Ancient instruments weave a hypnotic foreign melody, bare-midriffed dancers shimmy hips decked with belts of coins, and an appreciative audience claps in unison while sipping from balloon glasses of ...

Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) (AFP) – In a fitness studio in Saudi Arabia, dozens of women sway to Arabic music as they practise belly dancing -- an activity that many feel compelled to keep secret. Despite ...

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Just as the Greek god Eros wanted to spread love, Jennifer Carpenter-Peak wants to share her passion for music and dance. “Sort of my whole life led to this,” Carpenter-Peak ...

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 ...

4:55 ‘Yalla! Let’s Talk’ platform tackles identity issues for immigrant Arab youth A crowd of partygoers begins to sway their hips to the melodic beats of Arabic music as Philippe Manasseh, the DJ and ...

As belly dancing gains popularity internationally, young Egyptian performers are working to restore its reputation at home, pushing back against decades of stigma to reclaim the dance as part of their ...

SEQUIM — Laura Samperi-Ferdig has been studying belly dance since she was 8 and teaching since she was 16. “Belly dance is one of the oldest known art forms,” she said. “Its true name is Raks Sharki ...

If you're thinking that belly dancing is too hoochie-coochie, you're not thinking about the kind of belly dancing Carolyn Weinand teaches. Weinand's belly dancing is based on Egyptian-style belly ...

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 ...