Belly Dance News Archive from 2008
In 2008 the press seemed to discover a new aspect of dance: the business of belly
dance. Of course, the words like sexy and wiggle were still to be found in abundance.
As the novelty wore off, the seedier publications turned away from belly dancing and toward coverage of fads
such as pole dancing to in order to create headlines.
Older articles of significance are posted separately on the news archive pages.
For news and information
specifically about Shahina
and her dance use the links on the
left-hand side of this page.
Belly Dance Articles in Descending Order by Date:
December 21 2008 Akron Ohio USA Today
Belly Dancing A Vehicle For Spiritual Exploration
December 10 2008 Woolverstone Suffolk England Evening Star
Wheelchair To Dancer
November 27 2008 Amman Jordan North by Northwestern
Dancing by Myself at a Palestinian Wedding
October 11 2008 Bagdad Iraq New York Times
Eliza Doolittle Is Now a Belly Dancer
September 30 2008 Hereford and Worcester England BBC
Belly Dance For Pudsey
September 12 2008 Hanoi Vietnam Viet Nam News
Ha Noi Shows A Little Skin
July 14 2008 Las Vegas Nevada Rebel Yell
Belly Dance Isn't Stripping
July 14 2008 Las Vegas Nevada Rebel Yell
Belly Dancing Continues to Flourish
July 3 2008 McHenry Illinois Northwest Herald
Kids Given Chance To Belly Dance
July 3 2008 Seaside Oregon Signal
Miss Oregon 2008
June 30 2008 Cairo Egypt National
Belly Dancer Fears Her Art is Dying
June 20 2008 United Kingdom Sun
How to Feel Belly Sexy
June 17 2008 Delhi India Times of India
Shall We Dance?
June 12 2008 Dubai United Arab Emirates Sydney Morning Herald
Truth and Trickery in Dubai
May 28 2008 Minneapolis Minnesota Daily Planet
Put On Your Dancing Shoes
May 27 2008 Columbia Missouri WPTV
Dancing In The Delivery Room
May 26 2008 Malta Independent
A Day in the Life of a Bellydancer
May 22 2008 Bellingham Washington Western Front
A Dance That Doesn't Discriminate
May 17 2008 Trinidad and Tobago Express
Belly Dancing Celebrating the Female Form
May 16 2008 Larnaca Cyrus Mail
Teachers Under Fire over Belly Dance
May 11 2008 Sterling Heights Michigan Trading Markets
Belly Dancer: Class is Stress Reliever
May 10 2008 Lakeland Florida Ledger
An Art That's Harder and More Innocent Than It Looks
May 8 2008 Dublin Ohio This Week
Women Wiggle Their Way To Wellness
May 6 2008 Egypt Waleg
Actresses Must Dance To Succeed
May 6 2008 Portland Oregon Oregonian
My Alter Ego As A Belly Dancer
May 5 2008 Vancouver British Columbia Sun
Let's Dance
May 4 2008 Mumbai India Daily News & Analysis
The Belly Belle
May 2 2008 Tiverton Mass Herald News
Belly Dancing Can Be Exercise, Path to Self Connection
April 24 2008 Brookline Mass Wicked Local
Blind Choreographer Uses Unique Vision to Share Middle Eastern Dance
April 20 2008 St Paul Minnesota Star Tribune
Helping Entrepreneurs Find Rhythm
April 20 2008 York South Carolina Herald
Only Fun Spirits Need Apply
April 4 2008 Maryland Heights Missouri KSDK-TV
Local Moms Turn To Belly Dancing To Enhance Pregnancy, Birth Experience
April 4 2008 Dubai United Arab Emirates Reuters
Actress Suffers For Her Craft
March 25 2008 San Diego California Spectrum
Popularity of Cultural Dance Leads to Fun Fitness
March 24 2008 East Wenatchee Washington World
Belly Dancer Turns Passion Into Thriving Business
March 12 2008 New York Jewish Week
Putting The Shimmy Into The Simcha
February 21 2008 Philadelphia Pennsylvania CBS3
Belly Dancing For Cancer Survivors
February 1 2008 United States Dance Spirit
Belly Dance
Related Links:
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Bellydance News Archive 2005 | Bellydance News Archive 2004
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Bellydance News Archive 2001 | Bellydance News Archive 2000
Bellydance News Archive 1999 | Bellydance News Archive 1998
Bellydance News Archive 1997 & Prior
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