Male belly dancer bends gender role

Amr Madih or "Miro" as he prefers to be known is one of a small number of male belly dancers in a female-dominated profession in Egypt.

The tradition of male belly dancing stretches back to Ottoman times when the primary dancers were boys known as "köçeks."

But since the advent of the modern art form women have dominated the world of belly dancing.

But the revival in male belly dancing is not without its controversies.

For many in the Arab world, seeing a man perform the seductive belly dance steps that are considered the very definition of femininity, is unusual.