False Alarm
Warning: If you have an aversion to feminine products or problems, or are generally squeamish, proceed no further. I totally didn’t intend my first blog post of the year to be…
Endangered Species
The Dying Art of Egyptian Belly Dance Egyptian belly dancers are an endangered species. On the road to extinction. That is, if there isn’t a belly dance renaissance in Egypt…
An Entirely Possible Possibility
Egyptian belly dancers are an endangered species. On the road to extinction. That is, if there isn’t a belly dance renaissance in Egypt sometime soon. Even Dina fears as much.…
Flying High…
Well, more like drunk. Is there a better way to celebrate my coming home to Brooklyn than drinking cranberry and vodka on the flight home? But hey, it has been…
Teaching in NYC Nov. 14th-16th
11/13: Performing @ Columbia University Raqs 2-4pm 11/14: Egyptian Shaabi Choreography 5-7pm 11/15: “Feeling” & Sas - Taqsim Baladi …
My Interview with BellyDanceFinder!
Bellydancefinder: Tell us a bit about yourself. What is your background? What do you do when you aren’t dancing? Luna: Three years ago, I won a Fulbright Scholarship to write…
The Frustrated Feminist
I’m a frustrated feminist. I have always been a feminist of one kind or another, but the frustrated part is rather recent. It has a lot to do with where…
The Case for Cairo
Why you should come to Cairo. Now. Perhaps more than most, I am known for openly criticizing Cairo. This is because I am way past the infatuation phase in my…
Baladi Beauty
Modeling a wedding dress in an Egyptian magazine. I know there’s a superstition about wearing a wedding dress before your wedding day, but I have worn quite a few wedding…
Ramadan in Cairo
Ramadan suhoor at local restaurant il-Gahsh It’s that time of year again when Cairo finally takes a break from itself. The city is quieter, and traffic is more predictable. Taxi…