Internationally renowned belly dance superstar Ansuya is one of the most accomplished performers, choreographers and instructors in the belly dancing world. Her style blends aspects of belly dance ...

Shakira brought her star power to the Grammy Awards for her first performance at the ceremony in 18 years. The Colombian star came out swinging with bold belly dancing moves — a signature of her ...

Forget striptease, the skin they showed and anything else having to do with girls performing for men. These were serious minded women dancing for women. What an eye opener. The event was “The Totally ...

When I turned 17, I wanted just one thing for my birthday: belly-dancing classes. The dance's beauty, grace and creative costumes, along with its strong connection to Arabic music, made it a natural ...

A few shimmies and hip drops can empower even the timidest woman to come — or dance — out of her shell. The trick to belly dancing is "all in the torso," said Garnett Kepler, longtime artistic ...

As she approached her 70th birthday, Carol Love decided that there was really only one way to mark the occasion. So, this past Sunday she gathered her coin belt and ancient assuit shawl, and headed ...

See a mesmerizing performance of tribal belly dance by Ziah Ali. Ali is an internationally recognized tribal belly dancer and instructor. She is the director of Awalim Dance Company and founder and ...

In this week’s Miami New Times, we profile 30 of the most interesting characters in town, with portraits of each from photographer Stian Roenning. See the entire Miami New Times People Issue here.

Regulars at Mykonos Taverna in Gahanna know what to expect on Friday and Saturday evenings: belly dancing and Greek music. This past Friday, though, few — if any — diners at the Greek restaurant ...

Dalton Ghost Tours will host a "haunting" belly dance performance with Jamie Gray of Blue Sun Fusion Belly Dance and the ladies of Inamorata Bellydance on Saturday at 8 p.m. Following the performance ...