A former flight attendant ditched her day job to become a full-time belly dancer after taking up lessons during Covid. Lizzie ...

Sciatica drove Bettye Ames to belly dancing. Beset with back problems, and at the behest of a friend, the Dayton resident took up the ancient art 10 years ago to strengthen her abdominal muscles. The ...

SEQUIM — Laura Samperi-Ferdig has been studying belly dance since she was 8 and teaching since she was 16. “Belly dance is one of the oldest known art forms,” she said. “Its true name is Raks Sharki ...

CHICO — Devin “Kaira” McBain was still learning to walk when she started belly dancing in her mother’s footsteps. Now a mother and professional dancer and teacher herself, McBain is also a Belly Dance ...

Get those hips swinging, because Saturday, May 10, marks this year’s World Belly Dance Day. The website Days of the Year attributes World Belly Dance Day to the World Belly Dance Alliance, but other ...

There were no hand cymbals or sequined harem pants, and no Middle Eastern music was playing in the background. And yet the rhythmic, wavy movements of an Iraqi woman's abdominal wall muscles resembled ...

Even in my wildest dreams I never thought that I'd shake my curves in public. Before that night, I’d only ever seen belly dancing in movies. In my wildest dreams I never thought I’d sign up to a class ...

Nestled in the heart of historic downtown Perry, a small dance studio has been a gathering spot for women of all shapes, sizes and ages to learn the art of belly dancing for the past 14 years. The ...

A flyer and a simple “Do you like good music?” from a promoter led to an obsession. At the time, Rebecca Williams was 17 or 18 and went to a concert for a band she had never heard of, Beats Antique.

Raphael Simon here — Rafi, as you may remember me. We last saw each other in 1982 at a magnet school in Los Angeles, where I was your student. You were a terrific teacher, Mr. H — smart, witty, ...

PHOENIX (AZFamily) — Dorothy Hannisian has always had a sense of adventure, riding motorcycles, snowmobiling, and traveling across the country. “Just live,” said Hannisian. “Don’t be afraid to live.” ...