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Dancing Queer - Belly Dance and Queer Politics Workshop

QTIBPOC Cinema Club X Stand & Be Counted Theatre

Presented by: Migration Matters Fest
0SHEFFIELD: Gut Level
PSaturday 21st June, 2025
N6:30pm

Event information

QTIBPOC Cinema Club and Stand & Be Counted Theatre invite you to an evening of queering and decolonising Arabic dance alongside a sharing of Shrouk Al- Attar’s ‘Dancing Queer’.

Join a workshop with Shrouk El-Attar (Dancing Queer) covering the past and present of belly dance and how it ties into queer politics followed by a belly dance lesson. Open to all abilities- come ready to get moving and shake your hips!'

Shrouk El-Attar (She/Her or They/Them) is a Queer Electronics Engineer and Belly Dancer. Born in Egypt, they have been living in the UK as a refugee since 2007. Named as one of the '100 Most Influential Women in the World' by the BBC in 2018, Shrouk passionately advocates for LGBT+ rights and shares their personal experience of being a Queer Arab through Egyptian belly dance performances.

Venue information

SHEFFIELD: Gut Level
032-34 Chapel Walk
Sheffield City Centre
Sheffield
S1 2PD