Disco lights bounced off the walls in the darkened room. Whimsical music played in the background. People gathered around to choose colorful garments and scarves with sound-making attachments. It ...

It isn’t uncommon for business associates to bond in spin class or on a long run, but Amy Cueva was a bit hesitant when a client asked her to go belly dancing. At the time, in 2004, Ms. Cueva was ...

It was a night like Don't Tell Mama had never seen before. Burlesque is a big part of the cabaret and concert community. A tried, true, and respected art form, all kinds of burlesque can be found in ...

Hypnotic music from the Middle East pulsates through the room. Hips covered in sparkly skirts sway to the beat. Naked shoulders move up, then down, caressing the air. Arms gracefully flow in and out ...

AS people all around Worcestershire polished off the last pigs in blankets and turned their thoughts towards taking the festive decorations down, thousands of New Year resolutions were being made. If ...

Theresa Mahon has been teaching belly dancing in Nyack for 20 years %22You feel so beautiful when you put that costume on%3B there%27s a mix of sensuality and strength in belly dancing.%22 This low ...

Amber Proctor, local belly dancer, performs Thursday at the Jazzhaus. Princess Farhana, a.k.a Pleasant Gehman, on the poster for filmmaker Steve Balderson's movie Underbelly. First of all, belly ...

First, a confession: I am not coordinated. My last outing with organized aerobics was a Jazzercise class my mother's friend taught one summer during high school, which I quit shortly after realizing I ...

Looking for a cardiovascular exercise that burns between 200 and 400 calories an hour, increases flexibility, wards off osteoporosis and is fun? Why not try belly dancing? Norma Schmidt did. Schmidt, ...

A GROUP of Egyptian belly dancers have stepped-up to shimmy in aid of charity and invite East Perthshire people of all ages to join them in a special fundraising evening. The group have organised a ...

Suzy Evans has spent a significant chunk of her life debunking myths about belly dancers. “There were so many times when I came across people who thought that belly dancers were like strippers,” she ...