Young women in postrevolutionary Iran used audacious acts of public dance, particularly during the past decade, to resist ...

Young people across Iran have been leading a dramatic change in social mores in recent months. “We have a fearless young ...

Two Iranian women were detained after a video surfaced on social media showing them dancing in Tehran's Tajrish Square while dressed as a fictional character in Iranian folklore known as "Haji Firuz." ...

Parisa Ghaderi’s “For dancing in the streets” uses found images of protests in Iran and video footage. Credit: Randiah Camille Green We don’t envy the panelists who had to decide the winner of this ...

Two young women were detained by police in Iran for posting a video of themselves dancing. The viral Instagram post features ...

A wave of public demonstrations has swept across Iran on the anniversary of the death of Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic republic, with Iranians dancing in the streets in a display of ...

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1. Introduction -- 2. The invention of an ideal female national dancer in twentieth-century Iran -- 3. Mutribs and their dancers: the counter-ideal performers of new Iran -- 4. The cabaret dancer in ...

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Iranian police arrested two young women after publication of a video in which they danced in a Tehran cemetery without adhering to the country's strict dress code, local media reported Friday.

Iran coach Amir Ghalenoei said several of his ageing stars are facing "the last dance" as they prepare to meet hosts and holders Qatar in Wednesday's Asian Cup semi-final.