SALISBURY — When City Park belly dance instructor Fern Blair was growing up, she didn’t enjoy dancing. “I was actually a little girl and my mom signed me up for ballet. And I walked in the door, and I ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. As a dance that was created by women of color, is amenable to a wide diversity of ...

Despite getting a teaching degree to appease her mother, Sherry Brier never saw herself as being a teacher. But when the Tiburon resident stumbled upon a belly dance troupe performing at a summer fair ...

Belly dancing teacher Cassandra Fox's straight-up joy in shaking what she's got allowed me to finally let go of my pot belly paranoia. One stalwart caveat to this embrace of my body’s natural ebbs and ...

Today I go to a belly dancing restaurant and become a belly dancer! LOL! This was a great first time experience and we had a ...

It’s an interesting juxtaposition. You hear the word “superstar,” and you think Champagne and spotlights, you think Jem and the Holograms, you think Molly Shannon’s armpits. Hear the term “belly dance ...

Heather Abrams has been belly dancing on Friday nights at Canton’s Desert Inn since she was 9. Now she’s 31. “My boss Mark Shaheen (the restaurant’s owner) jokingly says I have the longest-running gig ...

CAIRO — In a shop that looks and feels like the inside of a vaudeville trunk, Ahmed Diaa Eddin sits amid beads and sequins bargaining hard with a woman from Saudi Arabia over satin and chiffon. “200.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

This article was written under duress. I try to avoid free classes for two reasons: 1. I doubt a thing's worth it if I don't have to pay for it (that's right, the American dream). 2. The teacher doesn ...