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Egyptian-Italian belly dancer arrested in Cairo

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 7 - An Egyptian naturalised Italian belly dancer has been arrested in Cairo on charges of offending public morals amid a clampdown on the traditional sensual dance that has seen ...
WRAL

Foreign Belly Dancers? Egyptians Shake Their Heads (and Hips)

CAIRO — When undercover police officers in Egypt swooped on an upscale nightclub on the Nile last spring and arrested a Russian belly dancer, the focus of their investigation was her costume — and ...
McClatchyDC

Foreigners preserve Cairo's reputation as belly dance capital

CAIRO — Sequins sparkled and beads jangled in a Cairo ballroom as students at a belly dance workshop imitated the teacher's undulations. "Step, twist, sit, shimmy, up!" came the commands, and their ...
The New Zealand Herald

Cairo belly dancers hit respectability wobble

It's 1am at the Scheherazade theatre in downtown Cairo. The smoke from water pipes is thick in the air and the band has started to play. Outside, the crowds are cheering Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the ...
TwinCities.com

Foreigners preserve Cairo’s reputation as belly dance capital

CAIRO — Sequins sparkled and beads jangled in a Cairo ballroom as students at a belly dance workshop imitated the teacher’s undulations. “Step, twist, sit, shimmy, up!” came the commands, and their ...