By: Habeeb Salloum/Contributing writer It seemed that everyone in the audience was enveloped in rapture as the dancer twirled around the floor of the Sijilmassa Restaurant-Nightclub in Casablanca – Morocco’s largest city. She blended well into the surrounding picturesque Moorish-Andalusian architecture, creating a captivating scene from an oriental fantasy world. Western tourists, surrounded by the … Continued
Cynthia Assadourian (left) on the set of MTV Lebanon By: Dalia El Ali Source: Global Voices “It’s incredible what these shows have done to our profession.” This is how Lebanese dancer Cynthia Assadourian described to Global Voices the impact of shows like the Arabic versions of So You Think You Can Dance?‘ (يلا نرقص) and Dancing With The … Continued
BY: Abigail Keyes/Ambassador Blogger This spring, the Shoruq Children’s Debke Troupe is touring the United States, performing Palestinian debke and hip-hop, and sharing their stories of life in the Dheisheh Refugee Camp in the West Bank. The 18 young men and women are all between the ages of 12 and 16 years old, and express … Continued
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