Belly dancing is an ancient art form. Patti Beaman, the owner of World in Motion, says belly dancing is at least 6,000 years old, and many practitioners say it allows them to make a connection to ...

Belly dance instructor Sherry Ehrich promises that at the very least, her students will feel beautiful about the way they move. And if the ancient fertility rite dance still holds its magical power, ...

Rakkasah East. Where: Ukrainian Cultural Center, 135 Davidson Ave., Somerset. When: 7 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. Saturday and Sunday.How much: $12-$15, discounts for ...

Five years ago, Sue Libey thought that she and her daughter, Ashley, could put a new twist on their relationship by taking belly dance lessons together. “She had to convince me,” Ashley said. “But ...

Singers like Britney Spears, Madonna and Jennifer Lopez have made midriff-baring gyrations all the rage, but the root of that kind of dancing has been around for thousands of years in belly dancing.

Belly dancing classes at Adult & Community Enrichment are providing fitness benefits along with community connection for ...

Stepping into the Fairhaven dance studio on a chilly, drizzly Monday evening, I suddenly wonder if I am in the wrong place. It appears that I have wandered into the middle of some strange children's ...

A woman giving birth lies down on a hospital bed, surrounded by medical professionals clad in scrubs and latex. There are breathing exercises; perhaps pain medicine is administered. After some huffing ...

When Angela Nation of Springfield was a little girl, she loved to watch belly dancers perform on TV. “I’d watch shows just for little glimpses of the belly dancers,” she said. “I never actually had ...

In a fitness studio in Saudi Arabia, dozens of women sway to Arabic music as they practise belly dancing -- an activity that ...

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 ...