Several tombs in the necropolises of Egypt depict figures dancing across the walls and playing instruments. But when Egyptologists took a closer look, they were able to piece together how the art form ...

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 ...

CAIRO — When undercover police officers in Egypt swooped on an upscale nightclub on the Nile last spring and arrested a Russian belly dancer, the focus of their investigation was her costume — and ...

Laser beams illuminate a darkened restaurant turned dance hall in Cairo as revellers move to thumping beats from female DJs. Laser beams illuminate a darkened restaurant turned dance hall in Cairo as ...

CAIRO -- Egypt's foreign belly dancers have been given their marching orders. The government says it wants to protect homegrown practitioners of the seductive Middle Eastern dance form and is no ...

The tanoura, or whirling dervish, is a dance that developed out of meditation rituals associated with Sufism, or Islamic mysticism. Dancers throughout the Middle East practice variations of this dance ...

A dancer performs Sufi dance at Wekalet El-Ghoury in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen) A dancer performs Sufi dance at Wekalet El-Ghoury in Cairo, Egypt, Jan. 31, 2026. (Xinhua/Xin ...

On Saturday, May 19, The Dance Hall in Kittery, Maine, will be alive with the hypnotic dance and music of Egypt. The event is co-produced by The Dance Hall and Jeni, a belly dancer who currently ...

AFP is republishing this story which has been selected by the agency's chief editors as one of the best of the week. Pictures by Khaled Desouki. Video Mohamed Abouelenen and Khalil Mohamed Laser beams ...