A steady drumbeat pounded through the basement of the Rivers Edge plaza Sunday evening. The sound, which was occasionally permeated by laughter, originated from some of the Lovely Dozen belly dance ...

From left, Deborah Trippett and Josie Rabatin, co-leaders of Shimmy Mob Team Parkersburg WV. The dance squad is soliciting new members and donations to support the Family Crisis Intervention Center in ...

ALL OVER THE WORLD. KAREN MEYERS CATCHES UP WITH A LOCAL DANCE TROUPE THAT HAS BEEN SHIMMYING INTO THE HEARTS OF AUDIENCES. ♪ KAREN: BELLY DANCING IS EXOTIC, HYPNOTIC, COMPLEX MOVEMENTS WITH DRAMATIC ...

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 ...

Not a size two? Have a few wrinkles? That’s OK. You can still be a belly dancer. The women of local group WOW Belly Dance don’t fit the normal stereotype, they say. Most are in their 40s and 50s.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...