In the 1960s, Tiffany Madera’s parents fled Cuba during the revolution. Like many other refugees, they landed in Miami and started a family. Madera and her bother were born here and grew up in Coconut ...

The first thing you think when you walk into the new Kairo Kafe at 909 Franklin on a Saturday night is, "Wow. Well, this is different." If the iron figurine of an ancient Egyptian playing the harp on ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Inspired by traditional dances of the Middle East, belly dancing has become the latest exercise ...

Lilik Hakola demonstrates Middle Eastern belly dancing with her Lilik and Company World Fusion Dance Troupe. The troupe performs all over Tulsa, including local nursing homes and restaurants.

The heck with lap dancing. Tara Eivers, owner of Sinbad’s restaurant in Tempe, has the jump on the next hot trend in entertainment. Several nights a week, Sinbad’s features a bevy of belly dancers who ...

Alexia of Knoxville, Tennessee is a renowned international performer, teacher, and advocate of Middle Eastern Dance. Alexia’s love of dance stems from a background in jazz and modern dance, which she ...

Dancer and teacher Riskallah Riyad Dolores Matzen has opened CT Dance Oasis, a new Center for Middle Eastern Dance located at 345 Main St. Riyad has taught folk and classical Middle Eastern dance for ...