ISTANBUL, July 31 (Reuters Life!) - At Istanbul's Club Fox on the Sea of Marmara coast the belly dancer's hips gyrate and tassels swirl to the music but the stomach is a little hairier than usual -- ...

Male belly dancers, or “zennes,” were a mainstay of Turkish culture during the Ottoman Empire. Though Turkey today has been guided by its socially conservative Islamic government and culture, Istambul ...

Karen Bradford has danced in some form or another. Since age 16, Karen Bradford has danced in some form or another. But it wasn’t until college that she discovered belly dancing. After studying with a ...

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