Sterling Heights resident Zea Weisenbach was diagnosed with arthritis at age 26. At that time, she knew she wanted to keep moving through some form of exercise, so she started by picking up a belly ...

To Bianca Boll, belly dancing is a lot more than sparkly costumes, jiggly movements and exotic music. It was 21 years ago in Albuquerque, N.M., that Boll first experienced belly dancing, and she was ...

It relieves stress, helps with weight loss, tones the body and is healthy for you. No, it’s not the latest fad for taking the pounds off. It’s the ages-old art of belly dancing. For more information, ...

Gayle had cried so long and so hard that her face burned, her throat ached and her body felt drained by the intensity of her emotions. She had wept for the loss of her daughter, the yawning gap of the ...

Raqs is an Arabic word for dance. It carries with it history and tradition and emotion. For Sabra Nelson, dance is about all ...

Every other week, Monitor staff writes about a feature article exploring wellness in the Capital Region. We’d like to thank our Community Partner Concord Hospital. Our Community Partners do not ...

After her first belly dancing class, Danbury resident Josie Oliveira learned she had no coordination and her moves needed a lot of work. But the music and the feeling grabbed her and she decided after ...