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 ...

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 ...

MENTION THAT you're taking belly dance lessons to someone unfamiliar with the basics of this ancient dance style and you may get a chuckle or a raised eyebrow. "The stereotype is that it's one step ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – Cold weather is clamping down on the Portland metro area, so why not set your soul ablaze with the ancient tradition of belly dancing? The art form — passed down through ...

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 ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Middle Eastern Dance Artists of Hawaii (MEDAH) invites the public to celebrate World Belly Dance Day at a Benefit Hafla, an Arabic term for party or gathering, today, ...