SOhO was bathed in the warm glow of dance and music from the Middle East, Turkey, Greece, Spain, Hawai’i, and India on Tuesday evening, December 17. The show, Mediterranean Nights, was a fundraiser ...

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CAIRO -- Farid Mesbaah, male belly dancer, hopped on a car in Cairo’s Shobra district and strutted his stuff. He clanged metal castanets, magically converted his hips into pistons and twirled his head ...

Princess Farhana wears a tiara in her driver's license photo. Though she may not be a true blue-blood, Farhana is a self-proclaimed diva who relishes the "royal" title. The Hollywood belly-dance star, ...

Frank Farinaro gets his audience’s attention from the minute he dances his way onto the stage. The first thing to catch your eye may be his costuming: “harem”-style pants in muted but luxurious colors ...