CAIRO — Sequins sparkled and beads jangled in a Cairo ballroom as students at a belly dance workshop imitated the teacher’s undulations. “Step, twist, sit, shimmy, up!” came the commands, and their ...
It's 1am at the Scheherazade theatre in downtown Cairo. The smoke from water pipes is thick in the air and the band has started to play. Outside, the crowds are cheering Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, the ...
"If you're a belly dancer, you're a stripper." Nicole Edge has heard that one a few times. Edge, 27, is the leader of Cairo on the Coast, one of several belly dance troupes currently undulating in ...
CAIRO — Sequins sparkled and beads jangled in a Cairo ballroom as students at a belly dance workshop imitated the teacher's undulations. "Step, twist, sit, shimmy, up!" came the commands, and their ...