Giselle Rodríguez is the author of "Danza Oriental en Egipto", a Spanish-language book that traces the origins of oriental dance all the way back to the Pharaonic Egypt until today.

Hundreds of women of all nationalities sway their hips and twirl in time to the beat of a drum in a hotel ballroom by the pyramids in Cairo. Belly dancing is said to have been practised in Egypt since ...

Belly dancing in Egypt faces stigma despite growing global popularity and heritage value Safy Akef, linked to a dance legend, has never performed on stage in Egypt due to lack of respect Choreographer ...

The Suez Canal University in Egypt suspended Dr. Mona Prince after she published a video while she was belly dancing and photos wearing a bikini on her Facebook page. The case of Prince, who teaches ...

State-run Islamic institution Dar Al Ifta says show is part of 'campaign to undermine moral system' Cairo: Egypt’s top Islamic body on Wednesday demanded that a television show promoting belly-dancing ...

An Egyptian private TV channel has defied the religious establishment by resuming a controversial belly-dancing show that was described as corrupting to morals. When it was first aired this month, ...

Imagine that you are sitting by the side of the Nile River. Passionate music arises and you see a mysteriouss woman draped in veils, a low-waisted gauze skirt and shiny gold beads baring her midriff.

Backlash as performer accused of misrepresenting Egypt at US music fest Egyptian performer Mohammed Ramadan appeared wearing an outfit likened to a belly-dance costume at a recent US music festival.

A video of Ms Prince dancing may have landed her in trouble with her bosses in Egypt ByNews from Elsewhere... ...as found by BBC Monitoring An Egyptian professor ...

Cairo (AFP) – 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 ...