A Few Things Instructors Should Teach Students
Nizana El Rassan Amongst all the movement drills, choreographies and costumes are nuances important to the dance that all performers...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Jun 15
- 11 min
Raks Al-Shamadan
By Columbia Strawberry Cunha The shamadan is a mystery of a tradition. No one knows who started it or when it came about. Mahmoud Reda...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Jun 15
- 9 min
Dancing with health issues, sorrow and politics: Zeybek oyunu and zeybekiko
by Walladah What if there was a dance in which we are not expected to bring joy to the audience? What if there was a dance that lets us...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Jun 15
- 3 min
EGYPTIAN SAIDI DANCE
SA’IDI صعيدى EGYPTIAN SAIDI DANCE (SA’IDI) Known as the birthplace of belly dance as we know it today, Upper Egypt has always maintained...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Jun 15
- 6 min
Spotlight On: Amel Tafsout
1. Tell us about your dance background, career, your training and how you got started. North African Dance from home and studying...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Jun 15
- 3 min
Spotlight On: Seraglio
Oriana caught up with Alexandra King to congratulate and ask her about her acclaimed production, Seraglio. Tell us all about Seraglio and...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Jun 15
- 3 min
Interview with Dandash!
by staff writer Nizana El Rassan Throughout the decades that I have been involved in studying, performing and teaching Middle Eastern...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Jun 15
- 1 min
Space Coast Raqs!
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Jun 15
- 6 min
Creating a Multifaceted Class Curriculum Using Folkloric, Folk, and Social Dances
By Rachel “Rahil” Lee Everyone reading this magazine probably already appreciates the importance of learning folk and folkloric dances....
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Jun 15
- 5 min
Al-Tally: A History of Assiut in Pictures
Dawn Devine ~ Davina Author of “The Cloth of Egypt: All About Assiut.” www.davina.us • @davinadevine Assiut, the beloved cloth of...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Jun 15
- 10 min
Spotlight On: Raïssa Leï
1. You've really spread awareness about Amazigh and traditional dances. Tell us more about the work that you do to dismantle the impact...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Mar 15
- 11 min
ETHICS AND INTEGRITY IN FUSION DANCES of RAQS SHARQI TRADITIONS, A CONVERSATION
By Donna Mejia, MFA and Drake von Trapp, MA As a global community, belly dance does not have a universal code of conduct that governs the...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Mar 15
- 3 min
Gracious Communications in Belly Dance and Beyond
Nizana El Rassan How many of you are familiar with or remember Goofus and Gallant and Miss Manners? They address the ongoing need for...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Mar 15
- 5 min
COVER STORY: Sadira
Q: Tell us about your Fusion process- how would you describe your style? A: My Fusion process is a dynamic blend of various dance styles,...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Mar 15
- 3 min
Ramadan Kareem! A Note from a Native Egyptian
Ahmed Elswify, Staff Writer Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, commencing upon the visual sighting of the last...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Mar 15
- 4 min
Spotlight on: Rebeq Porzig
What are your biggest inspirations and influences? Let’s start with influences. I feel I have a bit more of a concrete answer for that...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Mar 15
- 4 min
The Loss of An Era
"The opinions expressed within this article reflect the author's thoughts and expressions only and do not reflect those of Fanoos...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Mar 15
- 2 min
Online Courses with Source Instructors
From Oriana's desk: Every issue I'm going to try to include links, information and awareness of Egyptian, Turkish, and other MENAHT/SWANA...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Mar 15
- 3 min
On Fusion, Innovation and Integration
Bogdana Sokolov of HayatiDance Art forms rarely develop spontaneously and in isolation. New styles are likely to have been inspired by...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
- Mar 15
- 8 min
Spotlight ON: Misha of ShimmyBOOM Bellydance (Sarasota, FL) and Global Caravan International
1. Tell us all about Global Caravan and your group! Global Caravan (GC) began as one woman’s inspiration and has grown into being one of...
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