LONDON -- The music being played was a famous song by the late Egyptian diva Umm Kalthoum. The dancing costumes were mostly imported from the Middle East, with hip scarves embellished with gold-plated ...

THIRD FRIDAY, 5-9 p.m., “Art, Guns & Hunting” themed art show featuring local artisans, North Pole Grange Gallery, .5 mile Grange Hall Road, 460-4198 RAKS SOUZANA BELLY DANCE FOR TEENS, 4:30-5:45 p.m.

Huell spends the day at the Glendale Civic Auditorium at the RAQS L.A. Carnival of Belly dance. Huell spends the day at the Glendale Civic Auditorium at the RAQS L.A. Carnival of Belly dance. Belly ...

dance RAKS SOUZANA BELLY DANCE FOR KIDS, 11:15 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at 1006 Smythe Street. $15 drop in or $375 for the entire 2010-11 dance year. 388-1452 or [email protected] ZUMBA, 11 a.m.-noon, ...

Some young Egyptians are trying to reclaim belly dancing as part of their country's artistic heritage, pushing back against decades of stigma — Khaled DESOUKI As belly dancing gains popularity ...