Take your dancing to the next level with my new Arabic song translation service!  Upon popular suggestion, I’ve finally decided to offer a song translation service. Now you can have…

The “P” Word   No, it’s not what you think. It’s another word that starts with the letter P—one that has been pestering me for quite some time now. The…

Condomonium ...yes, you read that correctly :)    That Little Blue “Piece of Paper” Here’s some heartfelt advice from your resident foreign belly dancer living in Egypt. Never carry condoms…

4th of July Nile-Style! If you're American & in Cairo, come celebate the 4th of July at the Nile Memphis! $25USD buys you dinner, a wonderful cruise along the Nile,…

Today is my birthday. In fact, it’s my third consecutive birthday in Cairo.  And yet, if you ask me where home is, I’ll probably tell you the US.  I’m not…

You know that hackneyed ‘everything happens for a reason’ cliché that people like to say when misfortune knocks at your door? Well, it’s true. At the time, I probably would…

The $6.78 CondunDRUM After six months of changing drummers almost as frequently as I change my underwear, I finally found the perfect drummer to join my band. He’s skilled, powerful,…

For many belly dancers around the world, dancing in Cairo is the dream of a lifetime. Whether it’s the opportunity to perform every night to a live orchestra or the…

My Run-In with the Egyptian “Belly Dance Police”   At the time it was happening, it wasn’t funny, but now I look back on the day I almost got deported…