Why are finger cymbals more common in classic-era Turkish dance and not Egyptian?
Why are finger cymbals more common in classic-era Turkish oryantal dans (bellydance) and not in Egyptian raqs sharqi? by Laura Leyl Many...
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- Jun 15, 2022
- 3 min
Finger Cymbals, Who Me?
by Nizana El Rassan My first teacher, Azura (WA), was an American Cabaret style dancer, and this is where I was first introduced to...
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- Jun 15, 2022
- 4 min
Zills and Language, What do they have in common?
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- Mar 15, 2022
- 7 min
A Cultural Perspective on Domestic Violence
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15, 2022
- 5 min
TRANSCENDING THE DARK
By Sherry Brier “To be a star, you must shine your own light, follow your path, and don't worry about the darkness, for that is when the...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15, 2022
- 4 min
COVER STORY: SHIMMY MOB!
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15, 2022
- 10 min
Spotlight On: Marisa of Sharqui
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15, 2022
- 6 min
Spotlight on: Lauren Higgins-Body Image Coach
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15, 2022
- 5 min
A Story to Encourage and Empower
by Alex Biricik What if you could be whatever you want to be? What would you choose? What did you always feel is your position in this...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15, 2022
- 7 min
Dancing My Way Back From Cancer: An Ovarian Cancer Survivor’s Story
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15, 2022
- 6 min
The Pandemic Pivot: How Sahara Dance Went from In-Person, to Virtual, to Hybrid
By Maddie Grant, Marketing Manager, Sahara Dance This will be a familiar story to many of you reading.... In March of 2020, Sahara Dance...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15, 2022
- 4 min
In the Stars March 2022-Samia Gamal's Astro Chart
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
Bellydance & Postpartum - How Bellydance Helped Me Find Myself Again
by Lisa Jean McNeil In my early 20’s I had a pretty good beat on who I was. What made me ME. I was deep into bellydance and being...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
Mask Wearing Made Beautiful
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
Phenomenal Dancers, Phenomenal Women
by Staff Writer Nizana El Rassan In honor of women’s month, I propose that every woman is “phenomenal,” just like Maya Angelou spoke...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Mar 15, 2022
- 6 min
Basic Video Production and Dance for Performance and Classes
by Jessikah Bellydance We’ve all seen the videos where people lip-sync to existing trending audio and use their 10 to 15 seconds to do...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Dec 15, 2021
- 1 min
Get the Golden Era Look!
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Fanoos Magazine
- Dec 15, 2021
- 10 min
From Spain to Dendera
by Yvette Smith "La Reina" I knew six months ago when I started taking American Cabaret belly dance classes in Tallahassee, Florida that...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Dec 15, 2021
- 8 min
Boston Belly Dance Firsts
By Amy Smith The “Nightclub Era” of Boston belly dance took place from the 1950s - 80s. During this time, you could see belly dancing...
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Fanoos Magazine
- Dec 15, 2021
- 3 min
Vintage and Golden Era Musings
By Nizana El Rassan As of late, there seems to be a resurgence of interest in vintage and golden era belly dance. I know there is at...
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