Every Monday morning I eagerly take myself to a Minneapolis dance studio. I am dedicated to the art of belly dance. Have been for almost two decades. Unbeknownst to many, Minneapolis is the Midwestern ...

I had a couple of rough patches in grad school. There were a few semesters during which I was in a relationship that'd gone bad and a living situation that'd gone bad, and my coursework wasn't doing ...

Middle Eastern pop music is thumping at Sahara Hookah Lounge, a cavernous BYOB club in Sharonville. Dancers in bejeweled bra tops and voluminous sheer skirts writhe and wriggle, expertly manipulating ...

A new study contributes to the scant literature available on belly dancing. Belly dancers have fewer hang-ups about their bodies. Most women who participate in this torso-driven dance do so because it ...

What do psychedelics, puppetry and belly dancing have in common? They all come together at the 15th Annual Big Bad-Ass Belly Dance Show. My Silly Um … which premiers at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 28 and ...

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 ...

Lavanya Das Manikpuri didn’t just dance. She performed with a sword balanced on her body - first on her waist, and then ...

Some young Egyptians are trying to reclaim belly dancing as part of their country's artistic heritage, pushing back against decades of stigma — Khaled DESOUKI As belly dancing gains popularity ...