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 ...

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. – Christine Dempsey doesn’t insert a jewel into her navel or bare her taut belly to turn men on. It’s not for their carnal pleasure that she sways her hips and moves her torso ...

Despite getting a teaching degree to appease her mother, Sherry Brier never saw herself as being a teacher. But when the Tiburon resident stumbled upon a belly dance troupe performing at a summer fair ...

Does the thought of losing weight, especially around your belly, involve long, monotonous sessions at the gym? It might not ...

1 Francis Patrelle, Choreographer and Founder of Dances Patrelle, Dies at 78 As a dance that was created by women of color, is amenable to a wide diversity of bodies, and is often described by its ...

Nestled in the heart of historic downtown Perry, a small dance studio has been a gathering spot for women of all shapes, sizes and ages to learn the art of belly dancing for the past 14 years. The ...

I had a couple of rough patches in grad school. There were a few semesters during which I was in a relationship that'd gone bad and a living situation that'd gone bad, and my coursework wasn't doing ...