LIMA — Lori Naseelah turned to belly dancing after a car wreck when she was younger. “By the time I was 24-25, I was having a lot of mobility issues from soft tissue damage. My chiropractor said you ...

WASHINGTON (ABC7) — At its best, belly dance looks effortless, graceful and engaging. Though it may look easy, learning to belly dance beautifully is challenging.Sahara Dance, Washington DC’s Center ...

Alvin Community College instructor Miriam Garcia moves her toned bare midriff to Middle Eastern music with a heavy drumbeat as she teaches the art of belly dance to her continuing education students. ...

For Ansuya Rathor, there was no questioning whether belly dancing would be a part of her life. Her mother, Jenaeni Rathor, was a blonde, blue-eyed belly dancer in the 1960s and '70s — an anomaly that ...

Her arms move smoothly, cutting geometric shapes in the air. Her chest rises and hips swivel as she draws circles with her stomach. The rhythm runs down her body and is isolated in her hips ...

Belly dancing is an ancient art form. Patti Beaman, the owner of World in Motion, says belly dancing is at least 6,000 years old, and many practitioners say it allows them to make a connection to ...

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, ...

The roots of belly dancing run deep, but also far and wide. Steps and techniques differ in Egypt and Turkey, in Lebanon, Morocco and Algeria. But even with the overwhelming popularity of belly dance ...

Belly dance instructor Sherry Ehrich promises that at the very least, her students will feel beautiful about the way they move. And if the ancient fertility rite dance still holds its magical power, ...

The dark auditorium was lit suddenly with a dim beam of light presenting two men on the stage: drummers in Middle Eastern garments, elderly and poised. They began with their fingers gently pulsating ...

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 ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. The Glenwood Springs Center for the Arts presents its Third Annual Goddess Hafla, a gathering of Middle Eastern-inspired dancing and hand drumming celebrating the art of belly ...