MFA Alumna, Hala Shah, feature in Dance Magazine

Friday, Feb 22, 2019

Hala Shah / Photo Courtesy of Idris Ademola

Hala Shah / Photo Courtesy of Idris Ademola

Dance Magazine featured NYU Tisch Dance Alumna, Hala Shah, in the article, "Practicing Islam and Having a Dance Career Aren't Incompatible." "I suddenly encountered perceptions of dance that made me question everything," begins Shah. "Is it okay to expose a lot of skin? Is it wrong to dance with other men? Is dance inherently sexual? What guidelines come from our holy book, the Quran, and what are cultural views that have become entwined in Islam?"

Courtesy of Dance Magazine