Usually considered a tradition of Arab countries, belly dancing has a devoted new group of followers you might not expect: young urban Chinese. Riding the wave of popularity, belly dance schools have ...

Egyptian belly dance master Raqia Hassan (front C) teaches belly dancing to Chinese fans in Beijing, capital of China, May 12, 2007. The second China-Egypt International Belly Dance Exchange Activity ...

Young students at a dance studio rehearse a Chinese classical and ballet dance under the guidance of Coco Wen Li on Tuesday. HARMONY LIU/FOR CHINA DAILY Chinese dance is emerging as both a cultural ...

Editor’s note: Emily Wilcox is a professor of Chinese studies in the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at William & Mary in the United States and recipient of the John Simon Guggenheim ...