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![Eman Zaky, 60, left, during a fitting for American belly dancer Alison Trow, 49 in Zaky's workshop in Cairo, Egypt January 4, 2019. This is the first time Trow comes to Egypt to purchase costumes and visit the country.]()
LA Times Belly Dance Eman Zaky, 60, left, during a fitting for American belly dancer Alison Trow, 49 in Zaky's workshop in Cairo, Egypt January 4, 2019. This is the first time Trow comes to Egypt to purchase costumes and visit the country.
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![Eman Zaky, 60, during a fitting for American belly dancer Amity Alize, 33 from New Hampshire. Alize runs her own dance studio in New Hampshire, called Raq On and comes to Cairo, Egypt to order costumes from Zaky. January 4, 2019]()
LA Times Belly Dance Eman Zaky, 60, during a fitting for American belly dancer Amity Alize, 33 from New Hampshire. Alize runs her own dance studio in New Hampshire, called Raq On and comes to Cairo, Egypt to order costumes from Zaky. January 4, 2019
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![Alison Trow, 49, left, tries on a belly dancing costume with her friend and fellow American bellydancer, Amity Alize, 33, at Eman Zaky's costume design workshop in Cairo, Egypt, January 4, 2019]()
LA Times Belly Dance Alison Trow, 49, left, tries on a belly dancing costume with her friend and fellow American bellydancer, Amity Alize, 33, at Eman Zaky's costume design workshop in Cairo, Egypt, January 4, 2019
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![Eman Zaky, 60, during a fitting for American belly dancer Amity Alize, 33 from New Hampshire. Alize runs her own dance studio in New Hampshire, called Raq On and comes to Cairo, Egypt to order costumes from Zaky. January 4, 2019]()
LA Times Belly Dance Eman Zaky, 60, during a fitting for American belly dancer Amity Alize, 33 from New Hampshire. Alize runs her own dance studio in New Hampshire, called Raq On and comes to Cairo, Egypt to order costumes from Zaky. January 4, 2019
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![Bellydancing costumes hang from a closet inside Eman Zaky's bellydancing costume design workshop in Cairo, Egypt, January 7, 2019]()
LA Times Belly Dance Bellydancing costumes hang from a closet inside Eman Zaky's bellydancing costume design workshop in Cairo, Egypt, January 7, 2019
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![Two tailors work on belly dancing costumes at Eman Zaky's costume design workshop in Cairo, Egypt, January 7, 2019]()
LA Times Belly Dance Two tailors work on belly dancing costumes at Eman Zaky's costume design workshop in Cairo, Egypt, January 7, 2019
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![Beads organized by color on a shelf inside Eman Zaky's belly dance costume design workshop, January 7, 2019]()
LA Times Belly Dance Beads organized by color on a shelf inside Eman Zaky's belly dance costume design workshop, January 7, 2019
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![Belly dancer Farah Nasri does a final fitting on a belly dancing costume at Eman Zaky's belly dancing workshop in Cairo, Egypt, January 7, 2 019. Nasri will wear the costume during a Christmas show later that evening.]()
LA Times Belly Dance Belly dancer Farah Nasri does a final fitting on a belly dancing costume at Eman Zaky's belly dancing workshop in Cairo, Egypt, January 7, 2 019. Nasri will wear the costume during a Christmas show later that evening.
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![Belly dancer Farah Nasri during a Christmas-themed performance at a Cairo nightclub, January 8, 2019]()
LA Times Belly Dance Belly dancer Farah Nasri during a Christmas-themed performance at a Cairo nightclub, January 8, 2019
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![Belly dancer Farah Nasri wearing a costume designed by Eman Zaky at a show in a nightclub in Cairo, Egypt, January 8, 2019]()
LA Times Belly Dance Belly dancer Farah Nasri wearing a costume designed by Eman Zaky at a show in a nightclub in Cairo, Egypt, January 8, 2019
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![Belly dancer Nesma performs for tourists and guests at a high-end hotel in Cairo, Egypt, December 25, 2018]()
LA Times Belly Dance Belly dancer Nesma performs for tourists and guests at a high-end hotel in Cairo, Egypt, December 25, 2018
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LA Times Belly Dance Belly dancer Nesma performs for tourists and guests at a high-end hotel in Cairo, Egypt, December 25, 2018
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LA Times Belly Dance Belly dancer Nesma performs for tourists and guests at a high-end hotel in Cairo, Egypt, December 25, 2018