Stomachs undulating with the beat of Persian drums, about 20 women in coin-lined scarves and baggy harem pants belly-danced in a mirror-lined dance studio at the Jewish Community Center. Bellybuttons ...

St. Louis? The class begins simply enough, with a head roll, first to the left, then to the right. Then, to warm up the shoulders, you roll those, too. Next, you move the arms, then the chest, then ...

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 ...

Robin Kaehler clapped to the music’s beat as her fellow dancers in the Dans Askina Turkish Dance Ensemble rehearsed. The 11 members of the troupe lit up the studio. And this weekend, they’ll present ...

Wendy Goldberg owns her own studio in Brackenhurst. Wendy Goldberg has been doing Middle Eastern dancing better known as belly dancing since 2005. “My friend kept on inviting me to one of her belly ...

Tell us what your business does. The studio teaches dance in many forms. We focus on belly dance instruction but also offer yoga, Plyometrics, burlesque and pole dancing for fitness. We are adding new ...

Looking to firm up your belly or dance like the ancients? Tina Elkins is ready to help at the San Clemente Community Center, where she teaches belly dancing. A. I am a belly-dance instructor, ...

Violet Kind equates her new style of belly dancing to a language. As the owner of Satori Violet, she’s been teaching variations of belly dance in Mankato since 2011. In 2015 she trademarked her own ...

Female prisoners will be encouraged to keep fit and lose weight by taking belly dancing classes. Convicts are being offered courses in the Middle Eastern folk dance to help them shed a few pounds and ...