Raqs is an Arabic word for dance. It carries with it history and tradition and emotion. For Sabra Nelson, dance is about all those things and more. Nelson began dancing as a toddler and around age 15 ...

Expect neon-lit tribal décor, UV art, and animal-print glamour as the venue channels the wild essence of Native Afrika. From ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by A fashion designer and a choreographer created a work in which intentionally cumbersome garments lead and the dancers’ movements follow. By Nina ...

Jessica Alba put a NSFW twist on a galactic transformation for Halloween. The entrepreneur wore a plunging sheer NASA suit in a video shared on Friday, October 31. Alba also ditched her pants in a ...

Lara Walsh is a Chicago-based writer and editor who covers all things fashion, celebrity, pop culture, travel, and food. When she’s not avidly planning her next trip, she’s writing posts for her ...

Bill Noren is a musician and composer. He sat down at his computer to order a new doumbek — a goblet-shaped drum — that he’d use to keep the beat with his Middle Eastern belly dance drum group. Noren ...

Egyptian entrepreneur and belly dancer Nada El Masriya. Photo by Dave Abreu. Nada El Masriya grew up in Cairo where music and dance played a big part in her everyday life. A vital part of Egyptian ...

In a fitness studio in Saudi Arabia, dozens of women sway to Arabic music as they practise belly dancing -- an activity that many feel compelled to keep secret.

It sounds like an urban myth, but he’s just crazy about drumming circles, and this Saturday’s circle is promising to be the biggest ever with an African choir, tribal belly dancers, Japanese bands, ...

To help you plan your holiday meal, here’s a closer look at the most popular bundles, including how much they cost and how many people they feed. Restaurants and businesses across the Valley are ...

Bossy suits for the biggest names in music. Enter: the longhairs. A lesson in reckless layering. Feel like a king? Dress like a king. Photographic evidence that ruffled tuxedo shirts hold way up. Here ...