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Peninsula’s belly dancing troupe practices ancient art

SEQUIM — Laura Samperi-Ferdig has been studying belly dance since she was 8 and teaching since she was 16. “Belly dance is ...
The Columbian

“Dance your way to joy”: New east Vancouver dance classes fuses body and soul

Dancing children are adorable, but why should they have all the fun? Dancing is a natural way to express emotion through movement, but many people stop dancing as they age due to self-consciousness or ...
Queerty

It’s World Belly Dance Day & these gays are putting their midriffs in motion

Get those hips swinging, because Saturday, May 10, marks this year’s World Belly Dance Day. The website Days of the Year attributes World Belly Dance Day to the World Belly Dance Alliance, but other ...
Al-Monitor

'In our blood': Egyptian women reclaim belly dance from stigma

Some young Egyptians are trying to reclaim belly dancing as part of their country's artistic heritage, pushing back against decades of stigma — Khaled DESOUKI As belly dancing gains popularity ...