What strikes you most when you meet the enigmatic Leila Haddad are those intricate braids cascading down her shoulders, and ornamented with shiny threads and metal rings. A single cowrie shell hangs ...

Ya Habibi – Academy of Middle Eastern Dance will be hosting workshops in oriental and Egyptian folklore dance during the month of May with the internationally renowned Maria Aya. Specializing in ...

Contemporary dancers are finding their feet in the Arab world, as the art form renowned for freedom of expression blossoms at a time of regional upheaval. "Over the past few years, Arab contemporary ...

As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, pushing back against decades of stigma to reclaim the dance as part of their ...

For over a decade, husband and wife Blue Siytangco and Anna Schkade-Siytangco have combined their passions involving movement ...

Arab artists will boycott the Salam.Orient festival in Vienna because of the Israeli embassy's sponsorship of the event Several Arab artists have announced they will boycott an Austrian oriental arts ...