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 ...

I never thought my hips would become storytellers. In a quiet studio in Bangsar, with the faint scent of oud incense in the ...

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.

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, ...

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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 ...

In Arab communities, belly dancing has been form of artistic expression, entertainment and a staple of classic Egyptian cinema — Fayez Nureldine In a fitness studio in Saudi Arabia, dozens of women ...

The title may sound like something from a Bond flick, but this is a collection of belly dances by Jawaahir Dance Company, a longtime exponent of Middle Eastern dance. Choreographer Cassandra Shore and ...

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.