For the Love of Travel and Dance
By Nizana El Rassan There are benefits to enjoying travel as it opens up a whole new world of dance communities to you with their...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15
- 5 min
Rethinking Dance Education & the Value of Travel
by Aubre Hill Studying a cultural art has been rooted in travel for hundreds of years. Students traveled to find a teacher, seek out a...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15
- 5 min
Products I love as a Bellydancer
by Aliza Shoshana When Shakira’s famous Hips Don’t Lie music video was released, I was absolutely mesmerized by her hip and chest...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15
- 14 min
COVER STORY: Eszter-Maura & the Art of Packing Light
What does a cycle trip of several months and a dance festival abroad have in common? Lots of physical activity. Seeing new places,...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15
- 6 min
The Lonely & Nervous Traveler
by Oriana One of my favorite songs to perform to is "Wa Msafer Wahdak," The Lonely Traveler. Ironically, travelling solo has become one...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15
- 7 min
Spotlight On: Tarifa Salem
An interview by Nizana El Rassan Interview with Tarifa Salem Nizana: Tarifa, thank you so much for the interview, I think the readers...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15
- 5 min
Virtual Travel
by Suli Adams I always wanted to travel, but did not have much opportunity while I was working and raising my son. The only trip outside...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15
- 7 min
Habibi, Come to Egypt! Travel tips with Shahrzad
Hello, I'm Claire aka Shahrzad! If you don't know me, I'm an American dancer who's been living and working in Cairo for the last 7 years....
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Fanoos Magazine
- Dec 15, 2022
- 9 min
Spotlight On: Samai Oriental Dance Company of India
1. Tell us how your company started Samai Oriental Dance Company was made official in 2019. Prior to that, I was actively involved in...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Dec 15, 2022
- 2 min
Raqset el Hawanim – Awalim dance recreation
by Giselle Rodríguez. My name is Giselle Rodríguez. I am from Mexico, and I am an oriental dance teacher and historian. I am also a...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Dec 15, 2022
- 1 min
COVER STORY: JULIA
Fanoos Magazine saw Julia perform in Nizana's Night in the Global Village Hafla and knew she needed a place in our Vintage & Golden Era...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Dec 15, 2022
- 10 min
SPOTLIGHT ON: Harlem Hafla
with Brandy Hayward 1. Tell us all about Harlem Hafla! Harlem Hafla is a one-day dance festival in Harlem, New York with two workshops...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Dec 15, 2022
- 8 min
Creating the Space for a Real Discussion
By Sheyla We need to talk - was in short the idea behind creating Al Raqs conference we could enjoy last September. Having five days full...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Dec 15, 2022
- 4 min
Queen of the Hips: Nabaweya Mustafa
by Shining Peacekeeper Nabaweya Mustafa (نبوية مصطفى) (Jan 1, 1919 – August 31, 2001) 52 film credits (some misapplied) Lineage Nabaweya...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Dec 15, 2022
- 5 min
The Top 3 Golden Era Belly Dance Movies for Belly Dancers to Know
From “Golden Era Belly Dance with Badriyah” episode #64 of the Belly Dance podcast “A Little Lighter” with Alicia Free Golden Era Belly...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Dec 15, 2022
- 7 min
“Sound of the Sultans”Album review
by Ma*Shuqa “Sound of the Sultans”: Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Ibrahim Turmen, Amin and Raymond Khoury, Sherif Sarakby, Nick Mouganis, and...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Dec 15, 2022
- 4 min
Interview with Helene Haynes Stakem
by Nizana El Rassan Throughout the world of “bellydance,” there are a lot of well-known dancers, and well known for good reason due to...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Dec 15, 2022
- 2 min
The Golden Era of Your Life
by Suli Adams Golden ages are defined as periods of great wealth, prosperity, stability and cultural and scientific achievement. In...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Dec 15, 2022
- 7 min
Old versus New Generation of Dancers
The Never-Ending Dialogue By Lenka Badriyah "The new generation of dancers is not artful anymore." "They are vulgar!" "Their costumes...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Dec 15, 2022
- 6 min
Evolution of Costume Styles
By Cathy Paveley What is a costume? The Miriam Webster dictionary defines it as: · the prevailing fashion in coiffure, jewelry,...
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