When someone mentions belly dancing, do you imagine Salome with her seven veils, or perhaps a cabaret performance in a Middle Eastern restaurant? Often associated with scantily clad women enticing men ...

Belly dance conjures up images of genies, Shakira and faraway lands — not Seattle. But veteran belly dancer Suzanna Davis hopes to change that. “People think it’s a hoochie-coochie dance, but it’s not ...

Improved core balance and coordination Increased flexibility and strength Enhanced physical appearance and posture Tones the arms, abs, obliques, legs and back Burns up to 400 calories an hour Part ...

Durango Shimmy Mob invites the public to learn belly dancing and join the team for the Alternative Horizons performances to be held May 13 at various locations around Durango. The Shimmy Mob, opposite ...

PANAMA CITY BEACH — For the fourth consecutive year, the Twisting Sisters local belly dance team will unite on Saturday with thousands of dancers worldwide to perform the same choreography on the same ...

Martha Germanis claims she was never much of a dancer. And belly dancing? "No, indeed!" the 85-year-old Bucktown resident said. But when Germanis' neighbor, Karla Marie Cochran, offered to show her a ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — A belly dancing group is shimmying to raise awareness of domestic abuse and help support women’s shelters, performing in a May 14 flash mob in Cedar Rapids. The group is looking for ...

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 ...