1.  Tell Fanoos how and why you started Disco Iskandar. Disco Iskandar is the shag carpet that resulted from all the threads present in...

Do you know about the Year of You? We will embark on the 7th edition of this year long virtual mentorship program February 1st,...

Oriana met this talented dancer at a show by The Parvanas in Panama City, Florida. They sat down to scratch at the surface of her...

The choreography and performance are an ISIS wing fusion belly dance inspired by true events. By Sheri Deer   I was so excited to have a...

Many of you may recognize me as "Sayuri" in the dance community. I am a Miami-based dancer and the founder of MENAHT Dance Studies, a...

Fanoos sat down with the Legendary AmCab dancer Cory Zamora for insights and nostalgia!

Nizana El Rassan Thinking of past dancers before us, some of whom may have retired or passed on, there is so much history and...

As a dancer, it is important (in my point of view) to have an excellent knowledge of history and customs. To avoid clichés and especially...

From Oriana's Desk: I've decided that each issue I will highlight content creators from Palestine, Lebanon and Human Rights activists...

Fanoos caught up with Andalee of California to ask all about event production. 1. Tell us about the events that you have run/ currently...

Adonia Renee One day while scrolling through Facebook, I stumbled upon a post from my friend Berna. She was putting on a theatrical...

Nizana El Rassan For many years, I had looked into going to CSQ and it never worked out, partly because I’ve most currently lived on the...

Fanoos received a few brief advertisements for upcoming events, workshops and Haflas. We've compiled them for your convenience! Harem...

Dawn Devine Hello, my friends in belly dance near and far.  Hi, I’m Dawn Devine aka Davina and most folks in the belly dance world know...

Natasa Kocar How big or small should a country be to host an independent Oriental Dance festival? Well, I don´t know about that, but my...

Lisa Jean and The Sparkly Dancers Society on FB! Here’s the list compiled by members of the Sparkly Dancer Society of upcoming workshops...

Walladah With this article I want to invite you to a world of oriental dance that is not niche and segregated from other dances and...

Amelie Rigetto This article is based on my own subjective experience with Bellydance festivals in Europe. I want to share with you my...

I am Phaedra Darwish from Chicago, and you could say I wear many hats: dancer, musician, event producer, educator, and collaborator. I...

Dawn Devine Hello, my friends in dance!  Over the summer I was approached by Leena and Sureya Hussein, the co-hosts of Raks Dünya...