Although belly dancing has its roots in early Egyptian history, there's still a certain stigma attached to it. "A lot of people think we're like strippers or something," said Debbie Poldoski, director ...

Miss Belly Dance Asia is an annual Belly Dance Competition based in Kuala Lumpur. An event to gather all the Belly Dancers from all over Asia but mainly from Malaysia from all ages as young as 5 to ...

A famed belly dancer with legions of followers on social media finds herself behind bars in Egypt, accused of "violating public morals" for plying her craft. Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, who dances ...

Nestled in the heart of historic downtown Perry, a small dance studio has been a gathering spot for women of all shapes, sizes and ages to learn the art of belly dancing for the past 14 years. The ...

Middle Eastern pop music is thumping at Sahara Hookah Lounge, a cavernous BYOB club in Sharonville. Dancers in bejeweled bra tops and voluminous sheer skirts writhe and wriggle, expertly manipulating ...

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 ...

An Italian belly dancer of Egyptian descent was arrested in her native country for "using seductive techniques," according to media reports. Sohila Tarek Hassan Haggag, a naturalized Italian citizen ...

Zelenskyy’s face was digitally manipulated and placed over the figure of a different individual dancing in an unrelated video. In July 2024, a viral video claimed to show Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

A video that went viral in 2023 and 2024 showed Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy performing a belly dance. Another X post with the video shared in 2023 read: "Zelensky has really come a long ...