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 ...

MIDDLETOWN -- Cloaked in a burgundy robe appearing to be from another place and time, petite Gia Khalsa pushes her long dark hair behind her shoulders as she relays her personal, present-day mission. ...

It's been nearly a year since Shakira shook and shimmied her way into American living rooms, with her video for "Whenever, Wherever." In that time, belly dancing, or variations of the ancient dances, ...

This weekend, dancers and spectators can celebrate the ancient yet evolving art of belly dance with workshops and a gala performance at the Alberta Bair Theater. The 10th Annual Yellowstone Valley ...

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, ...

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 ...

The ancient art of belly dancing is becoming part of gym classes from New York City to Omaha as more and more women realize this exotic dance can help trim their waistlines. Veena and Neena Bidasha ...

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.

HIP, AGAIN BELLY DANCING COMBINES MYSTERY AND MAGIC, TEACHING MODERN WOMEN TO MOVE TO ANCIENT MUSIC. AGE IS NO BARRIER AND AWKWARDNESS IS QUICKLY FORGOTTEN. IS IT ANY WONDER THAT IT'S SKYROCKETING IN ...

BRUNSWICK, Ohio -- When one thinks about choreographing a dance to the music of Harry Potter or a hit country tune, you might not immediately think of belly dancing as the genre. But that’s just what ...

They say: “Visually stunning vignettes of the sacred and profane, the transcendent and mundane. Theatrical dance inspired by the wisdom of the East in a captivating first Fringe Festival performance ...