANCE (SA’IDI) Known as the birthplace of belly dance as we know it today, Upper Egypt has always maintained...

1.   Tell us about your dance background, career, your training and how you got started. North African Dance from home and studying...

Oriana caught up with Alexandra King to congratulate and ask her about her acclaimed production, Seraglio. Tell us all about Seraglio and...

by staff writer Nizana El Rassan Throughout the decades that I have been involved in studying, performing and teaching Middle Eastern...

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By Rachel “Rahil” Lee Everyone reading this magazine probably already appreciates the importance of learning folk and folkloric dances....

Dawn Devine  ~ Davina Author of “The Cloth of Egypt: All About Assiut.” www.davina.us • @davinadevine Assiut, the beloved cloth of...

1. You've really spread awareness about Amazigh and traditional dances. Tell us more about the work that you do to dismantle the impact...

By Donna Mejia, MFA and Drake von Trapp, MA As a global community, belly dance does not have a universal code of conduct that governs the...

Nizana El Rassan How many of you are familiar with or remember Goofus and Gallant and Miss Manners? They address the ongoing need for...

Q: Tell us about your Fusion process- how would you describe your style? A: My Fusion process is a dynamic blend of various dance styles,...

Ahmed Elswify, Staff Writer Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, commencing upon the visual sighting of the last...

What are your biggest inspirations and influences? Let’s start with influences. I feel I have a bit more of a concrete answer for that...

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From Oriana's desk: Every issue I'm going to try to include links, information and awareness of Egyptian, Turkish, and other MENAHT/SWANA...