Belly dancing in Egypt faces stigma despite growing global popularity and heritage value Safy Akef, linked to a dance legend, has never performed on stage in Egypt due to lack of respect Choreographer ...

Cairo (AFP) – As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, pushing back against decades of stigma to reclaim the dance as ...

Egyptian belly-dancers Amie Sultan (C), Safaa Said (L), and Menna Emmam (C), full-time instructors at the Taksim Belly-dance Institute, take part in a rehearsal in Cairo. (Image credit: AFP) As belly ...