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THE LANTERN-BELLYDANCE MAGAZINE QUARTERLY

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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Sep 15, 20248 min read
Siwa, Egypt’s Most Unique Oasis
Tamalyn Dallal In 2004, I was traveling in Egypt with my friend and fellow dancer, Alexandra. She flipped the pages in her Lonely Planet...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Sep 15, 20242 min read
Bellydance Stories Performance Lab
Real stories. Powerful performances. Every curve tells a tale. Belly Dance Stories is a year-long multimedia production with theater...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Sep 15, 20243 min read
Festivals are Fun (And a LOT of Work!)
Nizana El Rassan A good festival is well organized and has a mix of performances, workshops and vending. I’ve had the joy and privilege...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Sep 15, 20241 min read
Space Coast Raqs!
Space Coast Raks - Registration OPEN! Launch yourself into the Belly Dance Universe with Brevard’s only Belly Dance Immersive presented...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Sep 15, 20242 min read
Hips of Strength
Join us for an enchanting celebration of dance and empowerment at our first annual HAFLA here on the Fun Coast, hosted by Flagler-Volusia...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Sep 15, 20242 min read
ALMARIYYA FEST
Sultanette Almariyya Fest is an established International Oriental Dance & Arabic Flamenco Festival based in Almeria, Andalusia...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Sep 15, 20247 min read
Cover Story: Mercedes Nieto
1. Tell us how you started Cairo Fest Budapest. Seventeen years ago, during my second visit to Cairo, I had the chance to experience the...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Jun 15, 20245 min read
Simsimiyya Dance with Hosam Elmansy
Oriana went to the Reda Troupe Asst. Trainer and former cover story of Fanoos Magazine, Hosam Elmansy, to ask about this Folkloric Dance....
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Jun 15, 20243 min read
COVER STORY: Mohamed Ali & 7 Egyptian Dance Troupe
Fanoos caught up with Mohamed Ali-Seven, the leader of 7 Egyptian Dance Troupe for this special Fokloric Issue. 1. Tell us about your...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Jun 15, 20243 min read
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, 202411 min read
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, 20249 min read
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, 20243 min read
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, 20246 min read
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, 20243 min read
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, 20243 min read
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, 20241 min read
Space Coast Raqs!
Space Coast Raks - Registration OPEN! Launch yourself into the Belly Dance Universe with Brevard’s only Belly Dance Immersive presented...
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Fanoos Magazine Oriana
Jun 15, 20246 min read
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, 20245 min read
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, 202410 min read
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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