Farid Mesbaah, male belly dancer, hopped on a car in Cairo’s Shobra district and strutted his stuff. He clanged metal castanets, magically converted his hips into pistons and twirled his head around ...

Belly dance, also called Arabic dance or Raqs sharqi, literally means oriental dancing. It is an Arabic expressive dance which originated in Egypt and emphasises on the complex movements of the torso.

James Brantley is an Air Force computer specialist by day. After hours, he is “Shadid,” male belly dancer. Brantley, a former Marine Corps sergeant from nearby Ft. Worth, took up the traditionally ...

ISTANBUL, July 31 (Reuters Life!) - At Istanbul's Club Fox on the Sea of Marmara coast the belly dancer's hips gyrate and tassels swirl to the music but the stomach is a little hairier than usual -- ...

When Segah dances, everybody cheers. His hips slope then shake; the muscles on his stomach vibrate with the coin belt across his loins. The drumbeat speeds up. The glitter on his chest and the gold ...

There is something different about belly dancer Eshan Hilal — he is a man overflowing with joy and has a dance in every step he takes. Dressed in a palazzo and sequinned shirt, Eshan walks into the ...

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Wearing a short blouse that reveals a toned midriff, a long flowing skirt and a sequinned belt tied low across the waist, the dancer takes centre stage. Adorned with an exquisite silver necklace, ...

HYDERABAD: If being yourself is a crime, then freedom is an illusion – reads the cover page of 25-year-old IT professional, Telu Sravan Kumar’s Facebook account. The freedom here refers to his choice ...

'Kusu Kusu' went viral because of its super complicated steps, which no one can perfectly pull off unless they are a trained professional. However, dancer Ajit Shetty decided to take up this challenge ...

Pole dancing shakes off ill Usually, it is seductive sirens who sashay to the mesmerizing moves of belly dancing. In China, however, the art takes on a very different flavor when it is the male ...

We call it "belly dancing," that alluring art form where dancers use their hips and torso in mesmerizing motion that is often seen as sensual and expressive. But in other places, the dance is referred ...