Belly Dance News Archive from Early 2005

Middle Eastern dance continued to fascinate the press in 2005. The Belly Dance Superstars provided amusement the world over. On a more serious note, the controversy over foreign dancers continued to be debated in Egypt.

More recent articles are posted on the in the news page. For news and information specifically about Shahina and her dance use the links on the left-hand side of this page.

News from mid-2005

April 21 2005 Tel Aviv Israel Seattle Times
Arab Music Turning Heads in Tel Aviv Bars

April 9 2005 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Khaleej Times
Belly Dancing Makes Ripples Among Asian Women

April 4 2005 United States Time
Belly-Dance Boom

March 31 2005 Falls Church Virginia News-Press
Belly Dancing From the Heart; Women Raise Funds & Confidence

March 30 2005 Cairo Egypt BBC News
Egyptian Belly Dance "In Crisis"

March 20 2005 Boston Massachusetts Globe
Less Exhibitionism, More Empowerment

March 19 2005 Brooklyn New York Paper
Shake and Shimmy

February 2005 New York City Dance Magazine
A Voluptuous Breakthrough

January 25 2005 Shanghai China Star
Dance Class Never This Much Fun

January 19 2005 Seattle Washington National Public Radio
Moving From Accounting To Dance - And Paris

January 14 2005 Jerusalem & Tel Aviv Israel Jewish New Weekly
Dancing Stereotype Goes Belly Up in Israel

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