Dancing Queer - Belly Dance and Queer Politics Workshop
QTIBPOC Cinema Club X Stand & Be Counted Theatre
Presented by: Migration Matters Fest| 0 | SHEFFIELD: Gut Level (info) |
|---|---|
| P | Saturday 21st June, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 6:30pm Start time: 7:00pm |
| . | 18 and over |
| C | Other |
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.
