Each year, the same complaint about girls' and womens' Halloween costume options resurfaces: those tight-fitting, barely-there outfits are just too sexy. Unfortunately, it's not just the "naughty cop" ...

CAIRO — In a shop that looks and feels like the inside of a vaudeville trunk, Ahmed Diaa Eddin sits amid beads and sequins bargaining hard with a woman from Saudi Arabia over satin and chiffon. “200.” ...

Despite what you may want to believe, the Middle Eastern art of belly dancing isn't about seduction, wanton lust, and unbridled enthusiasm. Nor is it just about shaking your midriff. The Spirit of the ...

SOMERSET — Belly dancers from across the country and Canada are preparing for three days of fantastic performances at the annual Rakkasah Spring Caravan, held at the Ukrainian Center, 135 Davidson ...

SOMERSET, NJ — Students are back to school, the leaves are beginning to turn, and belly dancers are making their annual pilgrimage to the Rakkasah East festival. The 10th annual festival finds ...

Giselle Rodríguez is the author of "Danza Oriental en Egipto", a Spanish-language book that traces the origins of oriental dance all the way back to the Pharaonic Egypt until today.

Irish Halloween costumes don't come much worse than the overtly sexualized Irish step dancer costumes. Each year, the same complaint about girls' and women's' Halloween costume options resurfaces: ...