This year at Cairo Caravan, vendors and performer came from all over the world for the Middle Eastern Culture and Dance Association’s 33rd annual belly dance carnival. If you have ever heard the term “you can watch belly dance till your eyes pop out,” this was the event that people said it about. Beginning Friday, [...]

It is so difficult to go back to dancing once you stop for more than six months. When you realize your body is out of shape and can’t do the things it used to, it can scare many of us. Sometimes you just find that you can’t seem to get into your belly dance niche. [...]

The show around 8 p.m. The theater was full. Dress rehearsal had gone smoothly, but there was no one in the seats then. We just danced in front of an empty theater. That’s sounds easy enough, right? But now we were all nervous wrecks. Suddenly all of those seats are filled and everyone in them [...]

Many dancers freak out when they hear the word stage. They may get a sudden case of stage fright if they have never been on one or they have a nervous break down because belly dance is so new to them. If you’ve never belly danced before and you are coming up on your first [...]

No matter how good of a dancer you are, people won’t actually book you for a show (paid or unpaid) without proof. People always say “a picture is worth a thousand words.” It’s very true. Think of all the belly dancers you’ve seen. When you visit their website, whether it’s their facebook, myspace or just [...]